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Trainee Clinical Placements at East London NHS Foundation Trust: DRAMATHERAPY

This is an exciting time to apply for clinical training placements starting in September 2025 at East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) inart therapy/art psychotherapy, dramatherapy, dance movement therapy and music therapy. Each academic year we provide approx. 30 arts therapies trainees with clinical placements through a centralised trainee recruitment programme.

Over 70 arts therapists work across ELFT NHS in East London and Bedfordshire, in a wide range of acute and community services across the lifespan.ELFT NHS is committed to supporting the development of arts therapies to increase the choice and access our service users have to evidence-based therapies. Through our Trust Strategy we are widening the use of arts therapists' skills, including supporting staff well-being and partnership working with external partners and co-production initiatives with experts through experience.

Trainees will receiveexcellent opportunities to participate in service development and Quality Improvement projects and innovative recovery-focused practice in the arts therapies. Support and clinical supervision from skilled arts therapists will be provided throughout your placement. Most placements are 2-day per week (essential for Forensics), and there is only limited availability of 1-day per week placements.

To undertake clinical work as requested and approved by the clinical supervisor and placement manager To attend all local training and induction as required by the clinical supervisor and/or local service manager To attend at placement as agreed with the clinical supervisor / service manager, and to ensure the placement and the HEI are informed as soon as possible of any absences To observe Trust policy at all times during the placement, and to seek guidance on policy issues where necessary To be able to engage fully with the opportunities offered at placement as they pertain to discipline specific practice and to wider multi-disciplinary / professional experience To attend weekly clinical supervision with their ELFT supervisor, and to be able to make use of the supervisory relationship, education and guidance as offered by the clinical supervisor and/or by other professionals involved in the placement provision To ensure that all actions on placement are transparent and accountable, and that there is appropriate disclosure / sharing of relevant information pertinent to any aspect of the placement To demonstrate personal maturity and insight in managing all aspects of the placement experience, including the stressors and psychological impact of the work on the trainee To seek guidance from the clinical supervisor, the service manager, or other appropriate ELFT and HEI staff on any matter of concern

About us

The following criteria are required within your application to ensure an interview:

Essential:

1. Enrolled on an Arts Therapies Training Course
2. Moving into Year 2 or 3 (full or part time study) in September 2025
3. Experience of team working
4. Previous experience of providing care to vulnerable client groups
5. Awareness of risk management

Desirable:

1. Previous experience of mental health-related placement or work (please note this is essential for Forensics placements).

Information on how you meet these criteria can be included in your onlineapplication including within your personal statement section. Please also include details of your arts therapies placements to date and any preference of clinical setting and client group in your NHS placement.

Please note:

• 2 Referee contact details are required for your application to progress -one of which should be your course lead or tutor
• All applications should be discussed and agreed with your course lead/tutor
• All applications must be made online
• Closingdate for all online applications: Tuesday 11th March, 2025
• Interviews will be held throughout April/May via online video conferencing options