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Accountable to: Head of Arts Psychotherapies, Central and North West NHS Foundation Trust.
Job OverviewWe are seeking to recruit an Arts Psychotherapist (art, drama, dance or music) to work 2 day across two of our cnwl inpatient wards, Colham Green (Hillingdon) and Rosedale (Harrow). The role is a permanent post.
The candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering group arts therapy interventions for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs across two mental health wards. Regular linking in with the MDT on the wards and the wider arts psychotherapies service will be expected. The candidate will be joining a diverse team of arts therapists (music, art, drama and dance-movement) who work across the boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon. This means that the staff member will be well supported with supervision, training and staff support, including team reflective practice.
Please refer to the JD/PS for further information.
Main duties of the job
Job description: Dance Movement Psychotherapist/ Music therapist/ Dramatherapist
Hours: 0.4 WTE (2 days a week across two sites), PERMANENT
Base: Colham Green and Rosedale Court
Report to:
North West London Arts Psychotherapies Acute clinical lead.
NWL Arts Psychotherapies Operational and Clinical Lead CNWL.
Accountable to: Head of Arts Psychotherapies, Central and North West NHS Foundation Trust
Job Purpose
To plan, provide and develop an art psychotherapy service for acute in-patients including systematic assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work using an arts therapy approach (dance-movement, music or drama). There will be an expectation that the clinician will evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate outcome measures to measure and demonstrate clinical effectiveness.
To manage and clinically supervise allocated staff (trainees) and regularly undertake arts psychotherapies research/audit as part of the Trust Arts Therapies research strategy.
Working for our organisation
CNWL is one of the largest NHS employers in the UK of Arts Psychotherapists, working in a vast range of services and has an increasing trainee placement programme continually broadening the reach of the profession.
In joining CNWL you’ll have access to first class national and international Arts psychotherapy CPD training through our International Centre for Arts Psychotherapy (ICAPT); as well as through our strong links with Brunel University, supporting and developing their international PHD and Masters course in Art Psychotherapy training.
CNWL Arts Psychotherapies is linked nationally with research programmes and has strong QI support; and keen to expand the knowledge and evidence base of the Arts Psychotherapies.
We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve their potential, whilst also ensuring they are also putting their health and wellbeing as a priority. We have a vast range of support networks and benefits to offer all staff working for us.
We also have a thriving Arts in health service, Arts for staff initiatives and staff support projects such as our CaRE project, as we want to ensure that our passion and knowledge of the benefits of the arts reaches patients and staff across the board.
We are keen to ensure that we’re meeting all the needs of our diverse patient population and especially welcome applications from those local to the communities we serve and who may have lived experience.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- To plan and develop a specialist arts therapy inpatient service for adults with severe mental health problems with a focus on individual and group work.
- To assess referred (self-referred) patients with respect to planning arts therapy treatment including inpatient/outpatient follow-up if appropriate, taking into account risk factors, and complexity of presentation, patient’s need, and service priorities.
- To contribute specialist knowledge from your assessment and treatment to the overall care plan for each patient through contribution to clinical meetings (ward rounds, tribunals) via written reports, as well as verbal feedback to the ward teams.
- To refer on to other appropriate services after assessment or on discharge.
- To work as an integrated team member of the multidisciplinary team, respecting others’ ways of working and having these others in mind when providing arts therapy.
- To adapt your clinical practice to suit particular challenges of the environment without comprising therapeutic goals.
- To use your clinical skills to contribute to the overall treatment and personal recovery goals for the client beyond arts therapy treatment where necessary and if appropriate and needed by the team, e.g. facilitation of reflective practice group, joint assessments and so on.
- To assess risk and adopt appropriate measures to maintain a safe and therapeutically sensitive environment for all.
- To maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times and to maintain proper boundaries particularly as the clinical work will frequently involve working alone with individuals for substantial periods in emotionally intense therapy sessions.
- To undertake ongoing evaluations of patient’s progress to manage time limited therapy including therapy endings and follow up.
- To educate other professionals about arts therapy (through regular workshops/presentations, etc).
- To make full and appropriate use of regular arts psychotherapies clinical supervision.
Education And Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MA in one of the Arts Psychotherapies/Arts Therapies(art, dance-movement, drama or music only)
- Eligibility for State Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)or UKCP/ ADMP
- Membership of relevant professional body (ADMP, BAAT, BAMT, BADth)
- Other related academic qualifications
- Clinical supervision training Training in breakaway/ de escalation techniques
- Knowledge of and training in Mentalization Based Approaches
- Recruitment and selection
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid Relevant To Job
Essential criteria
- Post-qualification experience of autonomous working in a me
Job Overview
We are seeking to recruit an Arts Psychotherapist (art, drama, dance or music) to work 2 day across two of our cnwl inpatient wards, Colham Green (Hillingdon) and Rosedale (Harrow). The role is a permanent post.
The candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering group arts therapy interventions for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs across two mental health wards. Regular linking in with the MDT on the wards and the wider arts psychotherapies service will be expected. The candidate will be joining a diverse team of arts therapists (music, art, drama and dance-movement) who work across the boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon. This means that the staff member will be well supported with supervision, training and staff support, including team reflective practice.
Please refer to the JD/PS for further information.
Main duties of the job
Job description: Dance Movement Psychotherapist/ Music therapist/ Dramatherapist
Hours: 0.4 WTE (2 days a week across two sites), PERMANENT
Base: Colham Green and Rosedale Court
Report to:
North West London Arts Psychotherapies Acute clinical lead.
NWL Arts Psychotherapies Operational and Clinical Lead CNWL.
Accountable to: Head of Arts Psychotherapies, Central and North West NHS Foundation Trust
Job Purpose
To plan, provide and develop an art psychotherapy service for acute in-patients including systematic assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work using an arts therapy approach (dance-movement, music or drama). There will be an expectation that the clinician will evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate outcome measures to measure and demonstrate clinical effectiveness.
To manage and clinically supervise allocated staff (trainees) and regularly undertake arts psychotherapies research/audit as part of the Trust Arts Therapies research strategy.
Working for our organisation
CNWL is one of the largest NHS employers in the UK of Arts Psychotherapists, working in a vast range of services and has an increasing trainee placement programme continually broadening the reach of the profession.
In joining CNWL you’ll have access to first class national and international Arts psychotherapy CPD training through our International Centre for Arts Psychotherapy (ICAPT); as well as through our strong links with Brunel University, supporting and developing their international PHD and Masters course in Art Psychotherapy training.
CNWL Arts Psychotherapies is linked nationally with research programmes and has strong QI support; and keen to expand the knowledge and evidence base of the Arts Psychotherapies.
We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve their potential, whilst also ensuring they are also putting their health and wellbeing as a priority. We have a vast range of support networks and benefits to offer all staff working for us.
We also have a thriving Arts in health service, Arts for staff initiatives and staff support projects such as our CaRE project, as we want to ensure that our passion and knowledge of the benefits of the arts reaches patients and staff across the board.
We are keen to ensure that we’re meeting all the needs of our diverse patient population and especially welcome applications from those local to the communities we serve and who may have lived experience.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Education And Qualifications
Essential criteria
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid Relevant To Job
Essential criteria
We are seeking to recruit an Arts Psychotherapist (art, drama, dance or music) to work 2 day across two of our cnwl inpatient wards, Colham Green (Hillingdon) and Rosedale (Harrow). The role is a permanent post.
The candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering group arts therapy interventions for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs across two mental health wards. Regular linking in with the MDT on the wards and the wider arts psychotherapies service will be expected. The candidate will be joining a diverse team of arts therapists (music, art, drama and dance-movement) who work across the boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon. This means that the staff member will be well supported with supervision, training and staff support, including team reflective practice.
Please refer to the JD/PS for further information.
Main duties of the job
Job description: Dance Movement Psychotherapist/ Music therapist/ Dramatherapist
Hours: 0.4 WTE (2 days a week across two sites), PERMANENT
Base: Colham Green and Rosedale Court
Report to:
North West London Arts Psychotherapies Acute clinical lead.
NWL Arts Psychotherapies Operational and Clinical Lead CNWL.
Accountable to: Head of Arts Psychotherapies, Central and North West NHS Foundation Trust
Job Purpose
To plan, provide and develop an art psychotherapy service for acute in-patients including systematic assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work using an arts therapy approach (dance-movement, music or drama). There will be an expectation that the clinician will evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate outcome measures to measure and demonstrate clinical effectiveness.
To manage and clinically supervise allocated staff (trainees) and regularly undertake arts psychotherapies research/audit as part of the Trust Arts Therapies research strategy.
Working for our organisation
CNWL is one of the largest NHS employers in the UK of Arts Psychotherapists, working in a vast range of services and has an increasing trainee placement programme continually broadening the reach of the profession.
In joining CNWL you’ll have access to first class national and international Arts psychotherapy CPD training through our International Centre for Arts Psychotherapy (ICAPT); as well as through our strong links with Brunel University, supporting and developing their international PHD and Masters course in Art Psychotherapy training.
CNWL Arts Psychotherapies is linked nationally with research programmes and has strong QI support; and keen to expand the knowledge and evidence base of the Arts Psychotherapies.
We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve their potential, whilst also ensuring they are also putting their health and wellbeing as a priority. We have a vast range of support networks and benefits to offer all staff working for us.
We also have a thriving Arts in health service, Arts for staff initiatives and staff support projects such as our CaRE project, as we want to ensure that our passion and knowledge of the benefits of the arts reaches patients and staff across the board.
We are keen to ensure that we’re meeting all the needs of our diverse patient population and especially welcome applications from those local to the communities we serve and who may have lived experience.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- To plan and develop a specialist arts therapy inpatient service for adults with severe mental health problems with a focus on individual and group work.
- To assess referred (self-referred) patients with respect to planning arts therapy treatment including inpatient/outpatient follow-up if appropriate, taking into account risk factors, and complexity of presentation, patient’s need, and service priorities.
- To contribute specialist knowledge from your assessment and treatment to the overall care plan for each patient through contribution to clinical meetings (ward rounds, tribunals) via written reports, as well as verbal feedback to the ward teams.
- To refer on to other appropriate services after assessment or on discharge.
- To work as an integrated team member of the multidisciplinary team, respecting others’ ways of working and having these others in mind when providing arts therapy.
- To adapt your clinical practice to suit particular challenges of the environment without comprising therapeutic goals.
- To use your clinical skills to contribute to the overall treatment and personal recovery goals for the client beyond arts therapy treatment where necessary and if appropriate and needed by the team, e.g. facilitation of reflective practice group, joint assessments and so on.
- To assess risk and adopt appropriate measures to maintain a safe and therapeutically sensitive environment for all.
- To maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times and to maintain proper boundaries particularly as the clinical work will frequently involve working alone with individuals for substantial periods in emotionally intense therapy sessions.
- To undertake ongoing evaluations of patient’s progress to manage time limited therapy including therapy endings and follow up.
- To educate other professionals about arts therapy (through regular workshops/presentations, etc).
- To make full and appropriate use of regular arts psychotherapies clinical supervision.
Education And Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MA in one of the Arts Psychotherapies/Arts Therapies(art, dance-movement, drama or music only)
- Eligibility for State Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)or UKCP/ ADMP
- Membership of relevant professional body (ADMP, BAAT, BAMT, BADth)
- Other related academic qualifications
- Clinical supervision training Training in breakaway/ de escalation techniques
- Knowledge of and training in Mentalization Based Approaches
- Recruitment and selection
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid Relevant To Job
Essential criteria
- Post-qualification experience of autonomous working in a me
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1. Can you describe your educational background and how it has prepared you for a role in arts therapy?
2. What specific qualifications do you hold that align with the requirements of this position, particularly regarding arts therapies?
3. Could you share your experiences in working with patients who have complex and enduring mental health needs?
4. Describe a challenging case you’ve managed as an arts therapist. What was your approach and what outcomes did you observe?
5. How do you typically approach the assessment of new patients in an inpatient setting?
6. Can you explain your process for developing treatment plans and evaluating their effectiveness?
7. What measures do you use to assess clinical effectiveness in your therapy sessions?
8. Can you discuss any specific therapeutic modalities you tend to utilise in your practice, and why you find them effective?
9. How do you adapt your therapeutic methods to meet the unique challenges presented by each individual patient?
10. Describe your experience and comfort level in using outcome measures in your practice. Which ones have you found most useful?
11. How do you ensure effective communication and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) on the wards?
12. Give an example of a time when you contributed to a clinical meeting. What was your role, and how did you share your insights?
13. How do you manage conflicts or differing opinions within a multidisciplinary team setting?
14. What ongoing professional development have you pursued since your initial training in arts therapies?
15. Can you describe any experience you have in providing clinical supervision to trainees or colleagues?
16. How do you ensure that your approach is sensitive to the diverse backgrounds and needs of the patients you serve?
17. Can you discuss an instance where you had to take into account cultural factors when planning therapy for a patient?
18. How do you assess and manage risk while providing therapy in high-pressure environments like inpatient wards?
19. Describe how you maintain a safe and therapeutically sensitive environment during sessions.
20. How do you incorporate reflective practice into your work as an arts therapist?
21. Can you share an experience where reflection led to a significant change or improvement in your therapeutic approach?
22. What is your understanding of the role of arts therapy in mental health recovery, and how do you advocate for its benefits among your colleagues?
23. How do you engage patients in arts therapy to ensure they feel comfortable and willing to participate?
24. How do you ensure that your approach is sensitive to the diverse backgrounds and needs of the patients you serve?
25. Can you discuss an instance where you had to take into account cultural factors when planning therapy for a patient?
1. Can you describe your educational background and how it has prepared you for a role in arts therapy?
2. What specific qualifications do you hold that align with the requirements of this position, particularly regarding arts therapies?
3. Could you share your experiences in working with patients who have complex and enduring mental health needs?
4. Describe a challenging case you’ve managed as an arts therapist. What was your approach and what outcomes did you observe?
5. How do you typically approach the assessment of new patients in an inpatient setting?
6. Can you explain your process for developing treatment plans and evaluating their effectiveness?
7. What measures do you use to assess clinical effectiveness in your therapy sessions?
8. Can you discuss any specific therapeutic modalities you tend to utilise in your practice, and why you find them effective?
9. How do you adapt your therapeutic methods to meet the unique challenges presented by each individual patient?
10. Describe your experience and comfort level in using outcome measures in your practice. Which ones have you found most useful?
11. How do you ensure effective communication and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) on the wards?
12. Give an example of a time when you contributed to a clinical meeting. What was your role, and how did you share your insights?
13. How do you manage conflicts or differing opinions within a multidisciplinary team setting?
14. What ongoing professional development have you pursued since your initial training in arts therapies?
15. Can you describe any experience you have in providing clinical supervision to trainees or colleagues?
16. How do you ensure that your approach is sensitive to the diverse backgrounds and needs of the patients you serve?
17. Can you discuss an instance where you had to take into account cultural factors when planning therapy for a patient?
18. How do you assess and manage risk while providing therapy in high-pressure environments like inpatient wards?
19. Describe how you maintain a safe and therapeutically sensitive environment during sessions.
20. How do you incorporate reflective practice into your work as an arts therapist?
21. Can you share an experience where reflection led to a significant change or improvement in your therapeutic approach?
22. What is your understanding of the role of arts therapy in mental health recovery, and how do you advocate for its benefits among your colleagues?
23. How do you engage patients in arts therapy to ensure they feel comfortable and willing to participate?
24. How do you ensure that your approach is sensitive to the diverse backgrounds and needs of the patients you serve?
25. Can you discuss an instance where you had to take into account cultural factors when planning therapy for a patient?
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