ART PSYCHOTHERAPY/ INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY

Job overview

Trainee Clinical Placements at East London NHS Foundation Trust:  ART THERAPY/ ART PSYCHOTHERAPY/ INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY

This is an exciting time to apply for clinical training placements starting in September 2025 at East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) in art therapy/art psychotherapy, dramatherapy, dance movement therapy and music therapy.  Each academic year we provide approx. 30 arts therapies trainees with clinical placements through a centralised trainee recruitment programme.

Over 70 arts therapists work across ELFT NHS in East London and Bedfordshire, in a wide range of acute and community services across the lifespan.  ELFT NHS is committed to supporting the development of arts therapies to increase the choice and access our service users have to evidence-based therapies. Through our Trust Strategy we are widening the use of arts therapists’ skills, including supporting staff well-being and partnership working with external partners and co-production initiatives with experts through experience.

Trainees will receive excellent opportunities to participate in service development and Quality Improvement projects and innovative recovery-focused practice in the arts therapies.  Support and clinical supervision from skilled arts therapists will be provided throughout your placement. Most placements are 2-day per week (essential for Forensics), and there is only limited availability of 1-day per week placements.

Main duties of the job

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The following criteria are required within your application to ensure an interview:

Essential:

• Enrolled on an Arts Therapies Training Course
• Moving into Year 2 or 3 (full or part time study) in September 2025
• Experience of team working
• Previous experience of providing care to vulnerable client groups
• Awareness of risk management

Desirable:

• Previous experience of mental health-related placement or work (please note this is essential for Forensics placements).

Information on how you meet these criteria can be included in your online application including within your personal statement section.  Please also include details of your arts therapies placements to date and any preference of clinical setting and client group in your NHS placement.

Please note:

• 2 Referee contact details are required for your application to progress - one of which should be your course lead or tutor
• All applications should be discussed and agreed with your course lead/tutor
• All applications must be made online
• Closing date for all online applications:   Tuesday 11th March, 2025
• Interviews will be held throughout April/May via online video conferencing options