Art Psychotherapist in Northampton

Adult inpatient services at NHFT are excited about developing psychological interventions on the wards to include an Art Therapist. The successful applicant will be working in acute and intensive psychiatric care with a variety of complex presentations.

Main duties of the job

We are excited about a newly created position for a HCPC registered Art Psychotherapist within adult Inpatient Services at NHFT. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing art therapy interventions within inpatient services because this will be a new specialism. The art therapist will be working as part of the existing psychology team. We are interested to broaden our provision to include patients who may struggle with other talking therapies. There is a male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Northampton and a female PICU in Kettering. Experience of complex presentations is required. We are thinking particularly of patients who are traumatised, may experience psychosis or difficulties that mean communication is difficult, for example autism and neurodivergence. We are keen to provide groups as well as individual interventions, for example The Tree of Life.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Specialist Practitioner/ Art Therapist within the team, you will:

• Provide highly specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for inpatients at NHFT.
• Hold a caseload of patients on the ward with some additional outpatient sessions if required to complete the work.
• This is a new role so the post holder will need to educate inpatient staff about appropriate referrals and actively seek patients that are suitable for art therapy.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver high quality, Person Centred Care.
• Support and contribute to service development, audit and research.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff, trainees and volunteers in line with experience and service need.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines.

Person specification

Qualfied Art Therapist

• HCPC registered as an Art Therapist
• Experience of working with complex patients / inpatients
• Understanding of risk managment
• Experience of other therapeutic interventions
• Supervision training and expereince
• Understanding of Structured Clinical Management

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Karen Jarrold Job title Consultant Clinical Psychologist Inpatient Email address karen.jarrold@nhft.nhs.uk Telephone number 03000273520

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