Job summary
Welcome! We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Creative therapist (HCPC registered Art, Drama or Music therapist) to join the county-wide Somerset Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service (SPPTS).
An exciting opportunity to develop this newly created post, working as part of the at Somerset Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service (SPPTS) Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a small, developing, friendly and highly valued Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service working across the beautiful county of Somerset at Musgrove Park hospital, Yeovil District Hospital and in the community.
Main duties of the job
This role will be varied and rewarding - no two days are ever the same! You will be motivated, enthusiastic and hold patient wellbeing at the centre of your practice. The focus of your work will be with the palliative care patients and their families, but they will be opportunities to work with children and families that have other physical health conditions. Expectations of the post-holder include holding your own caseload, developing a pathway for creative therapy, sharing your skills with other members of the team and evaluation.
You will be well supported by your multi-disciplinary team colleagues, psychology team members and receive regular supervision to develop and build on expertise in supporting children, young people and families living with the psychological impact of chronic, life limiting and life-threatening conditions in childhood and supporting families following bereavement.
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties include:
-To provide specialist and generic assessments of referred clients using a range of assessment methods, as appropriate. To formulate, devise and evaluate treatment and management plans for a highly complex client group and to provide creative therapies, using a range of individual and group interventions appropriate to the service.
-To provide specialist advice, guidance, and consultation to other NHS professionals and to external agencies. To assist in the formulation and treatment of clients with complex and changing needs.
-To communicate effectively with a wide range of colleagues across the Trust. Developing and maintaining positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders; including commissioners, service-user representatives, parent/carer representatives.
For full details please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties include:
-To provide specialist and generic assessments of referred clients using a range of assessment methods, as appropriate. To formulate, devise and evaluate treatment and management plans for a highly complex client group and to provide creative therapies, using a range of individual and group interventions appropriate to the service.
-To provide specialist advice, guidance, and consultation to other NHS professionals and to external agencies. To assist in the formulation and treatment of clients with complex and changing needs.
-To communicate effectively with a wide range of colleagues across the Trust. Developing and maintaining positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders; including commissioners, service-user representatives, parent/carer representatives.
For full details please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MA/MSc or equivalent in Drama Therapy, Music Therapy or Art Psychotherapy
- Post-graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of creative therapy, drawing on a variety of approaches and/or models, as appropriate to the needs of adolescents, carers and families presenting with multi-complex difficulties, and ability to use this knowledge and skill with a highly complex client group.
- Knowledge of problems faced by young people with mental health problems and their families
- Knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis, as practiced within the clinical field of child mental health
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of creative therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- Current knowledge of relevant legislation and ethical issues (e.g., Child Protection/Safeguarding Children). Specialist knowledge and skills needed for working with families where there are children at risk and in need of protection
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualification and supervised clinical experience with young people/adults with complex presentations
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of the application of creative therapies in different cultural contexts
- Experience of delivering group programmes
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of mental health assessment, intervention and management
- Skills in the assessment of developmental, family, school-based, intrapersonal and mental health factors
- Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Desirable
- Interest and ability to contribute to service development
Communication
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a good standard of English language
- Calm under pressure. An ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
Professional Registration
Essential
- Post-holder must be HCPC registered
- Met conditions of full membership Professional Association (British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT), British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth), British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant professional association
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MA/MSc or equivalent in Drama Therapy, Music Therapy or Art Psychotherapy
- Post-graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of creative therapy, drawing on a variety of approaches and/or models, as appropriate to the needs of adolescents, carers and families presenting with multi-complex difficulties, and ability to use this knowledge and skill with a highly complex client group.
- Knowledge of problems faced by young people with mental health problems and their families
- Knowledge of research methodology, research design and data analysis, as practiced within the clinical field of child mental health
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of creative therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- Current knowledge of relevant legislation and ethical issues (e.g., Child Protection/Safeguarding Children). Specialist knowledge and skills needed for working with families where there are children at risk and in need of protection
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualification and supervised clinical experience with young people/adults with complex presentations
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of the application of creative therapies in different cultural contexts
- Experience of delivering group programmes
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of mental health assessment, intervention and management
- Skills in the assessment of developmental, family, school-based, intrapersonal and mental health factors
- Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Desirable
- Interest and ability to contribute to service development
Communication
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a good standard of English language
- Calm under pressure. An ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
Professional Registration
Essential
- Post-holder must be HCPC registered
- Met conditions of full membership Professional Association (British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT), British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth), British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant professional association
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
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).
