Art Therapist | Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 per annum including HCAS (pro-rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, N5 1NS |
| Company: | Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6196947/455-CANDI-898 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a part-time Art Therapist with experience of working with people with learning disabilities to join the Psychological Therapies team at Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership (ILDP).
ILDP is a forward thinking, fully integrated health and social care team whose dedicated staff and service providers were awarded the Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust Team of the Year. We are a well-resourced service, and are passionate about delivering high quality support to adults with global learning disabilities and their networks. We are a multidisciplinary team consisting of psychiatry, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, speech & language therapy, physiotherapy, social workers and specialist support workers. We pride ourselves on our high levels of collaboration and integration across the MDT.
We are located beside Arsenal stadium and enjoy the benefits of being a single team under one roof, with many of our day provisions and residential services being a short walk away.
The successful candidate will work with the clinical service provision within the vibrant and well-established Psychological Therapies team (consisting of clinical and counselling psychologists, trainee psychologists, and honorary undergraduate psychology placement students).
The post holder will establish, manage and provide effective specialist Art Therapy interventions to clients accessing Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership (ILDP). Working as part of the Psychological Therapies Team and the multi-disciplinary team, they will develop effective individual and group interventions. They will co-ordinate with other therapists, clinical staff and managers in ILDP to ensure the service meets identified needs.
The successful candidate will also design, support and implement service development projects. The service works closely with provider organisations.
The successful candidate will be able to access the CPD programme provided by the Trust’s learning and development department, including specialist psychology CPD.
Please note that changes in the needs of the service may have an impact on the pattern of working and work base(s) for this post.
At the North London Mental Health Partnership (formally Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust) our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery.
We have 3 key priorities which are:
Early and Effective Intervention,
Helping People to Live Well
Research and Innovation
The cultural pillars that help us achieve our key priorities are:
We value each other
We are empowered
We keep things simple
We are connected
By coming to work at the North London Mental Health Partnership you will be joining a Trust with a national reputation for research, where services recognise that research underpins its commitment to providing high quality and innovative clinical care.
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust.
- To provide Art therapy assessments of referred clients, using interview and other assessment methods as appropriate.
- To formulate and devise individualised Art Therapy interventions and management plans for referred clients with a range of problems of severity and complexity, including those with behaviours of concern, and to provide treatment for such clients, using a range of Art Therapy interventions appropriate to the service and the needs of the individual client.
- To provide clinical advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients, particular those with complex or high risk presentations.
- To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients.
- To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients.
- To provide professional and clinical supervision of trainees and undergraduates as appropriate
- To provide advice, consultation, training and supervision, where appropriate, to other health and social care staff working with the client group.
- To propose and develop procedures and policies for service provision within ILDP, taking account of policies for Trust services as a whole and the need to ensure good working practice within London Borough of Islington (LBI, i.e. the local authority).
- To monitor and audit service provision, ensuring practice meets best professional and evidence-based standards.
- To liaise with GPs, mental health service managers, other senior clinicians and managers in health, social care and non-public sector (e.g. external care providers, advocacy groups) in delivery and development of psychological therapies
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024