Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Dramatherapist to join our Arts Psychotherapies Team. We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills, is committed to contributing to a high quality and effective arts therapy provision across Tower Hamlets both within the adult in-patient mental health unit and in the community.
Tower Hamlets is currently taking part in the Community Mental Health Transformation project. This aims to ensure that service users gain access to support in a timely manner, and involves developing closer links between Primary and Secondary Care, statutory and voluntary sector services, the NHS and Social Care. This will involve the Arts Psychotherapy Service also developing closer links with neighbourhood teams to contribute to their offer to clients with a wide range of mental health needs.
The post is likely to suit someone who is committed to working creatively and safely with a diverse client group who experience complex mental health needs. We need someone who can work autonomously, is committed to forming links and collaborating with other services as well as work dynamically within teams. We would welcome applications from people who are reflective and can consider the therapeutic relationship and the impact the work has on them. A sustained level of energy, enthusiasm and resilience is expected to succeed in this role.
Main duties of the job
- Develop and provide Arts Therapies to service users with a range of mental/health needs in a range of settings as required, employing the following specialist skills:
- Plan and develop specialist Arts Therapies with a particular focus on group work in liaison with the Lead Arts Therapist and Multi-disciplinary colleagues
- Assess referred service users, plan and deliver Arts Therapies interventions whilst taking into account risk factors, complexity of presentation, service user's need and service priorities.
- Use own clinical skills to contribute to the overall treatment and personal recovery goals for the service user during and beyond Arts Therapies input.
- Where required by the Multi-disciplinary team, facilitate reflective practice, joint assessments and joint working.
- Contribute own specialist knowledge from assessment and treatment to the overall care plan for each service user through contribution to clinical meetings e.g. ward rounds, CPAs, tribunals, via written reports, as well as verbal feedback to teams
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please could you kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please could you kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- oDegree in relevant area
- oMA ( or equivalent) in Dramatherapy
- oRegistration with HCPC
Desirable
- oMembership of British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth)
- oClinical Supervision Training
- oFurther training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area.
Experiene
Essential
- oPost qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with this client group in both group and individual work.
- oWorking with service users with challenging and/or unpredictable behavior.
- oAssessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- oClinical supervision experience of a trainee Arts Therapist.
- oProviding Arts Therapy teaching/training to a variety of audiences.
- oWorking as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills.
- oDeveloped interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained.
- oAbility to adapt and use a range of specialist skills in skills in individual and group based arts therapies assessments and interventions.
- oAbility to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times using a culturally competent holistic approach.
- oAbility to work both independently and as part of MDT.
- oAbility to assess and manage frequent distressing clinical interactions with clients who have complex mental health problems.
- oAbility to assess and manage exposure to potential hazards including verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression while maintaining own, client and general public safety.
- oGood organizational and time management Skills.
Desirable
- oRecord of having published in either peer reviewed or academic professional journals and/or books.
- oAbility to support the development of the profession through participation in professional bodies and activities.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- oDegree in relevant area
- oMA ( or equivalent) in Dramatherapy
- oRegistration with HCPC
Desirable
- oMembership of British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth)
- oClinical Supervision Training
- oFurther training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area.
Experiene
Essential
- oPost qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with this client group in both group and individual work.
- oWorking with service users with challenging and/or unpredictable behavior.
- oAssessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- oClinical supervision experience of a trainee Arts Therapist.
- oProviding Arts Therapy teaching/training to a variety of audiences.
- oWorking as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills.
- oDeveloped interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained.
- oAbility to adapt and use a range of specialist skills in skills in individual and group based arts therapies assessments and interventions.
- oAbility to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times using a culturally competent holistic approach.
- oAbility to work both independently and as part of MDT.
- oAbility to assess and manage frequent distressing clinical interactions with clients who have complex mental health problems.
- oAbility to assess and manage exposure to potential hazards including verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression while maintaining own, client and general public safety.
- oGood organizational and time management Skills.
Desirable
- oRecord of having published in either peer reviewed or academic professional journals and/or books.
- oAbility to support the development of the profession through participation in professional bodies and activities.
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).
