Music Therapist

Sirona care & health CIC

The closing date is 09 February 2025

Job summary

The Sirona Adult Learning Disability HealthService (ALDHS) is a centre of excellence for specialist learning disability health needs. You would be part of a multidisciplinary team who enable our service users to access health services through direct care, liaison with other services and offering support and training on how to work with people who have a learning disability and how to make reasonable adjustments. The service prides itself on delivering high quality support to service users with a variety of physical and mental health issues alongside their Learning Disability. All staff are required to use a range of communication and listening skills to work effectively with our service users.

We are seeking an entry level music therapist to join our Arts Therapies Team. Applications from newly qualified music therapists are welcome. We are a dedicated and welcoming team of Art, Drama and Music Therapists, working across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) within the ALDHS, and providing a service to children and young people with learning disabilities in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.We are looking for an individual who is committed and passionate about improving the lives of people with learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

Within ALDHS, music therapists provide specialist individual and group interventions to individuals and their families and support networks, including assessment and formulation. Music therapists also provide specialist advice and consultation to other professionals as well as carry out wider psychological tasks and responsibilities as members of the Mental Health and Behaviour ALDHS Team. They also contribute to MDT meetings and other core tasks and roles within the wider ALDHS.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Date posted

13 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

083-6911636-MC

Job locations

New Friends Hall

Heath House Lane, Stapleton

Bristol

BS16 1EQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note the job description is pending consistency checking but is not expected to change significantly.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note the job description is pending consistency checking but is not expected to change significantly.

If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.

Person Specification

Professional Registrations / Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Music Therapist to MA or equivalent
HCPC registered

Professional experience

Essential

Experience of working therapeutically with people presenting with a wide range of psychological problems.
Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams. Able to work effectively, with a wide range of professionals, as part of a team.

Desirable

Experience / knowledge of working with people with learning disabilities.
Experience / knowledge of working with trauma.
Experience / knowledge of working with families and carers.

Person Specification

Professional Registrations / Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Music Therapist to MA or equivalent
HCPC registered

Professional experience

Essential

Experience of working therapeutically with people presenting with a wide range of psychological problems.
Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams. Able to work effectively, with a wide range of professionals, as part of a team.

Desirable

Experience / knowledge of working with people with learning disabilities.
Experience / knowledge of working with trauma.
Experience / knowledge of working with families and carers.

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.