Dramatherapist Role

At Elysium Healthcare Limited, we are seeking a highly skilled Dramatherapist to join our team in providing specialist therapy services to adults with mental illness/complex care needs and those with personality disorder.

This is a full-time position working 5 hours per week as a Dramatherapist, joining the Department of Psychological Therapies and managing your own caseload. You will provide specialist Dramatherapy assessment, therapy, interventions, and consultation to service users, their families, carers, and mental health professionals within Thornford Park Hospital.

• Attend regular meetings, such as MDT's, CPA's, referrals, and peer supervision.
• Provide both long & short-term work, including undertaking clinical assessments to determine clinical needs & treatment plans.
• Maintain monthly clinical supervision as well as regular line-management supervision.
• Provide professional advice in finding resolutions to problems/challenges – with the emphasis on improving service-user experience.
• Offer specialist clinical advice including the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care within the service.

• Experience working with adults with ASD.
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.

We offer a competitive salary of £30,000 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits including:

• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave pro rata (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.