Band 7 Art Psychotherapist - Community Art Psychotherapy TeamWe are advertising a 12 month fixed term Band 7 Art Psychotherapist role within the Community Art Psychotherapy Team, part of the Trust-wide Arts Psychotherapies Service. The team has grown in recent years and offers a career structure from entry-level to Consultant Art Psychotherapist. Arts psychotherapists are located in community and specialist services with an expanding trainee placement scheme. The post is based in the South hub (Longbridge) within a busy Community Mental Health Team setting. You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of clinical staff and be part of the Art Psychotherapy Community Team and wider Arts Psychotherapies Service in the Trust.

Main duties

Developing and informing referral pathways

Facilitating a range of art psychotherapy interventions to individuals and groups

Providing consultation to other clinical staff

Working as part of the multidisciplinary team within the community mental health team setting

Receiving clinical supervision from an experienced art psychotherapist

Line management support from within the art psychotherapy service

Access to training and development opportunities

Opportunity to develop your career within a dynamic team in a busy community mental health setting

About the team and settingWelcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust provides a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, and supports training and innovation. The population is culturally diverse with varying levels of deprivation, creating demand for accessible mental health services. We are a compassionate, inclusive team dedicated to delivering high quality, creative art psychotherapy interventions for people experiencing complex mental health difficulties, including those with trauma and adverse childhood experiences.

QualificationsEssential

MA Art Psychotherapy

HCPC Registration

Openness to supervisory relationships and to team or professional colleague support systems

Experience delivering specialist art psychotherapy assessments/interventions in mental health

Resilience in dealing with sustained emotional impacts, from a variety of work settings

Post-qualifying experience of working in Adult Mental Health Services

Desirable

Experience of supervising others

Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams

Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service check is required. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a DBS disclosure will be sought. Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered. UK registration with a current professional register is required. For further information see NHS Careers and UK Visas and Immigration guidance.

Employer detailsEmployer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Northcroft CMHT, 190 Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6DW

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