Art Psychotherapist- HMP High Down/HMP Coldingley
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 pa inc. HCAS pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 October 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PJ |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7509509/333-D-HJ-1872 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
The Health and Justice Services Directorate of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust provide physical and mental healthcare to women and men resident in Surrey prisons.Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” sowe are passionate about working with committed staff to provide an excellent service to this vulnerable and often poorly served group of peopleto improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Art Psychotherapist to work as part of the service across our cluster of Surrey prisons. We are keen to recruit an Art Psychotherapist with a passion for working with adults in custody who have experienced trauma, adversity and offending. By joining our team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of the prisoners, but also have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other staff and contribute to the Health and Justice Arts Psychotherapies service.
Applications are welcomed from experienced Art Psychotherapists who have an interest in working with adults in the Criminal Justice System.
PLEASE NOTE ANY CANDIDATE WISHING TO APPLY FOR THESE ROLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO VETTING CLEARANCE. THIS REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE UK FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS.
The post holder will offer specialist Art Psychotherapy provision for prisons in Surrey and may be required to travel across the services.
As well as being part of an innovative prisons Arts Psychotherapies team, we are also keen to ensure this post will be integrated fully within our wider healthcare services, bringing a diversity of thinking into the wider multi-disciplinary team andprison staff, and respecting and integrating a range of opinions and approaches to provide the best outcomes.
The post holder will receive support and art psychotherapy supervision from the Lead Art Psychotherapist to support the development and delivery of this specialist integrated service.
We are keen to offer this opportunity to a confident and compassionate Art Psychotherapist with expertise in delivering individual and group Art Psychotherapy interventions and who has an interest in working with forensic populations using trauma informed approaches.
The post holder will be working into a seven day a week trauma informed service and there may be potential for work into evening and weekends.
CNWL’s Health & Justice Services are led by a highly motivated team with vast experience in healthcare within secure environments.
The Arts Psychotherapies team comes together regularly with psychologists for professional & clinical development. High quality supervision and continuing professional development are integral to our approach and to our intent to support and retain an excellent team. Focused training which contributes to your own development and to our service development will be supported.
CNWL has a large and vibrant Arts Psychotherapies network, offering excellent training, CPD, research and skill-sharing opportunities.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Please see job description and personal specification for full list of responsibilities:
The Art Psychotherapy post will provide a comprehensive, highly specialist therapeutic service to people detained in prison including psychological assessment and therapy as well as advice and consultation on patient’s psychological care to other members of the core healthcare team and the wider establishment (prison) staff and other partner agencies.
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly and autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of Art Psychotherapy practice within the service/team.
The post holder will contribute specialist knowledge from Art Psychotherapy assessment and treatment to the overall care plan for each service user through contribution to clinical meetings and documented summaries, considering complexity of presentation, client need, risk factors and service priorities and in liaison with prison- based services and community services.
The post holder will contribute to developing the service provided by the Arts Psychotherapists team within Health and Justice.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
The Health and Justice Services Directorate of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust provide physical and mental healthcare to women and men resident in Surrey prisons.Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” sowe are passionate about working with committed staff to provide an excellent service to this vulnerable and often poorly served group of peopleto improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Art Psychotherapist to work as part of the service across our cluster of Surrey prisons. We are keen to recruit an Art Psychotherapist with a passion for working with adults in custody who have experienced trauma, adversity and offending. By joining our team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of the prisoners, but also have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other staff and contribute to the Health and Justice Arts Psychotherapies service.
Applications are welcomed from experienced Art Psychotherapists who have an interest in working with adults in the Criminal Justice System.
PLEASE NOTE ANY CANDIDATE WISHING TO APPLY FOR THESE ROLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO VETTING CLEARANCE. THIS REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE UK FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS.
The post holder will offer specialist Art Psychotherapy provision for prisons in Surrey and may be required to travel across the services.
As well as being part of an innovative prisons Arts Psychotherapies team, we are also keen to ensure this post will be integrated fully within our wider healthcare services, bringing a diversity of thinking into the wider multi-disciplinary team andprison staff, and respecting and integrating a range of opinions and approaches to provide the best outcomes.
The post holder will receive support and art psychotherapy supervision from the Lead Art Psychotherapist to support the development and delivery of this specialist integrated service.
We are keen to offer this opportunity to a confident and compassionate Art Psychotherapist with expertise in delivering individual and group Art Psychotherapy interventions and who has an interest in working with forensic populations using trauma informed approaches.
The post holder will be working into a seven day a week trauma informed service and there may be potential for work into evening and weekends.
CNWL’s Health & Justice Services are led by a highly motivated team with vast experience in healthcare within secure environments.
The Arts Psychotherapies team comes together regularly with psychologists for professional & clinical development. High quality supervision and continuing professional development are integral to our approach and to our intent to support and retain an excellent team. Focused training which contributes to your own development and to our service development will be supported.
CNWL has a large and vibrant Arts Psychotherapies network, offering excellent training, CPD, research and skill-sharing opportunities.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Please see job description and personal specification for full list of responsibilities:
The Art Psychotherapy post will provide a comprehensive, highly specialist therapeutic service to people detained in prison including psychological assessment and therapy as well as advice and consultation on patient’s psychological care to other members of the core healthcare team and the wider establishment (prison) staff and other partner agencies.
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly and autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of Art Psychotherapy practice within the service/team.
The post holder will contribute specialist knowledge from Art Psychotherapy assessment and treatment to the overall care plan for each service user through contribution to clinical meetings and documented summaries, considering complexity of presentation, client need, risk factors and service priorities and in liaison with prison- based services and community services.
The post holder will contribute to developing the service provided by the Arts Psychotherapists team within Health and Justice.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
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