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- Prif leoliad
- Mental Health
- Gradd
- NHS AfC: Band 7
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- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Rhan-amser - 15 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 363-SSLB6280867
- Cyflogwr
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
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- NHS
- Gwefan
- Beech Close
- Tref
- Dunstable
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- £43,742 - £50,056 No HCAS
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- 26/05/2024 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
CAMHS Arts Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior CAMHS Practitioner to join our thriving and innovative multi-disciplinary service with our CAMHS Adolescent Mental Health team., based in Luton.
We are part of ELFT (East London Foundation Trust), which includes five CAMHS services across East London, Bedfordshire and Luton. Luton CAMHS is a busy team working to four discrete child and adolescent mental health pathways: emotional & behavioural difficulties in childhood and adolescence, adolescent mental health/crisis care, neurodevelopmental child & adolescent care and targeted CAMHS interventions.
If you are an enthusiastic, motivated experienced clinician who is looking for a challenge you may the person we are looking for this post.
Applications are welcomed from suitable experienced, qualified individuals who want to make a significant contribution in our clinically led organization, in a town whose multicultural demographic makes it a challenging and hugely fulfilling place to practice.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
This post will provide a specialist individual and group based arts therapy assessment and treatment within CAMHS to young people and their families alongside generic CAMHS MDT practice. This is a community-based post, located within the Dunstable Emotional & Behavioural Team in Bedfordshire CAMHS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team.
You will be working in a community based team delivering a service to children, young people and their families in a supportive and lively multidisciplinary team, where differences in training and theoretical standpoints are respected and valued. You will have the opportunity to play a significant role in the delivery of a modernized and comprehensive service, and to contribute to our team’s ability to continue offering an excellent service to all our stakeholders.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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 – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
For a detailed description of the job role please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Manyleb y person
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Degree in relevant area
- • MA (or equivalent) in either Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Dramatherapy or Dance & Movement Therapy
- • For Art therapists/Art Psychotherapists, Music Therapists & Dramatherapists - Registration with the HCPC
- • For Dance Movement Psychotherapists - Registration with ADMP UK or UKCP
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Membership of Arts Therapies Professional Body
- • Clinical Supervision Training
- • Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post’s clinical area
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with the client group that this post is linked to in both individual and group work
- • Experience of working with Service Users with challenging behaviour
- • Supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist
- • Experience of assessing service users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Experience of providing teaching and training sessions regarding Arts Therapies to a variety of audiences
- • Experience of working as an Arts therapist in a Multi-disciplinary team
- • Experience of providing Arts Therapies as part of research or clinical trial
- • Experience of providing Arts Therapies in both acute and community settings
- • Experience of project management and evaluation supporting service development
- • Experience of supervision and support of Arts in Health projects
- • Experience of running reflective practice sessions for other disciplines e.g. Nursing, Occupational Therapy
Skills and Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • High standard of verbal communication skills including the ability to provide concise, clear and relevant feedback to a ward round or MDT meeting
- • Computer literacy and a high standard of written communication skills including the ability to produce clear reports detailing progress of therapy, selecting relevant information from sessions and presenting this without bias
- • Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients
- • Ability to treat Service Users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach which considers the whole person
- • Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based Arts Therapies assessments and interventions.
- • Ability to work both independently and a part of a MDT team
- • Ability to assess and manage frequent distressing clinical interactions with clients who have serious mental health problems
- • Ability to assess and manage exposure to potential hazards including frequent verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression in hospital setting whilst ensuring safety of self, client and members of the public.
- • Good organisational and time management skills
- • Line management of more junior staff
- • Adapts and uses a range of Arts Therapies clinical techniques
- • Ability to work with trauma and contain emotional impact through clinical supervision and team support systems
- • Ability to assess risk and be able to work face to face with acutely unwell service users
- • Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to “hold” the stress of other
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • The needs and rights of service users and / or carers in planning and service development
- • The mental health support needs of Children, young people and families
- • The Children’s Act
- • Policies related to the Service, e.g. risk assessment
- • Governance and its application
- • Current National legislation, policies and guidelines relevant to the clinical context of the Post and their application
- • Children and young people’s mental health research, diagnosis and treatment and approaches in related fields i.e. psychiatry, psychology, sociology, family therapy
- • Children and young people’s mental health research, diagnosis and treatment and approaches in related fields i.e. psychiatry, psychology, sociology, family therapy
- • Arts Therapies research and literature relevant to own Arts therapies modality
- • Equal Opportunities related to staff and clients
- • Collaborative working between Arts Therapies and arts in health
- • A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Ability to adapt to physical environment when dedicated therapy rooms are not available e.g. transporting materials, equipment etc and willingness to move furniture to set up a room (within Health and Safety parameters)
- • Physical skills to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required
- • Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration for clinical interventions on both a one-to-one and group basis
- • Active involvement in ongoing professional and team development and a commitment to developing other team members
- • Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news
- • Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios eg emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers.
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic professional journals and/or books
- • Ability to support the development of the profession through participation in professional bodies and activities
Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Katie Lodder
- Teitl y swydd
- Clinical Team Lead
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01582 708140
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
For further information regarding this post, please contact: Katie Lodder Clinical Team Lead on 01582 708140
Rhestr swyddi gyda East London NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector