Job summary
As an HCPC registered Allied Health professional, reporting to the Getting Help Pathway Lead, you will develop and provide Arts Therapy individually using your own arts therapy modality and line manage and clinically supervise trainees and junior members of staff as appropriate.
As part of the Getting Help pathway you will be working with children and young people with complex mental health needs, you will work as an integrated and collaborative team member upholding the Trust values, and maintaining a holistic approach to promote effective functioning of the team and patient-centred care of service users.
Main duties of the job
- To plan, provide and develop patient-centred Arts Therapies including assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work using own Arts Therapies modality.
- Evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate service user reported experience and outcome measures to measure and demonstrate effectiveness.
- Plan and develop Arts Therapies, including individual and group work in liaison the pathway lead and psychological therapy colleagues
- Assess referred service users, plan and deliver Arts Therapies interventions, taking into account risk factors, and complexity of presentation, service user's need, and service priorities.
- Use own clinical skills to contribute to the overall treatment and personal recovery goals for the service user during and beyond Arts Therapies input.
- Where required by the Multi-disciplinary team, facilitate reflective practice, joint assessments and joint working.
- Contribute own knowledge from assessment and treatment to the overall care plan for each service user through contribution to complex case meetings and multi-agency meetings as appropriate.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional Nursing qualification or Occupational Therapist qualification or Social Worker with current registration
Desirable
- Specialist Qualification in CBT, FT or other appropriate therapy Degree or equivalent
- A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with young people with complex mental health problems and working with children and families in particular.
- Managing and prioritising a complex caseload
- Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Working
- Currently engaged in an advanced level of practice and able to demonstrate a degree of professional autonomy
- The ability to provide patient centred assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation with children, young people, parents and families using mental health nursing skills.
- Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
Desirable
- Planning and delivering presentations and training to groups
- Experience in delivering comprehensive family work in a child and family setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Theoretical and practical knowledge in areas of child and adolescent mental health and good awareness of key drivers in the field
- Highly competent in making a decision regarding ongoing patient care based on clinical and risk factors
- High level of problem solving and planning skills
- Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
- Awareness of own competency level and how to seek appropriate help
- Understanding of confidentiality and risk management.
- Clinical audit, research and clinical governance principles
- Have a good understanding of child protection/safeguarding policies, recording and reporting any concerns to the appropriate agency including participate in case conferences as required.
Desirable
- Understanding of assessment of children suspected of having ADHD / ASD.
- Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies
- Importance of public relations
- Wider NHS and social care policy
Skills
Essential
- Ability / Skills to support change and improvement, support and inspire colleagues / act as a role model
- Ability to motivate others Good planning and organisational skills
- Good Assessment skills selecting treatment from a range of options
- Able to manage caseload and to prioritise under time pressures for self and team.
- Good clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Flexible approach to problem solving
- Multi-agency team work
- Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
- Effective communication skills both orally and in written form
- Providing clinical supervision
- Time management
- IT literate - use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and email and Internet
- Manage a varied workload and deliver to deadlines under pressure
Desirable
- Ability to give presentations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional Nursing qualification or Occupational Therapist qualification or Social Worker with current registration
Desirable
- Specialist Qualification in CBT, FT or other appropriate therapy Degree or equivalent
- A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with young people with complex mental health problems and working with children and families in particular.
- Managing and prioritising a complex caseload
- Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Working
- Currently engaged in an advanced level of practice and able to demonstrate a degree of professional autonomy
- The ability to provide patient centred assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation with children, young people, parents and families using mental health nursing skills.
- Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
Desirable
- Planning and delivering presentations and training to groups
- Experience in delivering comprehensive family work in a child and family setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Theoretical and practical knowledge in areas of child and adolescent mental health and good awareness of key drivers in the field
- Highly competent in making a decision regarding ongoing patient care based on clinical and risk factors
- High level of problem solving and planning skills
- Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
- Awareness of own competency level and how to seek appropriate help
- Understanding of confidentiality and risk management.
- Clinical audit, research and clinical governance principles
- Have a good understanding of child protection/safeguarding policies, recording and reporting any concerns to the appropriate agency including participate in case conferences as required.
Desirable
- Understanding of assessment of children suspected of having ADHD / ASD.
- Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies
- Importance of public relations
- Wider NHS and social care policy
Skills
Essential
- Ability / Skills to support change and improvement, support and inspire colleagues / act as a role model
- Ability to motivate others Good planning and organisational skills
- Good Assessment skills selecting treatment from a range of options
- Able to manage caseload and to prioritise under time pressures for self and team.
- Good clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Flexible approach to problem solving
- Multi-agency team work
- Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
- Effective communication skills both orally and in written form
- Providing clinical supervision
- Time management
- IT literate - use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and email and Internet
- Manage a varied workload and deliver to deadlines under pressure
Desirable
- Ability to give presentations
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).
