Arts Therapist

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 creative therapist(art, music drama) post within our Countywide Adult Community Eating Disorders Service to develop innovative service approaches for people with eating disorders.

There are excellent opportunities for further training in Eating Disorders and robust systems of support and supervision within the Trust. There are great opportunities for joint working and continuing professional development.

We offer evidence-based treatment for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and OSFED. A comprehensive range of services is provided, from outpatient individual and group treatment packages for relatively mild-moderate cases through to intervention and case management of people with severe Anorexia Nervosa. Clinicians in NEDS work with individuals locally in the community and also co-ordinate referrals to Out of Area inpatient admissions to Specialist Eating Disorder Units (SEDU's), when needed.

New developments include the development of intensive home support and day programme for people with severe eating disorders and early intervention approaches (FREED - https://freedfromed.co.uk/).

Main duties of the job

The Northamptonshire Eating Disorders Service is a county wide service with bases in Northampton (Campbell /Newland House) and Kettering (The Oakwood Centre).The main base for the service is in Northampton, but it is essential that the post holder can drive as the job involves travelling across the county. The EDS normal working hours are Monday to Friday 9-5. However, this post may demand flexible working practices reflecting the needs of clients at any given time. The service is now functioning as a hybrid of remote and in person interventions, and it is anticipated that this will continue into the future, as it has worked well in meeting in improving the flexibility in service delivery.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

15 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TD257-MH

Job locations

Campbell House

Campbell Squaire

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Core arts therapy qualification
2 years post qualification
HCPC registration or equivalent

Desirable

Further postgraduate/therapy training

Skills and experience

Essential

Experience of at least 2 years adult mental health work
Experience of working in multidisciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working with eating disorder clients
Supervision of trainee therapists
Research/evaluation experience
Arts therapy work in multiple settings
Consultation experience
Experience of managing.supervising staff

Skills and experience

Essential

At least 2 year mental health experience
Experience of working in multidisciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working with eating disorder clients

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Core arts therapy qualification
2 years post qualification
HCPC registration or equivalent

Desirable

Further postgraduate/therapy training

Skills and experience

Essential

Experience of at least 2 years adult mental health work
Experience of working in multidisciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working with eating disorder clients
Supervision of trainee therapists
Research/evaluation experience
Arts therapy work in multiple settings
Consultation experience
Experience of managing.supervising staff

Skills and experience

Essential

At least 2 year mental health experience
Experience of working in multidisciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working with eating disorder clients

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.