We are looking to expand our team by recruiting an Arts Therapist (specializing in Music, Art, or Drama) to deliver arts therapy services across community‑based programs for adults with learning disabilities and recovery services. Our team operates in various community and recovery college settings, utilizing a range of treatment interventions and collaboratively developed courses. The successful candidate will have the chance to supervise trainees and manage other team members, enhancing both their experience and our service delivery.
Responsibilities:
* To plan, provide and develop specialist Arts Therapies interventions including assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work using own Arts Therapies modality (Art, Music, Drama or Dance Movement).
* Evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate service user‑reported experience and outcome measures to measure and demonstrate effectiveness.
* Manage and supervise allocated staff, including trainees.
* Participate in MDT governance and service development meetings.
* Regularly undertake Quality Improvement, Research and Audit.
* Provide a range of teaching and training to multi‑professional staff, service users and carers as required.
* Take a designated role in local service leadership and development.
* Being a car driver is essential.
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
At East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) we are committed to supporting the development of arts therapies to increase the choice and access service users have to evidence‑based psychological therapies. Over 50 arts therapists work across the trust in a wide range of services and each year we provide over 30 arts therapies trainees with clinical placements through a centralised programme.
ELFT provides mental health services across Bedfordshire and Luton (B&L). This post offers an excellent opportunity to join a skilled arts therapies team that work across community‑based adult learning disabilities and adult mental health recovery college services. The post‑holder will have opportunities to support trainees and to manage other members of the team.
The team is based at Twinwoods Clinical Resource Centre, Bedford, MK41 6AT. The successful post holder will have excellent ongoing support including regular managerial, clinical, and professional supervision along with CPD to support career development.
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