Job summary
- Main area
- Dramatherapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 083-7826655-SL
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Friends Hall
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Dramatherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
Are you looking for a role where you can make a meaningful impact each day?
We are seeking a passionate Dramatherapist to join our friendly and supportive Arts Therapies Team. Applications from newly qualified Dramatherapists are warmly welcomed.
You will work alongside Art, Drama and Music Therapists across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) within the Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health Service (ALDHS), dedicated to supporting children and young people with learning disabilities in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
The Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health Service (ALDHS) is a centre of excellence for specialist learning disability health needs. As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will help improve access to health services through creative therapeutic work, collaboration with other professionals, and supporting colleagues to work effectively with people with learning disabilities.
Main duties of the job
- Within ALDHS, Dramatherapists provide specialist individual and group interventions to individuals and their families and support networks, including assessment and formulation.
- Dramatherapists also provide specialist advice and guidance, as well as carry out wider psychological tasks and responsibilities as members of the Mental Health and Behaviour ALDHS Team.
- They contribute to MDT meetings and carry out other core tasks and roles within the wider ALDHS such as dementia, access and transition assessments.
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
Person specification
Professional Registrations / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified Dramatherapist to MA or equivalent
- HCPC registered
Professional experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working therapeutically with people presenting with a range of psychological problems.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams. Able to work effectively, with a range of professionals, as part of a team.
- Experience of undertaking assessment and intervention using art, music or drama modalities
Desirable criteria
- Experience / knowledge of working with people with learning disabilities.
- Experience / knowledge of working with trauma.
- Experience / knowledge of working with families and carers.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenny Powell
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Arts Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 124 5888
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