Bank Art Therapist

**NHS Forth Valley**

**Psychological Services**

**Art Therapist, Staff Bank**

**Band 7, £43,422 - £50,506 per annum, pro rata**

We are seeking to recruit an HCPC registered Art Therapist to a Band 7, within NHS Forth Valley’s Arts Therapies service. This is a rare opportunity to work within an established Arts Therapies team consisting of Art and Music Therapists. The team is operationally managed by the Principal Arts Therapist and is hosted within the broader Psychological Therapies Service. The Arts Therapies service operates across the health board region as a whole, with input to in-patient and out-patient mental health services for adults, Learning Disabilities and_ _CAMHS.

The post holder will provide direct clinical input as an Art Therapist across a variety of mental health services for adults, according to demand. They will be running an established in-patient acute ward group and taking referrals for individual therapy in in-patient rehab and low secure units, as well community Adult Mental Health. They will manage their own caseload and work autonomously within multi-disciplinary teams.

NHS Forth Valley’s Psychological Therapies service is committed to staff development. The post holder will participate in Arts Therapies team meetings, team development sessions and reflective practice groups. The post holder will also have access to a broader range of reflective practice groups and CPD events within the wider Psychological Therapies service.

For informal enquiries please contact Alex Taneus-Miller, Principal Arts Therapist, on 01324 614347.

**Closing date - Wednesday 7 June 2023