Job summary
If you are a registered Arts Therapist/Psychotherapist who is driven, passionate about working with people to help them live their best lives, and wants to work for a caring organisation, then this is the role for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Arts Therapist/Psychotherapist to join Community rehabilitation enhanced support team (CREST). The service employs an innovative model to provide rehabilitative care to people with complex and severe mental health issues. As such, this is in line with our programme of Community Mental Health Transformation aiming to transform and enhance the way we deliver our mental health services.
The role offers an opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, including supporting them to engage with activities of daily living, integrating within their local communities and allowing them to lead meaningful and more independent lives. The role offers team working, autonomy, variety and significant development opportunities, both in leadership and clinical skills.
The CREST team is the first community mental health service within Berkshire Healthcare where the Arts Therapy intervention is pivotal in our service delivery. The post holder will play a pivotal role in delivering this innovative service using their knowledge and skills, as well as planning and evaluating, and will develop in post an expertise in Rehabilitation for Complex Psychosis.
Main duties of the job
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The post holder will be the sole Arts Therapist/Psychotherapist in our Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST). As this is a recently developed initiative this will initially involve some input into the development of the service, including feeding into processes and procedures, including ensuring the implementation of evidence-based Arts Therapy assessment tools and interventions.
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On a day-to-day basis, the Arts Therapist will support patients through a needs-led, patient-centred approach to care. Each patient will have a bespoke care plan agreed at MDT, Close collaboration with the patients care coordinator is essential.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact: Jennifer Wallis via email: Jennifer.wallis@berkshire.nhs.uk or Victor Ovenseri on 07827252351 or email: Victor.Ovenseri@berkshire.nhs.uk who will be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact: Jennifer Wallis via email: Jennifer.wallis@berkshire.nhs.uk or Victor Ovenseri on 07827252351 or email: Victor.Ovenseri@berkshire.nhs.uk who will be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Recognised Masters level qualification or equivalent in an Arts Therapy / or Arts Psychotherapy (Art Therapist, Music Therapist, Drama therapist or Dance and Movement Therapist)
- Degree Apprenticeship: An approved level 7 apprenticeship for arts therapists, including Art Therapists Drama therapist, Music Therapists or Dance and Movement Therapist
- Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Arts Therapist / Arts Psychotherapist (Art Therapist, Music Therapist/ Drama therapist or Dance and Movement Therapist
Desirable
- Membership with relevant professional body e.g. British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT), British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT), British Association of Drama therapist (BADth), The Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK (ADMP UK)
Continuous Professional Developmen
Essential
- Commitment to ongoing professional development as recommended by the professional body
Experience
Essential
- Experience in completing therapeutic assessments and interventions as an Arts Therapist (Art, Music, Drama, Dance & Movement Therapist)
- Experience of working within the NHS or in a mental health setting with service users who have experienced a variety of significant and complex mental health problems
- Experience of working with a variety of client groups and presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Demonstrable experience of providing, and adapting where necessary, assessments, and interventions with service users, within scope of practice
- Experience of managing competing demands and managing a caseload
- Experience of working in a service where agreed /specified targets are in place to demonstrate clinical outcomes
- Experience with routine outcome measures in clinical practice. Using these outcomes to evaluate clinical work and service targets
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with diversity, multiculturalism, and equality of access to service
- Ability to confidently cope well under pressure, resolve issues and competing demands, with excellent time management skills and an ability to respond constructively to challenge or resistance, applying practical problem-solving skills in everyday and complex situations.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to build and develop therapeutic relationships with a range of people
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills and use of internet mediated communication, tailored to a variety of audiences
- Excellent IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as Rio, Outlook, Microsoft programmes including Excel database, word, One Consultation and the internet)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of various therapeutic models, theories and techniques specific to Art, Music or Dramatherapy
- Knowledge of art/drama/music therapy models and interventions in mental health settings
- Ability to assess service user's needs, deliver treatment plans, and evaluate therapeutic outcomes
- Ability in delivering relevant therapy interventions to meet the needs of individual and groups with complex needs, including those with complex communication needs
- Skills in delivering individual and group therapy sessions using relevant therapeutic interventions to address diverse mental health needs
- Ability to undertake comprehensive risk assessments within scope of practice
- Ability to manage a sensitive, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required, and ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Recognised Masters level qualification or equivalent in an Arts Therapy / or Arts Psychotherapy (Art Therapist, Music Therapist, Drama therapist or Dance and Movement Therapist)
- Degree Apprenticeship: An approved level 7 apprenticeship for arts therapists, including Art Therapists Drama therapist, Music Therapists or Dance and Movement Therapist
- Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Arts Therapist / Arts Psychotherapist (Art Therapist, Music Therapist/ Drama therapist or Dance and Movement Therapist
Desirable
- Membership with relevant professional body e.g. British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT), British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT), British Association of Drama therapist (BADth), The Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK (ADMP UK)
Continuous Professional Developmen
Essential
- Commitment to ongoing professional development as recommended by the professional body
Experience
Essential
- Experience in completing therapeutic assessments and interventions as an Arts Therapist (Art, Music, Drama, Dance & Movement Therapist)
- Experience of working within the NHS or in a mental health setting with service users who have experienced a variety of significant and complex mental health problems
- Experience of working with a variety of client groups and presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Demonstrable experience of providing, and adapting where necessary, assessments, and interventions with service users, within scope of practice
- Experience of managing competing demands and managing a caseload
- Experience of working in a service where agreed /specified targets are in place to demonstrate clinical outcomes
- Experience with routine outcome measures in clinical practice. Using these outcomes to evaluate clinical work and service targets
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with diversity, multiculturalism, and equality of access to service
- Ability to confidently cope well under pressure, resolve issues and competing demands, with excellent time management skills and an ability to respond constructively to challenge or resistance, applying practical problem-solving skills in everyday and complex situations.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to build and develop therapeutic relationships with a range of people
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills and use of internet mediated communication, tailored to a variety of audiences
- Excellent IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as Rio, Outlook, Microsoft programmes including Excel database, word, One Consultation and the internet)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of various therapeutic models, theories and techniques specific to Art, Music or Dramatherapy
- Knowledge of art/drama/music therapy models and interventions in mental health settings
- Ability to assess service user's needs, deliver treatment plans, and evaluate therapeutic outcomes
- Ability in delivering relevant therapy interventions to meet the needs of individual and groups with complex needs, including those with complex communication needs
- Skills in delivering individual and group therapy sessions using relevant therapeutic interventions to address diverse mental health needs
- Ability to undertake comprehensive risk assessments within scope of practice
- Ability to manage a sensitive, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required, and ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
