154061 Arts Therapist – entry level (KK)

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MUSIC THERAPIST - 0.2 WTE Band 7 | 7.5 hours per week
INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC REHAB TEAM – ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL

An exciting opportunity to join the NHS Lothian Arts Psychotherapies Service – a team comprising of over 30 Arts Psychotherapists working across all age groups and all localities served by NHS Lothian.

What staff say about our team:-

o ‘I want to thank you for all your support, CPD, training and opportunities you have offered me’ o ‘It’s been a wonderful rich experience I’ll always greatly value’
o ‘My time working within the NHS Lothian Arts Therapies team has been incredibly rich and I have learnt so much.’
o ‘I would like to thank you both for the incredible opportunities you have provided me within the NHS, I have learnt so much during my time as a student and as an employee and feel very lucky to have worked alongside such an inspiring team.’

The Arts Psychotherapies Service provides Art, Music, Drama Psychotherapy services to children, young people, adults and older adults with complex needs across all of NHS Lothian and specific additional partners (i.e. local authority social care and third sector organisations). Arts Psychotherapies may be offered within NHS venues or other community facilities.

For this role, Arts Psychotherapy is provided to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Services - “A service to help people recover from the difficulties of longer-term mental health problems. It will help and support people who still find it difficult to cope with everyday life or get on with other people. It will aim to help individuals deal with problems, to get confidence back, and to help them to live as independently as possible.” MWC, 2020.

The successful applicant will be embedded within the Rehab team, be expected to respond to the identified needs of patients and contribute to systemic care planning. The post-holder may also have opportunities to do other roles within the arts therapies team as they arise.

This post may be of specific interest to clinicians with experience of working adults with complex and enduring mental health needs. You will benefit from training and development opportunities, with regular supervision from within the Arts Therapies Team. You will be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). You will be highly motivated and creative in your approach and have had previous experience of working adults using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication. You will have the ability to work independently with your own initiative and as a team member, linking closely with other health professionals, visiting specialists, and families as appropriate.

If you would like an informal discussion, please contact:
Kate Pestell: Kate.Pestell@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk (Mon-Thurs)
Jenni Johnston: Jenni.Johnston@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk (Mon & Wed)
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This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.