Job summary
Lead Community Arts Psychotherapist
Are you passionate about transforming mental health services to meet local needs? Do you have a track record of arts for health, community capacity building and leading co-productions of arts interventions with community partners? Do you want to join a dynamic, experienced and forward-thinking psychological professionals' leadership team in Newham that makes a real difference to people's lives? If so, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
1. To be responsible for the overall provision of a specialist Arts Therapies assessment and treatment service to adults within Community Integrated Mental Health Service (CIMHS) & Community Recovery Team (CRT) North.
2. To be responsible for all operational aspects of the Arts Therapies Service within the CIMHS/CRT teams
3. To lead in the development of the Arts Therapies service, including proposing and implementing service developments within the area served by the team and in liaison with the Consultant Psychological Lead, Principal Clinical Psychology Lead and Operational Team Leads. This includes adapted arts therapy provision for service users with neurodiversity, language barriers and issues with accessing traditional arts psychotherapies.
4. To manage and supervise the Arts Therapists and trainee Arts Therapists across CIMHS/CRT
5. To provide specialist Arts Therapies assessment and treatment including adapted approaches for diverse communities using community arts, partnership working with VSCE
6. To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the Arts Therapies service and to understand and contribute research and quality improvement in relevant specialist fields
7. To work with local community arts organisations to develop partnerships and co-produce suitable community based arts interventions including faith based arts psychotherapies.
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.
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Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- MA (or equivalent) Arts Therapies qualification For Art therapist/Art psychotherapist, Music therapist & Dramatherapist: Registration with the HCPC For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Membership of ADMP Professional Register For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist Membership of own Arts Therapy professional body Training in risk assessment and risk management Clinical Supervision Training Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to adult secondary care population
Desirable
- Management training e.g. in appraisal skills, recruitment and retention, Core manager's training Further postgraduate training in an area of clinical expertise in a related field (e.g. Psychosis, neurodiversity, learning disabilities) Further training in evidence based therapeutic approaches integrating with Arts therapies e.g. MBT/IPT/DBT Leadership/management training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification experience of providing highly specialist arts therapeutic assessment and treatment interventions for patients [directorate/borough and service] with complex problems and reflecting a wide range of clinical severity and/or comorbid difficulties such as dual diagnosis, personality disorder or learning disabilities. Experience of leading a staff team including; workload allocation, timetable monitoring and coordination, negotiating new staffing resources, managing departmental budgets and performance targets, organising induction of new staff and students Experience developing a specialist service, and of liaising with a wide range of operational managers across clinical settings Facilitating highly specialist individual and group arts therapy in highly related clinical settings, to include co- working with less experienced staff Experience of liaising with multidisciplinary teams over the provision of clinical interventions Experience of representing arts therapies at management and service development meetings Experience of teaching, training, and/or supervision of others Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting Experience of audit and research processes
Desirable
- Experience of working in a range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient and community Experience of working with voluntary and charity organisations Experience of working with interpreters Experience of recruitment and selection
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Leadership and management skills, particularly in developing a specialist service Skills in managing and monitoring budgets and performance data Skills in delivering highly specialist arts therapy assessment, intervention and management in individual and/or group formats, adapted to meet the needs of the individual or group and using theoretical models to analyse information and develop formulations upon which to base treatment Highly effective communication and organisational skills to include wide range of IT skills, and the ability to plan, organise and prioritise own work according to resources and service user and Service needs, and guiding others in doing the same Skills in effective oral and written communication of complex and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide range of recipients both within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce letters, reports, and associated documentation appropriate to its readership, and to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance Skills in contributing to risk assessment and risk management planning within a multidisciplinary team Able to work autonomously with clinical work Skills in working as part of a multidisciplinary team and providing advice and consultation to other professionals and carers Skills in managing highly emotive and distressing situations including verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse, with professionalism Ability to plan and deliver teaching and training sessions; high level presentation skills Knowledge of the theory and practice and evidence base for arts therapies interventions and its relation to a range of psychological theory including recovery focused practice Knowledge of the Ethics, Standards of Education and Training and Standards of Practice of the HCPC and for Dance Movement Psychotherapy - UKCP Skills in identifying audit needs, and in undertaking audit for service evaluation purposes, including identifying appropriate outcome measures and using these for measuring clinical change and efficacy Awareness of diversity and cultural difference issues, and ability to provide a service that is appropriate to a diverse range of people Knowledge of relevant publications linked to Clinical Governance, Mental Health Act and National Service Framework for Mental Health and NICE guidelines.
Desirable
- Skills in Quality Improvement Metholodogy
Other
Essential
- Ability to produce high quality professional results both clinically and operationally to specified deadlines and other time constraints Ability to identify audit areas, produce or oversee audits and make contributions to service-wide quality assurance initiatives Ability effectively to manage verbal aggression and the risk of physical aggression from patients or carers Ability to effectively manage frequent exposure to highly distressing /emotional circumstances Ability to concentrate and remain in constrained positions for substantial periods during patient contact, teaching/supervision, team meetings, preparation of written work, etc. Ability to recognise, contain and work with organisational and personal stress Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently both as an independent practitioner and in multi-disciplinary and team settings Respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, and others Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development Maintain own arts based practice Ability to travel independently across sites as required
Desirable
- Ability to speak an additional community language (e.g Hindi/Urdu/Bengali/Somali) Knowledge of community arts and arts for health Experience of working with community partners Experience in co-production
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- MA (or equivalent) Arts Therapies qualification For Art therapist/Art psychotherapist, Music therapist & Dramatherapist: Registration with the HCPC For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Membership of ADMP Professional Register For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist Membership of own Arts Therapy professional body Training in risk assessment and risk management Clinical Supervision Training Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to adult secondary care population
Desirable
- Management training e.g. in appraisal skills, recruitment and retention, Core manager's training Further postgraduate training in an area of clinical expertise in a related field (e.g. Psychosis, neurodiversity, learning disabilities) Further training in evidence based therapeutic approaches integrating with Arts therapies e.g. MBT/IPT/DBT Leadership/management training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-qualification experience of providing highly specialist arts therapeutic assessment and treatment interventions for patients [directorate/borough and service] with complex problems and reflecting a wide range of clinical severity and/or comorbid difficulties such as dual diagnosis, personality disorder or learning disabilities. Experience of leading a staff team including; workload allocation, timetable monitoring and coordination, negotiating new staffing resources, managing departmental budgets and performance targets, organising induction of new staff and students Experience developing a specialist service, and of liaising with a wide range of operational managers across clinical settings Facilitating highly specialist individual and group arts therapy in highly related clinical settings, to include co- working with less experienced staff Experience of liaising with multidisciplinary teams over the provision of clinical interventions Experience of representing arts therapies at management and service development meetings Experience of teaching, training, and/or supervision of others Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting Experience of audit and research processes
Desirable
- Experience of working in a range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient and community Experience of working with voluntary and charity organisations Experience of working with interpreters Experience of recruitment and selection
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Leadership and management skills, particularly in developing a specialist service Skills in managing and monitoring budgets and performance data Skills in delivering highly specialist arts therapy assessment, intervention and management in individual and/or group formats, adapted to meet the needs of the individual or group and using theoretical models to analyse information and develop formulations upon which to base treatment Highly effective communication and organisational skills to include wide range of IT skills, and the ability to plan, organise and prioritise own work according to resources and service user and Service needs, and guiding others in doing the same Skills in effective oral and written communication of complex and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide range of recipients both within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce letters, reports, and associated documentation appropriate to its readership, and to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance Skills in contributing to risk assessment and risk management planning within a multidisciplinary team Able to work autonomously with clinical work Skills in working as part of a multidisciplinary team and providing advice and consultation to other professionals and carers Skills in managing highly emotive and distressing situations including verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse, with professionalism Ability to plan and deliver teaching and training sessions; high level presentation skills Knowledge of the theory and practice and evidence base for arts therapies interventions and its relation to a range of psychological theory including recovery focused practice Knowledge of the Ethics, Standards of Education and Training and Standards of Practice of the HCPC and for Dance Movement Psychotherapy - UKCP Skills in identifying audit needs, and in undertaking audit for service evaluation purposes, including identifying appropriate outcome measures and using these for measuring clinical change and efficacy Awareness of diversity and cultural difference issues, and ability to provide a service that is appropriate to a diverse range of people Knowledge of relevant publications linked to Clinical Governance, Mental Health Act and National Service Framework for Mental Health and NICE guidelines.
Desirable
- Skills in Quality Improvement Metholodogy
Other
Essential
- Ability to produce high quality professional results both clinically and operationally to specified deadlines and other time constraints Ability to identify audit areas, produce or oversee audits and make contributions to service-wide quality assurance initiatives Ability effectively to manage verbal aggression and the risk of physical aggression from patients or carers Ability to effectively manage frequent exposure to highly distressing /emotional circumstances Ability to concentrate and remain in constrained positions for substantial periods during patient contact, teaching/supervision, team meetings, preparation of written work, etc. Ability to recognise, contain and work with organisational and personal stress Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently both as an independent practitioner and in multi-disciplinary and team settings Respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, and others Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development Maintain own arts based practice Ability to travel independently across sites as required
Desirable
- Ability to speak an additional community language (e.g Hindi/Urdu/Bengali/Somali) Knowledge of community arts and arts for health Experience of working with community partners Experience in co-production
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.
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.
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).
