Music Therapist

The Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Partnership (LDP) is an integrated health and social care service for adults with learning disabilities. We are seeking to recruit a HCPC registered Music Therapist to a permanent Band 6 post.

The successful applicant will be a vital part of an established Arts Therapy team, comprising both Art and Music Therapists. They will be an integral and active member of the Fenland multi-disciplinary team, one of the five teams for adults with learning disabilities across Cambridgeshire.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Music Therapist to be part of our motivated team. You will have experience relevant to working within a community based multi-disciplinary team supporting adults with learning disabilities. As an autonomous practitioner you will manage a specialist case load under the guidance of a specialist Arts Therapist. You will be providing assessment, therapy and monitoring of individuals and groups with a range of mental health and emotional difficulties and providing support for their carers.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive team of Arts Therapists. You will be employed by the NHS and all five teams are managed by Cambridgeshire County Council. You will have the chance to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of learning disability services including contributing to defined projects. Our service emphasises the importance of regular clinical and management supervision and has a clear on-going commitment to continued professional development and training.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

To participate in the delivery of a specialist Arts Therapy (Art or Music) service under the guidance of specialist band 7 Arts Therapist and the Lead Arts Therapist by managing a caseload of clients with complex learning disability
To contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of learning disability services, including contributing to defined projects as delegated by the Lead Arts Therapist.

To provide professional supervision to other staff /students as
appropriate including appraisal and professional development
particularly mandatory training where appropriate.

As an autonomous practitioner to manage a specialist case load, providing assessment, diagnoses, treatment and monitoring of
individuals identified needs for adults with a learning disability.

To participate in multi-disciplinary/ multi agency working within the LDP and with key partners.