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Opportunity to make a positive impact on patients' mental health through creative expression.
Autonomous clinical practice allowing for personalized treatment planning and evaluation.
Engagement in a supportive multi-disciplinary team environment, fostering collaboration and professional growth.
Involvement in service development and clinical governance, contributing to the advancement of mental health care.
Access to professional development through supervision of trainee art therapists and participation in training and research initiatives.
Generous employee benefits including NHS discounts, annual leave, and a pension scheme.
The Art Therapist position at North London NHS Foundation Trust involves working as an autonomous clinical practitioner within the South Enfield Integrated Core Mental Health Team. The role requires planning and delivering an arts psychotherapies service that includes assessment, treatment, and evaluation of patients, as well as contributing to treatment planning and providing art therapy consultation to staff. The post holder will manage a caseload, facilitate both individual and group therapy sessions, maintain referral systems, and engage in supervision and training for trainee art therapists. Collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team is essential to address clinical issues effectively.
Additionally, the role supports the Trust's commitment to improving mental health care, offering opportunities for professional development, flexible working, and wellbeing initiatives. The therapist may need to adapt to working at different locations within the Trust as service requirements evolve. The position aligns with the organisation's values of kindness, respect, collaboration, empowerment, and diversity.
Additionally, the role supports the Trust's commitment to improving mental health care, offering opportunities for professional development, flexible working, and wellbeing initiatives. The therapist may need to adapt to working at different locations within the Trust as service requirements evolve. The position aligns with the organisation's values of kindness, respect, collaboration, empowerment, and diversity.
Post Holder will work across the South Enfield Integrated Core Mental Health Team as an autonomous clinical practitioner planning and providing an arts psychotherapies service, including treatment and ongoing evaluation, drawing on the evidence base specific to clinical area. The post will also include involvement in treatment planning, consultation and advice giving in art therapy to other staff. The post holder will be expected to contribute to ongoing service development and clinical governance processes, engage in supervision of trainee art therapists and be involved in training and research initiatives as appropriate.
Our Five-Year Strategy
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bola Quadri Job title: Team Manager Email address: Telephone number: 02
Shamaya Robinson - OT & AMP Divisional Lead
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- To provide assessment, formulation and treatment for patients of the the Enfield Integrated Core Mental Health Teams using appropriate specialised Art Therapy approaches. You will be allocated to work in the south core team however this may change based on service requirements and demands.
- To provide Art Therapy sessions, including group and individual work.
- To maintain systems for prioritising referrals to Art Therapy and maintain a waiting list as needed.
- To carry a caseload of Art Therapy patients as negotiated with the OT & AHP Lead/core team leads.
- To carry out or be involved the review Dialog+ assessment for service users within the Enfield Integrated Core Mental Health Team
- To work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, developing good staff relations and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team on clinical issues.
Our Five-Year Strategy
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
- We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
- We Are Kind
- We Are Respectful
- We Work Together
- We Keep Things Simple
- We Empower
- We Are Proudly Diverse
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bola Quadri Job title: Team Manager Email address: Telephone number: 02
Shamaya Robinson - OT & AMP Divisional Lead
Telephone: 02/
Email:
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To work as an art therapist in the UK, you typically need a combination of education, training, and specific skills. Here are the key skills and qualifications necessary for a career in art therapy:
Educational Qualifications:
1. Relevant Degree: A degree in psychology, art, or a related field is often required. Many art therapists also hold a master's degree in art therapy or a related area.
2. Accredited Training: You need to have completed a postgraduate diploma or a master’s degree in art therapy that is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
3. Professional Registration: You must register with the HCPC as an arts therapist to practice legally in the UK.
Skills Required:
1. Artistic Skills: Proficiency in various art mediums and techniques is essential to help clients express themselves creatively.
2. Therapeutic Skills: Strong understanding of psychological theories and therapeutic practices, as well as skills to facilitate therapeutic relationships.
3. Communication Skills: Effective verbal and non-verbal communication is crucial to building rapport with clients and understanding their needs.
4. Empathy and Sensitivity: Ability to empathize with clients and understand their emotional and psychological states, creating a safe space for expression.
5. Observational Skills: Keen observational skills to assess clients' behaviors and artistic expressions for insights into their mental and emotional processes.
6. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to think creatively and adapt interventions to meet diverse client needs.
7. Cultural Competence: Awareness and respect for different cultural backgrounds, beliefs, and values, which may influence a client's experience of therapy.
8. Boundaries and Ethics: Understanding of professional ethics and the ability to maintain appropriate boundaries in therapeutic relationships.
Other Considerations:
- Supervision and Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Engaging in ongoing training and supervision to stay updated with best practices in the field.
- Experience: Relevant experience, such as volunteering or working in mental health settings, can be beneficial.
- Teamwork: Collaboration with other healthcare professionals, including psychologists, social workers, and medical personnel, may be a part of your role.
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