Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a creative arts psychotherapist (Music Therapist) to work within the Specialist Learning Disability Community Team across East and North Herts. You will have developed a strong and compassionate alliance with adults with a learning disability, additional emotional and mental health difficulties, and their paid and unpaid carers. You will enjoy and value close team-working to enable creative and meaningful opportunities for people who have a learning disability to express their needs. Main Duties of the Job
This is a 5-day permanent post in a well-managed resourceful MDT. You will be part of an arts therapies team and have good opportunities to work alongside other professionals within the service and wider trust. You will understand how to provide innovative evidence-based group and individual arts therapies assessment and treatment programs, within various community settings, working closely with the MDT adult care services, community nursing, and other providers. You will be a highly motivated communicator, with the team's shared passion for achieving the best outcomes for our service users. You will provide support to other therapists and maintain Trust and local team protocols that measure and record your clinical processes and decision-making. You will receive lots of support to develop your professional knowledge and skills through CPD opportunities. You will have excellent support with a range of ongoing supervisions including operational, professional, and clinical. About Us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families, and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it! Job Responsibilities
For further details regarding the role and responsibilities please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached. Person Specification
Qualifications
Good Honours degree in relevant subject and relevant work experience M.A. in Art Psychotherapy, Dramatherapy, or Music Therapy Some post-qualifying professional experience and a demonstrable knowledge of and commitment to best practice and evidence-based practice Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Experience of working as a therapist with service users with complex learning disabilities including those with autism, mental health problems, and/or personality disorders Experience of working as a therapist with service users with profound and severe learning disabilities who may have limited communication skills and challenging behaviours Experience of working extensively with carers and families Experience of working consistently within a multidisciplinary team especially in community settings as therapist/trainee Evidence of continued professional development Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Demonstrates skills required for providing individual and group therapeutic interventions in own field including assessment, treatment, and discharge planning Knowledge and skills in how to improve learning through work-based and evidence-based approaches Demonstrates understanding of organisational and self-management skills including management of complex systems and personnel Ability to work in various settings, inpatient and outpatient, with a range of complex cases Communication Skills
Ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere, e.g., with patients' psychological resistance to personal disclosure Computer competency, including knowledge of electronic care records, email, word processing, and audit tools. Analytical Skills
Highly developed knowledge of and skills in assessing clients for own specific field (art, music, or dramatherapy) Able to describe clearly the clinical process to other professionals, service users, and carers Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Address
Saffron Ground, Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3LJ Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 per annum, pro rata Contract
Permanent Working Pattern
Full-time, Part-time Reference Number
367-LD&F-9072 Job Locations
Saffron Ground, Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3LJ
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We are looking for a creative arts psychotherapist (Music Therapist) to work within the Specialist Learning Disability Community Team across East and North Herts. You will have developed a strong and compassionate alliance with adults with a learning disability, additional emotional and mental health difficulties, and their paid and unpaid carers. You will enjoy and value close team-working to enable creative and meaningful opportunities for people who have a learning disability to express their needs. Main Duties of the Job
This is a 5-day permanent post in a well-managed resourceful MDT. You will be part of an arts therapies team and have good opportunities to work alongside other professionals within the service and wider trust. You will understand how to provide innovative evidence-based group and individual arts therapies assessment and treatment programs, within various community settings, working closely with the MDT adult care services, community nursing, and other providers. You will be a highly motivated communicator, with the team's shared passion for achieving the best outcomes for our service users. You will provide support to other therapists and maintain Trust and local team protocols that measure and record your clinical processes and decision-making. You will receive lots of support to develop your professional knowledge and skills through CPD opportunities. You will have excellent support with a range of ongoing supervisions including operational, professional, and clinical. About Us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families, and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it! Job Responsibilities
For further details regarding the role and responsibilities please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached. Person Specification
Qualifications
Good Honours degree in relevant subject and relevant work experience M.A. in Art Psychotherapy, Dramatherapy, or Music Therapy Some post-qualifying professional experience and a demonstrable knowledge of and commitment to best practice and evidence-based practice Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Experience of working as a therapist with service users with complex learning disabilities including those with autism, mental health problems, and/or personality disorders Experience of working as a therapist with service users with profound and severe learning disabilities who may have limited communication skills and challenging behaviours Experience of working extensively with carers and families Experience of working consistently within a multidisciplinary team especially in community settings as therapist/trainee Evidence of continued professional development Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Demonstrates skills required for providing individual and group therapeutic interventions in own field including assessment, treatment, and discharge planning Knowledge and skills in how to improve learning through work-based and evidence-based approaches Demonstrates understanding of organisational and self-management skills including management of complex systems and personnel Ability to work in various settings, inpatient and outpatient, with a range of complex cases Communication Skills
Ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere, e.g., with patients' psychological resistance to personal disclosure Computer competency, including knowledge of electronic care records, email, word processing, and audit tools. Analytical Skills
Highly developed knowledge of and skills in assessing clients for own specific field (art, music, or dramatherapy) Able to describe clearly the clinical process to other professionals, service users, and carers Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Address
Saffron Ground, Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3LJ Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 per annum, pro rata Contract
Permanent Working Pattern
Full-time, Part-time Reference Number
367-LD&F-9072 Job Locations
Saffron Ground, Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3LJ
#J-18808-Ljbffr
