Art Psychotherapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Art Psychotherapist to work in a fixed term post for 6 months, 22.5 hours a week, based across two wards, Older Adults acute ward (Willows) and Avocet Ward, for female adults of working age.

We are looking to appoint an Art Psychotherapist who is relationally skilled and able to work safely with service users with complex presentations who might otherwise struggle to engage in psychological therapy. You would be expected to apply a trauma informed, systemic understanding of the service users' difficulties, for assessment, formulation and risk within the MDT. You would be expected to contribute to reflective practice, care and recovery planning and safer discharges, liaising with the community teams and relatives/carers. The role will contribute to strengthening and developing the existing provision of Art Psychotherapy in Willows ward, alongside the 8a Art Psychotherapist and to initiate new Art Psychotherapy provision to Avocet Ward.

The appointed Art Psychotherapist will be part of an NSFT Suffolk wide professional network of Arts Therapists and be supported by the Lead Art Psychotherapist, who will provide regular clinical supervision in accordance with HCPC requirements.

The successful candidate will be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines, to promote evidence-based practice and utilise clinical skills for audit and service development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to assess for and provide Art Psychotherapy in groups and individual therapy, as indicated

The post holder will keep timely, accessible clinical notes of their intervention, ensuring that they align with the service users formulation, recovery plan and risk

The post holder will also be working collaboratively with professional colleagues, offering advice and consultation. As such, an ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams is an essential aspect of this post.

The post holder will contribute to clinical discussions and decision making alongside the wider multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will work collaboratively with family members, carers where possible and appropriate, to support and understand a systemic view of the service users difficulties

The post holder will provide clinical consultation / advice in accordance with service needs.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Woodlands

Acute Inpatient Services East, Ipswich Hospital Site

Ipswich

IP45PD

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Woodlands

Acute Inpatient Services East, Ipswich Hospital Site

Ipswich

IP45PD

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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