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Job summary
"We have an exciting opportunity for an Arts Therapist (Art, Music, Drama, or Dance Movement) to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, providing, and developing specialist Arts Therapies, including assessment, treatment, and evaluation of individual and group work using their chosen Arts Therapies modality (Art, Music, Drama, or Dance Movement) within the Tower Hamlets Community Learning Disabilities Service (CLDS)."
Main duties of the job
Evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate service user reported experience and outcome measures to measure and demonstrate effectiveness.
Manage and supervise allocated staff, including trainees
Regularly undertake Quality Improvement, Research and Audit
Provide a range of teaching and training to multi-professional staff, service users and carers as required
Take a designated role in local service leadership and development
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient Care
Develop and provide Arts Therapies to service users with a range of mental/health needs in a range of settings as required, employing the following specialist skills.
Plan and develop specialist Arts Therapies with a particular focus on group work in liaison with the Head Arts Therapist and Multi-disciplinary colleagues
Assess referred service users, plan and deliver Arts Therapies interventions including in-patient service user/out-patient service user follow-up as required, taking into account risk factors, and complexity of presentation, service users need, and service priorities
Offer specialist treatment for those who would benefit from psychological therapy but find primarily verbal therapy difficult to access due to thought disorder, cognitive difficulties, emotional withdrawal, language barriers, etc.
Refer on other appropriate services after assessment or on discharge
Work as an integrated and collaborative team member, respecting others ways of working and holding in mind other assessment, treatment and support which may be being provided alongside Arts Therapies input
Being on the duty/enquiry desk, completing initial service assessments and responding to other service demands as they arise.
Assess risk and adopt appropriate measures to maintain a safe and therapeutically sensitive environment for all
Maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times and maintain appropriate boundaries
Undertake ongoing evaluation of service users progress to manage time limited therapy effectively including therapy endings and follow up
Facilitate placements for trainee Arts Therapists, along with provision of their placement management and clinical supervision
Facilitate communication between therapist and service user through the use of any adaptive communication techniques, devices or approaches
Oversee and develop arts based interventions including collaboration with Arts in Health partners
Clinical
Use own clinical skills to contribute to the overall treatment and personal recovery goals for the service user during and beyond Arts Therapies input
Where required by the Multi-disciplinary team, facilitate reflective practice input, joint assessments and joint working
Contribute own specialist knowledge from assessment and treatment to the overall care plan for each service user through contribution to clinical meetings ward rounds, CPAs, tribunals, via written reports, as well as verbal feedback to teams
Adapt as required clinical practice to suit particular challenges of the environment including the setting of aims and goals appropriate to service users needs and setting
Seek out help of senior staff or more experienced Arts therapists in this field to enhance own clinical practice, including sources from within and outside the Trust, and share this knowledge through the Arts Therapies networks within the Trust
Responsible for clinical input into Trusts Arts Therapies Research and Quality Improvement as identified
Work autonomously, referring when necessary to clinical and managerial supervision support
Administration
Follow correct Trust procedures and seek advice regarding incidents and complaints
Maintain accurate service users records including clinical note keeping, report writing, and CPA in accordance with relevant national and Trust policies.
Collect statistics relating to service reporting requirements
Take an active part in own line management supervision, including own appraisal
Make use of established communication systems within the service line and related organisations
Have a working knowledge of, and adhere to, current legislation applicable to clinical area, including Mental Health Act, CPA, Health and safety, governance and data protection and recovery focused practice
Management
Provide regular line management supervision including annual appraisals for those for whom you have line management responsibility
Provide regular professional and clinical supervision for junior and less experienced staff as required
Ensure that Trust Policy is adhered to for those whom line management responsibility is held, taking appropriate action regarding complaints and untoward incidents
Oversee delegated project management and required supervision of Arts Therapies and Arts in Health projects
Ensure own ethical practice by working with your professional bodys of Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Clinical Practice and abiding by the Health and Care Professions Council requirements for ongoing Registration and Trusts Confidentiality policies
Make clinical judgements with regard to confidentiality
Contribute to the development of promotional information that is accessible to service users and staff informing them of the nature of Arts Therapies and how and when they can access the service
Human Resources
Educate other professionals through workshops, presentations and training
Provide further trainee training opportunities as a trainee co-worker as required
Provide clinical supervision to allocated trainees
Allocate service users to Arts Therapies trainees holding responsible for these caseloads and for clinically supervising the input provided by trainees to service users
Compile assessments and reports on Arts Therapies trainees progress, attend meetings organised by training institutions and contribute to good relations between training institutions and the Trust
Be actively involved in recruitment processes, including development of job descriptions, person specs and advertising
Sit on interview panels as required for the recruitment and selection of Arts therapists and/ or other team members where appropriate
Make full and appropriate use of regular clinical supervision
Assess own training and development needs and ensure they are met through negotiation designated line manager
Undertake continuous professional development as required for professional registration
Undertake Trust mandatory training as required
Performance and Quality
Understand and implement policies and requirements of the relevant Service line
Maintain knowledge and awareness of operational issues relating to clinical practice
Review regularly service delivery, proposing and making appropriate changes to develop the service, balancing the views and needs of service users, carers and MDT staff and Trust wide or local policy changes, in consultation with Head of Arts Therapies or designated line manager
Balance service demand with own case load, ensuring that Arts Therapies referrals are managed efficiently and that there is sufficient throughput
Ensure the safekeeping and confidentiality of all records and to advise honorary and trainee staff on these requirements
Play an active role in shaping the wider teams philosophy of care, service aims, mode of operation and policies, through attendance at team meetings, away days and other development forums
Adhere to and act on Clinical Governance being particularly mindful where this pertains to the Arts Therapies and advise trainee, honorary staff on requirements
Demonstrate good knowledge in own practice and be able to advise staff on matters related to diversity and equality in clinical and professional relationships as defined by the Equalities Act
Promote and apply evidenced based practice to service delivery
Take part in and promote Quality Improvement work in all aspects of your role
Keep abreast of new developments and research in Arts Therapies
To participate in Trust-wide Clinical Interest groups undertaking delegated tasks as appropriate
Participate in planned Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and maintain a personal CPD portfolio that meets professional registration requirements
Ensure own development through regular participation in clinical supervision/consultation process and participation in other training opportunities within the Trust
Financial and Physical Resources
Be responsible for the maintenance, physical storage and setting out of any Arts Therapies equipment including the moving of furniture within health and safety guidelines
Ensure confidentiality of service users Arts Therapies work made/audio/video recorded as part of therapy and the safe and confidential storage of such service user material during therapy and post discharge
Be responsible for and check the stock of Arts Therapies equipment on a regular basis, advising on orders and replacements
Person Specification
Education/qualification/training
Essential
MA (or equivalent) in an Arts Therapies Modality Degree in relevant area For Art therapist/Art Psychotherapist, Music Therapist & Dramatherapist - Registration with the HCPC For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Evidence of working towards: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist For Dance Movement Psychotherapists: Membership of ADMP Professional Register
Desirable
Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the role Clinical Supervision Training For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist Membership of Arts Therapies Professional Body
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
Clinical supervision training
Experience
Essential
Experience of working as an Arts therapist with people with Learning Disabilities Experience of working as an Arts therapist in a Multi-disciplinary team Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with the client group that this post is linked to in both individual and group work Experience of working with Service Users with secondary care mental health needs including challenging behavior Experience of working with service users with Learning Disabilities. Experience of providing Clinical supervision to trainee Arts Therapist Experience of assessing service users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Experience of providing teaching and training sessions regarding Arts Therapies to a variety of audiences o Experience of working as an Arts therapist in a Multi-disciplinary team Experience of providing Arts Therapies as part of research or clinical trial Experience of providing Arts Therapies in both acute and community settings Experience of project management and evaluation supporting service development Experience of supervision and support of Arts in Health projects Experience of running reflective practice sessions for other disciplines Nursing, Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
The mental health support needs of Adults with Learning Disabilities in community settings The Mental Health Act, The mental Capacity Act, Transfroming Care and the NHS long term plan in relations to People with Learning Disabilities Arts Therapies research and literature relevant to post Arts therapies modality The needs and rights of service users and / or carers in planning and service development The collaborative interface between Arts Therapies and arts in health High standard of verbal communication skills including the ability to provide concise, clear and relevant feedback to a ward round or MDT meeting Computer literacy and a high standard of written communication skills including the ability to produce clear reports detailing progress of therapy, selecting relevant information from sessions and presenting this without bias Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with clients Ability to treat Service Users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach which considers the whole person Ability to work both independently and a part of a MDT team Ability to work with trauma and contain emotional impact through clinical supervision and team support systems
Desirable
Line management of more junior staff