Arts Therapist (Music or Dance Movement)
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an Arts Therapist (Music or Dance Movement) to join our team on a fixed term basis (maternity cover). The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, providing, and developing specialist therapeutic interventions, including assessment, treatment, and evaluation of individual and group work using their chosen Arts Therapies modality (Music or Dance Movement) across our tri-borough older adults inpatient services.
Main duties of the job
1. To co-facilitate specialist Arts Therapies including assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work on the wards, including involving family members where appropriate.
2. To ensure specialist knowledge forms an integral part of people's care plans.
3. To evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate service user reported experience and outcome measures to measure and demonstrate effectiveness.
4. To provide a range of teaching and training to multi-professional staff, service users and carers as required.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Details
Date posted
14 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum pro rata Inc HCAs
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
363-CH7021289
Job locations
Multiple sites (Cazaubon ward @ EHCC, Leadenhall ward @ MEH)
East Ham Care Centre, Shrewsbury Rd
London
E7 8QR
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities
Patient/service user care:
To develop and provide a specialist Arts Therapy assessment and treatment service to adults with complex needs and/or dementia employing the following specialist skills:
1. To plan and prioritise a service user caseload as defined under supervision from a senior Arts Therapist.
2. To develop skills to undertake specialised Arts Therapy assessments referring on, where appropriate.
3. To be responsible for maintaining, on service users behalf, an appropriate, contained, creative therapeutic environment.
4. To develop skills in managing difficult and demanding clinical situations including exploring complex and sensitive personal issues in both group and one to one contexts with service users with acute needs.
5. To deal with conflict and resolve difficulties arising for service users in clinical interventions.
6. To plan and deliver recovery focused interventions in conjunction with the MDT ensuring regular evaluation of service user care plans.
7. To assess service users mental state and identify any significant risk factors and to collaboratively undertake risk assessments with other professionals.
8. To attend clinical meetings/ CPA meetings, contribute clinical information on service users progress and arrange clinical review meetings, where necessary.
9. To apply clinical knowledge and skills in one to one and group interventions with service users with complex needs, including brief, medium and long-term work.
10. To ensure that all interventions are documented in the service users clinical record.
11. To take up clinical group supervision/consultation.
12. To produce clinical reports and disseminate to other involved professionals, agencies and the service user, as appropriate
13. To evaluate effectiveness of interventions, in conjunction with service users/carers, other professionals.
14. To apply evidence based practice and keep up to date with developments in one's specialist field of Arts Therapy in mental health and dementia care.
15. To promote and apply equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory interventions that respect the service users customs, values and spiritual beliefs at all times.
16. To ensure that any service user complaints or incidents are reported accurately and investigated appropriately, making clinical team members aware.
17. To take a lead on designated projects with senior support.
Policy/Service Development/Implementation:
1. Adhere to Trust procedures and policies
2. To develop and maintain links with relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies including Psychological Therapies services, day care services, user-led initiatives, voluntary bodies and work, training and education services.
3. To follow Trust and Arts Therapies Service policies and procedures and professional body/regulation standards.
4. To contribute to service development in line with local service policy and in consultation with relevant managers.
5. To offer professional advice to other professionals and care groups within the service.
6. To ensure the service provided to service users is culturally sensitive and responsive to the ethnic diversity within the locality.
7. To actively encourage service user involvement in recovery focused service development including Arts in health partnerships.
8. To participate in and contribute to service level discussions/plans on maintaining the treatment environment and services for service users.
9. To actively participate in audits and quality improvement in relation to service evaluation and review.
10. To attend relevant professional and service development meetings, e.g Arts therapies meetings, clinical meetings, handovers, Trust-wide Arts Therapies meetings.
11. To maintain professional registration and be aware of and comply with policy and requirements of registration and professional bodies.
Financial/Physical Resources:
1. To monitor the levels of stock and equipment for the delivery of Arts Therapies.
2. To implement policies and procedures for the safe use & secure storage of stock and equipment in line with health and safety requirements.
3. To be responsible for accurately completing petty cash vouchers related to purchases made for individual service user service provision.
Human Resources:
1. To contribute to the training and development of Arts Therapists in own and other modalities and use expertise to provide advice and information to health professionals in other disciplines.
2. To ensure own continued personal and professional development is met through training and educational opportunities, with support from senior Arts Therapists.
3. To participate in yearly appraisals.
4. To engage in management supervision.
Information resources:
1. To collect statistics submitting them as per service requirements.
2. To carry out administrative tasks as required for the smooth running of the service.
3. To ensure that accurate and current service information is available to users and carers and to provide as necessary to allocated caseload.
4. To ensure that service users clinical material e.g. audio/video is securely stored and safely managed.
5. To use video and audio equipment, where required.
Research and Development:
1. To promote and apply evidenced based practice to service delivery.
2. To keep abreast of new developments and research in Arts Therapies and mental health/ dementia care.
3. To participate in activities related to clinical effectiveness via audit, quality improvement, research and evidence based practice.
4. To participate in regular Trust-wide Clinical Interest groups undertaking delegated tasks as appropriate.
5. To participate in planned Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and maintain a personal CPD portfolio.
6. To ensure own development through regular participate in supervision/consultation process and participate in other training opportunities within the Trust.
Freedom to act:
1. To manage a service user caseload in response to service users needs and the remit of the service with senior support.
2. To exercise professional and clinical judgement in complex clinical cases and refer to senior staff when necessary.
3. To make decisions in terms of day-to-day management of own time, in collaboration with the MDT and line manager support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities
Patient/service user care:
To develop and provide a specialist Arts Therapy assessment and treatment service to adults with complex needs and/or dementia employing the following specialist skills:
1. To plan and prioritise a service user caseload as defined under supervision from a senior Arts Therapist.
2. To develop skills to undertake specialised Arts Therapy assessments referring on, where appropriate.
3. To be responsible for maintaining, on service users behalf, an appropriate, contained, creative therapeutic environment.
4. To develop skills in managing difficult and demanding clinical situations including exploring complex and sensitive personal issues in both group and one to one contexts with service users with acute needs.
5. To deal with conflict and resolve difficulties arising for service users in clinical interventions.
6. To plan and deliver recovery focused interventions in conjunction with the MDT ensuring regular evaluation of service user care plans.
7. To assess service users mental state and identify any significant risk factors and to collaboratively undertake risk assessments with other professionals.
8. To attend clinical meetings/ CPA meetings, contribute clinical information on service users progress and arrange clinical review meetings, where necessary.
9. To apply clinical knowledge and skills in one to one and group interventions with service users with complex needs, including brief, medium and long-term work.
10. To ensure that all interventions are documented in the service users clinical record.
11. To take up clinical group supervision/consultation.
12. To produce clinical reports and disseminate to other involved professionals, agencies and the service user, as appropriate
13. To evaluate effectiveness of interventions, in conjunction with service users/carers, other professionals.
14. To apply evidence based practice and keep up to date with developments in one's specialist field of Arts Therapy in mental health and dementia care.
15. To promote and apply equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory interventions that respect the service users customs, values and spiritual beliefs at all times.
16. To ensure that any service user complaints or incidents are reported accurately and investigated appropriately, making clinical team members aware.
17. To take a lead on designated projects with senior support.
Policy/Service Development/Implementation:
1. Adhere to Trust procedures and policies
2. To develop and maintain links with relevant statutory and non-statutory agencies including Psychological Therapies services, day care services, user-led initiatives, voluntary bodies and work, training and education services.
3. To follow Trust and Arts Therapies Service policies and procedures and professional body/regulation standards.
4. To contribute to service development in line with local service policy and in consultation with relevant managers.
5. To offer professional advice to other professionals and care groups within the service.
6. To ensure the service provided to service users is culturally sensitive and responsive to the ethnic diversity within the locality.
7. To actively encourage service user involvement in recovery focused service development including Arts in health partnerships.
8. To participate in and contribute to service level discussions/plans on maintaining the treatment environment and services for service users.
9. To actively participate in audits and quality improvement in relation to service evaluation and review.
10. To attend relevant professional and service development meetings, e.g Arts therapies meetings, clinical meetings, handovers, Trust-wide Arts Therapies meetings.
11. To maintain professional registration and be aware of and comply with policy and requirements of registration and professional bodies.
Financial/Physical Resources:
1. To monitor the levels of stock and equipment for the delivery of Arts Therapies.
2. To implement policies and procedures for the safe use & secure storage of stock and equipment in line with health and safety requirements.
3. To be responsible for accurately completing petty cash vouchers related to purchases made for individual service user service provision.
Human Resources:
1. To contribute to the training and development of Arts Therapists in own and other modalities and use expertise to provide advice and information to health professionals in other disciplines.
2. To ensure own continued personal and professional development is met through training and educational opportunities, with support from senior Arts Therapists.
3. To participate in yearly appraisals.
4. To engage in management supervision.
Information resources:
1. To collect statistics submitting them as per service requirements.
2. To carry out administrative tasks as required for the smooth running of the service.
3. To ensure that accurate and current service information is available to users and carers and to provide as necessary to allocated caseload.
4. To ensure that service users clinical material e.g. audio/video is securely stored and safely managed.
5. To use video and audio equipment, where required.
Research and Development:
1. To promote and apply evidenced based practice to service delivery.
2. To keep abreast of new developments and research in Arts Therapies and mental health/ dementia care.
3. To participate in activities related to clinical effectiveness via audit, quality improvement, research and evidence based practice.
4. To participate in regular Trust-wide Clinical Interest groups undertaking delegated tasks as appropriate.
5. To participate in planned Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and maintain a personal CPD portfolio.
6. To ensure own development through regular participate in supervision/consultation process and participate in other training opportunities within the Trust.
Freedom to act:
1. To manage a service user caseload in response to service users needs and the remit of the service with senior support.
2. To exercise professional and clinical judgement in complex clinical cases and refer to senior staff when necessary.
3. To make decisions in terms of day-to-day management of own time, in collaboration with the MDT and line manager support.
Person Specification
Education/qualification/training
Essential
- MA (or equivalent) in an Arts Therapies Modality
- Degree in relevant area
- For Art therapist/Art Psychotherapist, Music Therapist & Dramatherapist - Registration with the HCPC
- For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Evidence of working towards: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist
- For Dance Movement Psychotherapists: Membership of ADMP Professional Register
Desirable
- Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the role
- Clinical Supervision Training
- For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist Membership of Arts Therapies Professional Body
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Clinical supervision training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as an Arts therapist with older adults, people with dementia and their families
- Experience of working as an Arts therapist in a Multi-disciplinary team
- Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with the client group that this post is linked to, in both individual and group work
- Experience of working with Service Users with secondary care mental health needs, including challenging behaviour
- Experience of assessing service users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of service development, innovation or quality improvement relevant to Arts Therapies provision
Desirable
- Experience of providing teaching and training sessions regarding Arts Therapies to a variety of audiences
- Experience of working as an Arts therapist in a Multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of providing Arts Therapies as part of research or clinical trial
- Experience of providing Arts Therapies in both acute and community settings
- Experience of supervision and support of Arts in Health projects
- Experience of running reflective practice sessions for other disciplines e.g. Nursing, Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and skills relating to the support needs of older adults with complex mental health difficulties and/or dementia in acute and community settings
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act, The mental Capacity Act, and the NHS long term plan as it applies to people with complex mental health needs and/or dementia
- Knowledge of Arts Therapies research and literature relevant to post
- Knowledge of the needs and rights of service users and / or carers in planning and service development
- Knowledge of the collaborative interface between Arts Therapies and arts in health
- Well-developed ability to share and disseminate psychological formulations with other professional groups to benefit care planning
- Well-developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients
Desirable
- Line management of more junior staff
Person Specification
Education/qualification/training
Essential
- MA (or equivalent) in an Arts Therapies Modality
- Degree in relevant area
- For Art therapist/Art Psychotherapist, Music Therapist & Dramatherapist - Registration with the HCPC
- For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Evidence of working towards: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist
- For Dance Movement Psychotherapists: Membership of ADMP Professional Register
Desirable
- Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the role
- Clinical Supervision Training
- For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist Membership of Arts Therapies Professional Body
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Clinical supervision training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as an Arts therapist with older adults, people with dementia and their families
- Experience of working as an Arts therapist in a Multi-disciplinary team
- Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with the client group that this post is linked to, in both individual and group work
- Experience of working with Service Users with secondary care mental health needs, including challenging behaviour
- Experience of assessing service users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of service development, innovation or quality improvement relevant to Arts Therapies provision
Desirable
- Experience of providing teaching and training sessions regarding Arts Therapies to a variety of audiences
- Experience of working as an Arts therapist in a Multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of providing Arts Therapies as part of research or clinical trial
- Experience of providing Arts Therapies in both acute and community settings
- Experience of supervision and support of Arts in Health projects
- Experience of running reflective practice sessions for other disciplines e.g. Nursing, Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and skills relating to the support needs of older adults with complex mental health difficulties and/or dementia in acute and community settings
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act, The mental Capacity Act, and the NHS long term plan as it applies to people with complex mental health needs and/or dementia
- Knowledge of Arts Therapies research and literature relevant to post
- Knowledge of the needs and rights of service users and / or carers in planning and service development
- Knowledge of the collaborative interface between Arts Therapies and arts in health
- Well-developed ability to share and disseminate psychological formulations with other professional groups to benefit care planning
- Well-developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients
Desirable
- Line management of more junior staff
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Multiple sites (Cazaubon ward @ EHCC, Leadenhall ward @ MEH)
East Ham Care Centre, Shrewsbury Rd
London
E7 8QR
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Multiple sites (Cazaubon ward @ EHCC, Leadenhall ward @ MEH)
East Ham Care Centre, Shrewsbury Rd
London
E7 8QR
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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Details
Date posted
14 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum pro rata Inc HCAs
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
363-CH7021289
Job locations
Multiple sites (Cazaubon ward @ EHCC, Leadenhall ward @ MEH)
East Ham Care Centre, Shrewsbury Rd
London
E7 8QR
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