This is an 11-month maternity cover post for a dramatherapist in the adult community mental health team of Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, working one day a week. The work centres on assessing and running individual and group dramatherapy for adults with complex needs such as personality disorder, complex trauma and psychoses, alongside managing an active caseload. The post is autonomous within a multidisciplinary team, works with another dramatherapist and art therapists, and includes supervising trainees and leading service innovation. HCPC registration as a dramatherapist is required.
What the job involves
- Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individual and group dramatherapy for adults with complex mental health needs
- Work as an autonomous clinical specialist within a multidisciplinary team
- Manage an active caseload and the waiting list
- Complete risk assessments and patient records
- Attend MDT meetings and contribute to care plan reviews
- Assess and clarify risk, needs and suitability for referrals across psychological therapies, jointly with art therapy colleagues
- Contain highly emotive and distressing clinical material, including sexual abuse and trauma
- Clinically supervise other dramatherapists and placement manage students as required
- Provide care coordination and care consultancy in complex cases
- Use standardised outcome measures and evidence-based practice
- Work to agreed activity standards, including intervention duration
- Lead on service innovation as delegated by the Arts Therapies Leadership Team or line manager
Qualifications
- Good honours degree in a relevant subject
- MA (or equivalent) in dramatherapy
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration as a dramatherapist
Experience
- Relevant post-qualifying professional experience and knowledge of best and evidence-based practice
- Providing a range of therapeutic interventions, including assessment, individual and group work, exploratory and supportive
- Working with people with personality disorder, psychosis and other mental health problems
- Working within MDTs
- Supervising arts therapies trainees and liaising with university training courses
- Key working and care co-ordination of clients
Nice to have
- Membership of the British Association of Dramatherapists
What’s offered
- Dedicated space and equipment
- CPD opportunities
- Managerial, clinical and professional supervision
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
