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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Art Therapist to cover a fixed term, (12 month) post in the West London Forensic Service (WLFS). The post will be 2 days per week

West London Forensic Service provides secure care and forensic community teams for male and female service-users, who have complex needs related to serious mental illness, personality disorder and offending behaviour, and we are committed to providing high quality, evidence based interventions within a recovery framework.

The role will be based across three teams in the service - a small but dedicated arts therapies team, a ward team and the Forensic Assessment and Support Team in Intellectual Disabilities (FAST-ID). You will be provided with regular support and supervision as well as the opportunity to have contact with a wider network of arts therapists, psychotherapists and psychologists working across the West London Specialist Forensic Services to share learning and ideas. In addition, you will be part of the weekly arts therapies department meeting which involves peer supervision and peer directed training. There are also many opportunities to work jointly with Psychology, Psychotherapy, Family Therapists and the Drug and Alcohol Support Service.

Main duties of the job

As the post holder you will one of two qualified art therapists in the forensic service, you will provide art therapy to service users in the inpatient service, both male and female, including a specialist ward for women with intellectual disabilities, autism and complex communication needs. You will also be working within the community Forensic Assessment and Support Team in Intellectual Disabilities (FAST-ID). You will deliver group and individual art therapy and assessments as required, as well as contributing to consultation work with service users in the inpatient service and the community.

The post will also include liaising with multidisciplinary staff and contributing to the electronic case records for service users.

The work here is challenging and rewarding and often includes tailoring our interventions to meet the complex needs of our service-users.

You will have the opportunity to utilise skills in research, service evaluation, and audit within the service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.