Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Arts Therapist (Art, Music or Dance Movement) to join our new Community Forensic LD/ASD Services. We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills, who is able to work within an emotionally demanding environment to deliver high quality and effective arts therapy provision across North East London with LD/ASD service users discharged from secure forensic inpatient services. We need someone who can work with a high degree of autonomy, who can use initiative in making decisions, is skilled in scoping and forming links with other services and who also works well within teams. An ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of managing risk and relational security when working with this client group is essential.
The Forensic Community Learning Disability and Autism Service is an exciting new venture for the ELFT Forensic Service, with an overarching aim of reducing the risk of offending or reoffending of adults with a diagnosis of Learning Disability and/ or Autism.The team will provide a range of support across North East London, including complex case management and joint work with and consultation to numerous partner agencies such as other areas of the ELFT Forensic Service, criminal justice partners and Community Learning Disability Services, and providing a substantial programme of training.
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 including in-patient service user/out-patient service user follow-up as required, taking into account risk factors, and complexity of presentation, service user's need, and service priorities.
Offer specialist treatment for those who would benefit from psychological therapy but find primarily verbal therapy difficult to access e.g. due to thought disorder, cognitive difficulties, emotional withdrawal, language barriers, risk etc.
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
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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 post title Arts Therapies modality
- oFor Art Therapist/Psychotherapist, Music Therapist and Dramatherapist : registration with HCPC
Desirable
- oFor Dance Movement Psychotherapists: registration with ADMP UK
- oMembership of Arts Therapies professional Body
- oClinical Supervision Training
- oFurther training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area.
Experience
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.
- oClinical supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist
- oAssessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- oProviding Arts therapies as part of research or clinical trial
- oWorking as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- 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 assess and manage exposure to potential hazards including frequent verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression while maintaining own, client and general public safety
- oAbility to work with trauma and contain emotional impact through clinical supervision and team support systems.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- oDegree in relevant area
- oMA ( or equivalent) in post title Arts Therapies modality
- oFor Art Therapist/Psychotherapist, Music Therapist and Dramatherapist : registration with HCPC
Desirable
- oFor Dance Movement Psychotherapists: registration with ADMP UK
- oMembership of Arts Therapies professional Body
- oClinical Supervision Training
- oFurther training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area.
Experience
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.
- oClinical supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist
- oAssessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- oProviding Arts therapies as part of research or clinical trial
- oWorking as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- 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 assess and manage exposure to potential hazards including frequent verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression while maintaining own, client and general public safety
- oAbility to work with trauma and contain emotional impact through clinical supervision and team support systems.
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).
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).
