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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Arts Psychotherapist with experience of working in mental health, to develop an Arts Psychotherapy service at Prospect Park Hospital (PPH), the mental health inpatient hospital for Berkshire. The post holder would be part of the Psychological Therapies Team at Prospect Park Hospital. Currently there are thirteen Psychological therapists working across the hospital, allowing for peer support.

The post holder will be responsible for creating a new Arts Psychotherapy service in the hospital Therapy Centre. They will also have the opportunity to develop the service over time, developing input into the adult, older adult and PICU wards. The successful applicant will receive clinical supervision from a senior therapist in their discipline and line management from the Psychological Therapies Team at PPH. There will be the opportunity for making connections with other Arts Psychotherapists from across the Trust.

Job satisfaction will come from a number of different areas in this diverse role. Working with the friendly and committed Psychological Therapies Team, under supervision you will hold a clinical caseload of groups and offer individual work to adults and older adults with complex mental health presentations. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to service development and to supervise other staff including trainees and Assistant Psychologists.
1. Develop an Arts Psychotherapy service at Prospect Park Hospital – developing groups and individual sessions and processes around these.
2. Engage in consultation to other hospital staff.
3. Supervise trainee staff and Assistant Psychologists.
4. Contribute to service development.
5. Offer staff support.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solution

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.

We are looking for applicants who have the following:
1. Masters or post graduate diploma in Art Therapy, Arts Psychotherapy, Music Therapy or Dramatherapy and registration with the HCPC
2. Experience of working within a mental health setting and with service users who have experienced a variety of mental health problems
3. Excellent therapeutic and management skills.
4. A calm, confident and assertive manner in emotionally demanding situations; able to set and maintain professional boundaries and efficient at dealing with distressing or hostile situations and behaviour.
5. Self-motivation and confidence. You will show initiative and a determination to support patients and through creative engagement

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contactCatherine Evans-Joneson: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.