Job summary
About the team:
The successful applicant will be part of the long established Arts Therapies Team at Lambeth Hospital consisting of 3 Art Psychotherapists, 1 Dance Movement Psychotherapist and 2 Music Therapists.
Main duties of the job
About the role:
This post is for 7.5hrs (0.20 wte) per week, based in the Arts Therapies Team, Lambeth Hospital which is acute inpatient Mental Health.
- To provide Art Psychotherapy on inpatient acute Mental Health wards.
Regular Line Management and Clinical Supervision will be provided within the service.
About us
About the location:
The post is currently based as Lambeth Hospital however please note that we will be moving to the Maudsley site at Denmark Hill during 2023
Lambeth Hospital is based in Stockwell within walking distance of Clapham North tube station (Northern Line) and Clapham High Street rail station (Zone 2). The station is served by London Overground services from Clapham Junction and Highbury and Islington. Busroutes: 88, 155 (24hrs), 345 (24hrs), 355 and P5. There is limited parking at the site.
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide Art Psychotherapy on inpatient acute Mental Health wards
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To develop the profile of Arts therapies
- To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.
- To work as an autonomous professional within professional and registration body (Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide Art Psychotherapy on inpatient acute Mental Health wards
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To develop the profile of Arts therapies
- To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.
- To work as an autonomous professional within professional and registration body (Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oMasters Degree (or equivalent) in Art Therapy
- oRegistered as an Arts Therapist with the HCPC
- oSignificant post qualification experience including experience of individual and group Arts therapy with people with complex mental health needs
- oExperience of working with adults
Desirable
- oExperience of multi-disciplinary working
- oExperience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues and child protection
- oUnderstanding of arts process and practice and its therapeutic application
- oExperience of doing audits
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oMasters Degree (or equivalent) in Art Therapy
- oRegistered as an Arts Therapist with the HCPC
- oSignificant post qualification experience including experience of individual and group Arts therapy with people with complex mental health needs
- oExperience of working with adults
Desirable
- oExperience of multi-disciplinary working
- oExperience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues and child protection
- oUnderstanding of arts process and practice and its therapeutic application
- oExperience of doing audits
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).
