145610 R1 Arts Therapist Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
***PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THIS POST IS ON A FIXED TERM BASIS FOR 12 MONTHS TO COVER MATERNITY LEAVE***
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
To provide a highly specialist Arts Therapies service for Children and Young People requiring Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The post holder will be an independent clinician working in close collaboration with the multidisciplinary clinical team; responsible for assessment, treatment and management of a caseload within the clinic. They will also be responsible for the development and evaluation of the Arts Therapies service through clinical audit and will be expected to contribute to local operational discussion/policy.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Kate Pestell on 0131 537 6053.
