Band 7 Dramatherapist or Music Therapist - Ardenleigh

Job summary

If you are Dramatherapist, or Music Therapist, with a passion for empowering others, working collaboratively, and are interested in working with diverse groups, apply for this role at Ardenleigh, and do so in the knowledge that your professional opinion valued, strengths utilised and professional development supported.

The role: fixed term, full time (1.0 WTE) Dramatherapist or Music Therapist, with 3 days located within the Women's service and 2 day per week working within our young peoples service, FCAMHS, both services are located within Ardenleigh Hospital.

You will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of clinical staff, that includes nursing teams, peer support workers, art psychotherapy, music therapy, psychologists, psychiatrists, and occupational therapists. You will be part of the Secure Care and Offender Health Team and trust wide Arts Psychotherapies Service. Across the trust in recent years, the provision of art, music and drama therapies has grown significantly, and we are proud to offer a career structure from entry-level to Consultant Art Psychotherapist. We have a network of arts psychotherapists located in community hubs, Secure Care and Offender Health, and specialist services.

Main duties of the job

Working within the psychological therapies team, you will be facilitating a range of psychological interventions in both individual and group settings. Clinical supervision and line management is facilitated by experienced art psychotherapists. A successful applicant will have access to training and development opportunities and have the chance to develop your clinical skill set within a dynamic team in a busy NHS setting. As part of your role, we regularly audit and evaluate the work undertaken, evidencing the effectiveness of interventions for people who struggle to engage with more verbal focused interventions.

We welcome candidates who are motivated, dynamic and forward thinking. We are a diverse team who thrive on developing new opportunities and offering high quality, personalised and evidence-based interventions to people with complex and persistent mental health difficulties, who have often experienced trauma.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.