Arts Psychotherapist

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will be a qualified health care professional with high clinical skills, knowledge and experience in the care for people with complex emotional needs, who will manage the allocated caseloads from initial referral to the service and allocation of cases
The post holder will work autonomously and with the support of the team using an arts based approach to contribute to the development, provision and evaluation of the Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT), both MBT verbal and Mentalization based art therapy programme (MBPA), offering both group and individual treatments for people with presentations including personality disorder, complex trauma and complex mood within the MK Community mental health hub.
To conduct psychologically informed and specialised Arts, MBT, MBAP assessments, including assessment in relation to CEN pathway, of service-users referred to MK Community Mental Health Hub including appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which service users present. Specific to NICE Guidance for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining the formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypothesis.
To engage in clinical work that will involve working with individuals in intimate and emotionally intense individual and group sessions, where behaviour and communication might be unpredictable and challenging
To provide group and individual evidence-based interventions utilising arts, MBT verbal and MBAP programme, both face to face and via video zoom.
We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you’re at, there’s always a place for you at CNWL.
To conduct psychologically informed and specialised Arts, MBT, MBAP assessments, including assessment in relation to CEN pathway, of service-users referred to MK Community Mental Health Hub including appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which service users present. Specific to NICE Guidance for individuals and groups, adjusting and refining the formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypothesis.
To engage in clinical work that will involve working with individuals in intimate and emotionally intense individual and group sessions, where behaviour and communication might be unpredictable and challenging
To provide group and individual evidence-based interventions utilising arts, MBT verbal and MBAP programme, both face to face and via video zoom.
To receive regular clinical supervision from a senior clinician and where appropriate other senior professional colleagues
To actively participate in personal development and performance reviews.
To develop skills in the area of professional teaching, training and supervision.
All of the above requirements need to be achieved for the post holder to move onto band 7.
To provide post-graduate training placements to trainees and other professionals, if appropriate.
To actively participate in personal development reviews/appraisals of supervised staff.
To identify and assess the need for training to the wider directorate and to members of the wider cross agency network as appropriate.
To attend all mandatory training To provide and ensure appropriate systems are in place for the clinical and professional supervision of trainee and students across the service.
To contribute to developing expertise in the area of professional pre- and post- graduate training and clinical supervision

Please refer the Job description for details