Specialist Art Therapist

Provide clinical assessment and intervention to service users with complex mental health issues including those with psychoses, Provide assessment and intervention to service users with complex mental health needs, including those with psychoses, Works with other arts therapists within the trust, sometimes leading specific delegated projects

Represents arts therapists within the SBU at the request of the head arts therapist so has working relationship across and within teams

Post holder is expected to build relationships with arts therapists in other trusts and within their professional bo

Substantial post-qualification experience in an NHS adult mental health care setting

Good Honours degree in relevant subject

M.A. (or equivalent) Art Psychotherapy

Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an art therapist/art psychotherapist

Member of The British Association of Art Therapists, demonstrable knowledge of and commitment to best practice and evidence based practice.

Experience of providing a range of therapeutic interventions including: assessment, inpatient and outpatient work, individual and group work, exploratory and supportive.

Experience of working with people with a range of mental health problems including: personality disorder, psychosis

Experience of working within MDTs.

Experience of supervising arts psychotherapists and of liaison with university training courses, in own speciality and other specialist areas, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout