Art Therapist

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

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Job summary

To provide a qualified specialist therapeutic service to clients across child & adolescent mental health services; providing psychological assessment and therapy

Main duties of the job

Main responsibilities include offering:

Consultations to professionals, Social Workers and foster carersAssessments - Mental health, carer's and therapeuticDelivery of therapeutic interventions Consultation and training for residential staffNurturing Attachment Group training for foster carersVirtual foster carer drop-in sessions fortnightlyTelephone advice and guidance for carers and professionalsCare leaver Consultations for Personal Advisers/Social Workers

  • To provide a specialist psychology/psychological therapy service to children and young people, their parents and carers
  • To provide specialist advice and consultancy regarding child psychology to other professionals working with children and young people
  • To provide a qualified specialist therapeutic service to clients across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care
  • To provide specialist advice and consultancy to other professionals working in CAMHS and the Social Care Directorates
  • To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.
  • To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

  • generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
  • excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
  • salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
  • discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
  • wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
  • staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Date posted

02 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

444-7080057-CG

Job locations

Parkside House

Quinton Road

Coventry

CV1 2NJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the HCPC as an Art/ Music Therapist
  • Evidence of Continued professional Development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Doctoral level or equivalent knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychological therapy.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a multicultural framework
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
  • Experience of the application of psychological therapy/art therapy in different cultural contexts.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with the HCPC as an Art/ Music Therapist
  • Evidence of Continued professional Development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Doctoral level or equivalent knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychological therapy.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a multicultural framework
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
  • Experience of the application of psychological therapy/art therapy in different cultural contexts.

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Parkside House

Quinton Road

Coventry

CV1 2NJ


Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Parkside House

Quinton Road

Coventry

CV1 2NJ


Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Rise CLA Team Lead

Jeremy Pearce

jeremy.pearce@covwarkpt.nhs.uk

02476961426

Date posted

02 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

444-7080057-CG

Job locations

Parkside House

Quinton Road

Coventry

CV1 2NJ


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