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apricotcentre
Apricot Centre for Wellbeing
Huxhams Cross Farm
Rattery Lane
Dartington
Totnes
TQ9 6AA
Job Description & Person Specification for an HCPC / UKCP / BACP registered Creative Therapist (i.e. Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy) or Play Therapist for the Apricot Centre
Wellbeing Service
We are looking in Devon for 2 roles (see each below) :
Creative Therapist (Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy) Role (based in/willing to work in Torbay and/or South Hams):
The Apricot Centre Wellbeing Service is looking for an HCPC/UKCP/BACP registered Creative Therapist (Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy) to work on a contract basis, delivering specialist assessments, 1:1 therapy, therapeutic parenting work, and therapeutic work in nature-based environments. The successful candidate will work closely with the Service Managers to ensure professional service delivery within external and internal contracts. They will be responsible for maintaining accurate records, attending peer support meetings, and adhering to the code of ethics of their registered practice. This role requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant clinical work experience, a diploma or qualification in a relevant creative therapy approach, and experience working with young people or families. This is an exciting opportunity to utilise your skills and experience, and if you are looking for sessional work, we would be very keen to hear from you.
Creative Therapist Role (based in/willing to work in Torbay and/or South Hams):
The Apricot Centre Wellbeing Service is seeking a registered Creative Therapist to work on a contract basis, delivering specialist assessments, 1:1 therapy, therapeutic parenting work, and therapeutic work in nature-based environments. The successful candidate will work closely with the Service Managers to ensure professional service delivery within external and internal contracts. They will be responsible for maintaining accurate records, attending peer support meetings, and adhering to the code of ethics of their registered practice. This role requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant clinical work experience, a diploma or qualification in creative therapy, and experience working with young people or families. This is an exciting opportunity to utilise your skills and experience, and if you are looking for sessional work, we would be very keen to hear from you.
JOB DESCRIPTION
To work by agreed contract (predefined costed interventions) and able to deliver:
● Specialist Assessments, including contributing to multidisciplinary assessments
● 1:1 Therapy with children, adolescents or adults - with a range of trauma and attachment informed intervention
● Therapeutic Parenting work
● Therapeutic work in nature-based environments (e.g. Biodynamic Farm)
● Hold or contribute to multi professional meetings and therapeutic reviews
● Write professional reports using the ACWS (Apricot Centre Wellbeing Service) report templates and GSuite
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
● To work with the Service Manager and ACWS Leads to ensure that services are delivered professionally and within our external and internal contracts.
● To regularly keep up to date with service guidance through case supervision, updates and peer support meetings
● To attend Peer Support meetings (suggested 8 per year)
● To attend 1 annual review meeting to discuss the development of your role and practice
● To work within the code of ethics of your registered practice.
● To maintain a safe and healthy working environment for the young people - including working closely with ACWS safeguarding and child protection policies.
● To keep accurate, clearly written, understandable and up to date records of your work, communications, reviews, reports .
● To safely store and archive all therapeutic records in a confidential environment according to the ACWS information policies. This involves recording on our CRM system.
● To write reports where necessary for relevant third parties
● To work closely with GDPR processes developed within ACWS to gain explicit consent from our service users.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
● To ensure your professional qualifications, professional registration/s, enhanced DBS, professional insurance, and your Safeguarding and other mandatory Trainings are always up to date.
● Practitioner to hold self-employed status and to hold valid professional liability insurance cover at all times while working for ACWS.
● To have attended a Level 2 Safeguarding Training within the last 2 years
● To be familiar with and work according to ACWS' codes of conduct, policies, procedures and the files on the young people.
● Unless there is an emergency, to complete all work pre-agreed according to the time frames and conditions of the intervention, unless a change is discussed and agreed formally with the service manager or coordinator.
● To work according to the pre-agreed rates and times agreed within each individual contract/intervention, and to raise with managers before the onset of work if the conditions are not satisfactory.
● To attend a suggested 8 peer support meetings per annum while working directly with ACWS. To maintain your own private clinical supervision at a minimum level of 1 supervision hour per 15 clinical hours of sessions.
● Ongoing and on request to provide us with an up to date record of your training, certifications, registrations and professional memberships, insurance and any other information required to ensure you are fit to practice.
● To invoice monthly (unless otherwise agreed) for work undertaken.
REQUIREMENTS
● To hold a disclosure at the enhanced level from the Criminal Records Bureau.
● To maintain a confidential record of all sessions undertaken within 24 hours of each session, and to record and respond immediately to any safeguarding concerns.
ATTITUDE
* A wish to grow and develop both professionally and personally:
* A willingness to engage in creative dialogues around your clients and care team involvement.
* A willingness to learn new IT skills and procedural systems.
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Person Specification: Apricot Centre Wellbeing Service
KEY: E = Essential, D = Desirable A = Application form,
I = Interview, S= Short listing criteria
Requirement Essential/ Desirable
Assess from
Qualifications
Diploma or qualification in a relevant psychotherapeutic, systemic approach - relevant to working with young people or families E, A, I, S
Degree or postgraduate diploma in fields directly related to therapeutic work with children or families D, A, I, S
Additional Qualifications in any of the following: DDP, Therapeutic Lifestorywork, EMDR for Children, Family Systemic Therapy, Theraplay D, A, I
Experience
A minimum of 2 years of relevant clinical work experience. E, A, I, S
Experience and track record of therapeutic work with Young People and
Carers/Parents with complex presentations E, A, I, S
Having had a period of personal therapy E, A, I, S
Experience and confidence in attending multidisciplinary meetings D, A, I
Experience of facilitation or therapeutic work with groups D, A, I
Ongoing interest in therapeutic approaches (or research) engaging nature or creative or innovative approaches to wellbeing D, A, I
Proven ability to develop, implement and monitor robust administrative processes and procedures in line with good practice E A, I, S
Maintaining electronic databases E A, I, S
Experience working in a health, social care or community setting D A, I, S
Knowledge/experience of the social enterprise and/or third sector D A, I
Skills and abilities
To be able to work using own initiative and manage own workload E, A, I, S
Excellent time management, organisational and administration skills E, A, I, S
Capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines and dealing with multiple priorities at once E, A, I, S
Excellent interpersonal skills E A, I, S
Comfortable working with Cloud-based IT system such as GSUITE or similar
E A, I, S
Excellent team working skills and also the ability to work alone E A, I
Knowledge and understanding
Knowledge of administrative practices and procedures i.e. filing, maintaining computer records, minute taking E A, I, S
Understanding of workplace health and wellbeing practices D A, I
Personal attributes
Self-motivated, organised and efficient E A, I, S
Adaptable, approachable, helpful, entrepreneurial E A, I, S
To adopt a 'can do' attitude to work and relationships E A, I
Empathetic, compassionate and caring E A ,I
Job Type: Freelance
Pay: £55.00-£60.00 per hour
Benefits:
* Flexitime
* On-site parking
* Work from home
Application question(s):
* Do you live within 30 miles of Dartington
* Are you registered with a recognised body for your therapeutic approach (i.e. BAAT, BACP, UKCP, HCPC, BAPT etc..)
Experience:
* Therapeutic: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person