Job Title: Band 7 Senior Art Therapist (Part-time)
We are looking for a Band 7 Senior Art Therapist to join our team at Forest House Adolescent Unit on a part time basis for 22.5 hours per week.
The post holder will provide specialist arts psychotherapy assessment and treatment to young people in Forest House Adolescent Unit and the wider Enhanced Specialist Pathway, who are presenting with complex psychological and psychiatric presentations.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner and be responsible for their own specialist caseload, whilst being a member of the psychological therapies and wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
The post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary inpatient unit team as well as a range of other arts therapy colleagues within the wider service setting.
The post holder will promote understanding and education of art therapy, through formal and informal training where required, and provide art therapy advice when needed.
The post holder will provide consultation to parents, carers and professionals from other agencies with regard to the provision and delivery of specialist arts psychotherapy provided in Forest House Adolescent Unit and within the wider Enhanced Specialist Pathway.
The post holder will support and engage in research and audits for service improvement.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our Family Of Over 4,500 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout.
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Dr Meg Riddington
Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Email address: meg.riddington1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01923 289940
Dr Meg's working days are Monday to Wednesday. Mobile contact 07985 951266
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