Band 6 Art Psychotherapist - Longbridge Health and Community

Job summary

If you are a recently qualified Art Psychotherapist, looking for an opportunity within a vibrant, growing team of Arts Psychotherapists, please read on.... In recent years, the Arts Psychotherapies provision within BSMHFT has grown significantly, with over 20 Art. Music and Drama therapists employed across all 4 Clinical Divisions. We are proud to offer a career structure from entry-level to Consultant Art Psychotherapist, with a thriving trainee and development programme. Following the promotion of our current Band 6 colleague, we are pleased to offer a 12-month fixed term contract of employment within our Community Art Psychotherapy team. The successful candidate will be located in a CMHT in one of the five hub areas in Birmingham and Solihull. You will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of clinical staff as well as being part of the Art Psychotherapy Community Team and wider Arts Psychotherapies Service in the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Working alongside an experienced art psychotherapist, you will be supported to develop your clinical skills in facilitating a range of art psychotherapy interventions to individuals and groups, working as part of the MDT within the CMHT setting. You will receive clinical supervision from an experienced art psychotherapist, line management support from within the art psychotherapy service, access to training and development opportunities and have the chance to develop your confidence and clinical skill set within a dynamic team in a busy NHS setting.

We welcome candidates who are motivated, dynamic and forward thinking. We are a diverse team who thrive on developing new opportunities and offering high quality, creative art psychotherapy interventions to people with complex and persistent mental health difficulties, who have often experienced trauma, abuse and adverse childhood experiences.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.