Drama Therapist

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Full time
Location: Dawlish
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Location: Dawlish, EX7 0NR Salary: £46148.00 to £52809.00 Date posted: 8th January 2025 Closing date: 20th January 2025 Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases that can be passed person-to-person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested. Job Description:

Are you someone looking for a career in one of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts? Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to peoples lives to enjoy a better future? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at the new Regional Learning Disability and Autism Unit in Dawlish (The Brook). The job offers a challenging yet rewarding environment with opportunities to consistently learn. The Brook is a new regional service which will provide high quality care and treatment for people who have learning disabilities and complex mental health needs. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support the assessment and treatment of adults with a learning disability or autism on the unit. We are committed to the ongoing training and development of all our staff and offer a range of opportunities for career progression. The building and environment will be state of the art and the service aims to become a centre of excellence. Main duties of the job

The principal purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people with learning disabilities or autistic people as part of their inpatient journey. You will work as part of a team of arts therapists and as part of the wider multidisciplinary team offering local clinical expertise and leadership. Job responsibilities

Communication and Working Relationships Clients, family and carers: To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may have specific difficulties in understanding and/or communicating and who may be hostile, antagonistic or highly emotionally disturbed. Multidisciplinary team colleagues: To work closely with colleagues in the multi-professional integrated mental health and wellbeing service on a day to day basis. Health & social care staff: To communicate with a wide range of health & social care staff in hospital and in community settings in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex and sensitive information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under the service's care. To provide support & guidance in the application of psychological principles and techniques, and to foster reflective practice. Senior managers & professional staff: To maintain and build good working relationships with senior professional staff and managers across the service and in DPT to foster a positive approach to the integrated mental health and wellbeing service and to enable effective negotiation. Planning and Organisation To plan and prioritise own workload, balancing the demands of patient care, support and guidance of carers and professionals and service research and development activities. To contribute to the planning and organising of the psychology and therapy services within the locality area and to contribute to the development and improvement of provision of psychological services within services to best meet the organisation's strategy and priorities. To provide arts therapy knowledge to the multiprofessional planning, development and marketing of mental health and wellbeing services. Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about assessment, treatment and discharge, including the management of risk. To formulate plans for psychological treatment and implement specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups and to demonstrate awareness of diversity issues. To provide advice, guidance and consultation on psychological aspects of patient care to colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters and families. Person Specification

Qualifications

Recognised qualification in Arts Therapy Registration with HCPC Experience

Experience of specialist therapeutic assessment and treatment of mental health clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings. Experience in working with learning disabled clients Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality Experience gained during supervised training of working (in specialist area) Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision 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.

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