Art Psychotherapist

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
London
Salary
GBP28,691 FTE)
Posted
08 Jun 2022
Closes
06 Jul 2022
Sectors
Sport & Leisure
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Part Time
Art Psychotherapist (1 year FTC)
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Your new role
We have an exciting opportunity for an emotionally intelligent and resilient Art Psychotherapist, to work with individuals and groups as an autonomous clinical practitioner within the Art and Music Therapy team and the wider clinical multi-disciplinary team at the hospice. You will help to plan and provide an Arts Psychotherapy service for both inpatient and outpatient services. You will use a comprehensive and inclusive range of art psychotherapy methods, approaches and techniques in accordance with evidence-based practice.
To succeed in this role
You will have an excellent understanding and knowledge of relevant psychological theories, therapeutic interventions and models of loss and grief work. You will have experience of working in a psychological framework with people who have experienced common mental health concerns (e.g. anxiety and depression), as well as complex mental health concerns. You will be comfortable working in a hospice environment with adults and families.
Additionally, you will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, be skilled in using Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel, Power Point, and be able to manage your own workload and cases in accordance with best practice and clinical needs.
What you will get in return is a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community. In addition you will benefit from access to excellent training and development opportunities, a number of health and wellbeing schemes, a competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan. You will also have access to free off street parking nearby, Onsite staff canteen at our Sydenham site and facilities to order lunch at our Orpington site.
Closing Date: 14th June 2022
Interview Date: TBA
Please note, each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points in the Person Specification.
In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date