Job summary
JOB TITLE: Specialist Practitioner - Art therapist
BAND: 7
HOURS: As per Contract of Employment
DEPARTMENT: CAMHS
LOCATION: Tamworth
REPORTS TO: Team Leader CAMHS West
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Mental health function AHP professional Lead
Main duties of the job
The Art Therapist is a member of the multi-disciplinary team responsible for accepting, prioritising and assessing referrals to the Service and offering specific psychotherapeutic interventions in the form of art therapy across the geographical area of South Staffordshire. This involves individual, group and family work and often entails the role of case holder.
The post holder is a resource for the whole team in relation to creative therapeutic interventions/approaches and including working with young people who can be difficult to engage.
In addition to clients assessed as requiring art therapy, the post holder also undertakes generic initial assessment for the CAMHS and participates in shared CAMHS rotas (duty calls, on call urgent assessment, dealing with referrals).
The post holder will also be expected to provide out of hours advice and assessment (typically one week in 12).
This role will have training, supervision and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
Supervision and support will be available from a senior clinician of an appropriate discipline within the CAMHS team or wider Children's and Specialist Directorate as appropriate.
About us
- risks (both for individual and group therapy).
- Responsible for accepting, assessing and offering interventions for children with highly complex communication and relationship difficulties.
- Occasionally provides urgent and formal risk assessment for young people following episodes of serious self-harm or experiencing high levels of emotional distress.
- Takes part in team duty rota (phone).
- Refers young people to other services including Tier 4 hospitals and safeguarding services.
- Participates in service referral meetings and responds directly to referrals requiring follow up.
- Provides generic assessments for children and young people including their parents/carers.
- Ensures regular collection and interpretation of routine outcome measures with children, young people and parents/carers.
- Organises and plans therapeutic programmes for children and young people with highly complex mental health and risk needs with responsibility for reviewing, monitoring and evaluating outcomes.
- Prepares reports, summaries and letters to relevant parties within the limits of professional confidentiality.
- Responsible for providing advice and guidance on art therapy and creative methods of assessment and treatment to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Regularly works as case holder for highly complex cases which require frequent review and comparison of assessment and intervention options unless there is a conflict of interest between therapist/case holder roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Participate in multi-agency meetings Participate in staff away days and team meetings when required. To set workload priorities for self, and oversee the workload of more junior team members and students as required. To set priorities to achieve a balance between multi-disciplinary assessment and profession specific caseload work. Provide a learning environment to support students (multidisciplinary) undergoing training and assist new and junior members of staff, peers and other disciplines to develop professional competence. Researches and provides information in relation to evidence based practice and clinical effectiveness, particularly relating to key areas of expertise as appropriate to their own work. Integrates research and theory into practice. To take the lead in clinical audit/ research for specialist area and participate and support the team in undertaking clinical audit. Maintains awareness, interprets and leads implementation of examples and evidence in relation to best practice and ongoing professional development. Completes mandatory training as requested by the Trust. Actively disseminate and implement all Trust policies, procedures, standards and guidance around infection control. In collaboration with the team leader, establishes clear goals and standards for the team/service in order to maintain and improve the quality of care/support. To contribute to professional and clinical support and leadership. Supports in identifying training needs of staff. Supports the participation of children, young people and parents/carers in service development and change.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Participate in multi-agency meetings Participate in staff away days and team meetings when required. To set workload priorities for self, and oversee the workload of more junior team members and students as required. To set priorities to achieve a balance between multi-disciplinary assessment and profession specific caseload work. Provide a learning environment to support students (multidisciplinary) undergoing training and assist new and junior members of staff, peers and other disciplines to develop professional competence. Researches and provides information in relation to evidence based practice and clinical effectiveness, particularly relating to key areas of expertise as appropriate to their own work. Integrates research and theory into practice. To take the lead in clinical audit/ research for specialist area and participate and support the team in undertaking clinical audit. Maintains awareness, interprets and leads implementation of examples and evidence in relation to best practice and ongoing professional development. Completes mandatory training as requested by the Trust. Actively disseminate and implement all Trust policies, procedures, standards and guidance around infection control. In collaboration with the team leader, establishes clear goals and standards for the team/service in order to maintain and improve the quality of care/support. To contribute to professional and clinical support and leadership. Supports in identifying training needs of staff. Supports the participation of children, young people and parents/carers in service development and change.
Person Specification
Quals
Essential
- MA in Art Psychotherapy/Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
- Full Registration with BAAT/ACP
- Full Registration with HCPC Evidence of post-qualifying continuing professional development relevant to CAMHS and specialist therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working in CAMHS
- Experience of dealing with young people in crisis.
- Experience working with groups with complex specialist mental health needs
- Significant experience of working with parents and families.
- Significant experience of working in brief/time -limited modes of therapy
- Significant experience of working with other professionals and agencies related to mental health and wellbeing
- Significant experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Person Specification
Quals
Essential
- MA in Art Psychotherapy/Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
- Full Registration with BAAT/ACP
- Full Registration with HCPC Evidence of post-qualifying continuing professional development relevant to CAMHS and specialist therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working in CAMHS
- Experience of dealing with young people in crisis.
- Experience working with groups with complex specialist mental health needs
- Significant experience of working with parents and families.
- Significant experience of working in brief/time -limited modes of therapy
- Significant experience of working with other professionals and agencies related to mental health and wellbeing
- Significant experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
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
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).
