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Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge of CAMHS system
- Knowledge
Specialist clinical assessment and treatment skills including emergency and crisis assessments.
- Knowledge
Adaptation and use of a range of Arts Therapies clinical techniques
- Knowledge
Ability to work with trauma and contain emotional impact through clinical supervision and team support systems
- Experience
Experience of specialist assessment and treatment with children, young people and their families presenting high levels of complexity and difficulty, specifically including those with eating disorders.
- Experience
Experience of providing evidence-based interventions for children and young people with neuro-atypical disorders and associated co-morbidities.
- Experience
Proven capacity in working in multi-disciplinary, multi-agency, multi-cultural context with varying theoretical perspectives.
- Qualifications
Degree in relevant field
- Qualifications
Masters or Doctoral (or equiv) level in Art Therapy
- Qualifications
Registration with HCPC
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Able to manage own time and caseload Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge
Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Knowledge
A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Experience
Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision.
- Experience
Experience of working in a culturally diverse area
- Qualifications
Membership of Arts Therapies Professional Body
- Qualifications
Clinical Supervision Training
- Qualifications
Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a confident Arts Psychotherapist with a demonstrable track record of providing good quality evidence-based interventions and improving service quality to join our Emotional and Behavioural (E&B) pathway within Luton Specialist CAMHS. You will be a registered (HCPC) Arts Therapist with the requisite professional accreditation.
The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context.
The team is part of a dynamic and innovative CAMHS service, dedicated to continuous improvement of our offer to children, young people and families within our local area. There are a number of exciting quality improvement projects focusing on community engagement and service provision running across the service and the post holder will be actively encouraged to take part in these.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic and organised professional to provide a specialist Art Psychotherapy service within CAMHS to young people and their families and with support from the Clinical Team Leads and senior clinicians, take on some operational duties, including line management of junior staff of the Emotional and Behavioural Team. This is a community-based post, offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments, including group-work.
The post holder will be an experienced Arts Psychotherapist, confident in delivering specialist mental health assessments and evidence-based art therapy interventions to children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health disorders and their families.
The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Team Leads and senior professionals within the team to ensure operational services and care pathways are effective. This will include professional and practice development and ensuring high-quality client-centered care is delivered. The post holder will lead by example to maintain high standards of care and practice and empower the team to take on a greater range of clinical tasks to improve client care in the specialist CAMH service. They will be a highly visible presence in clinical practice and be accessible to clients and their families.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached the job description and person/role specification.
For further details, please contact: Dr Helen Barker, Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Team Lead ([email protected]) or Miguel Massa, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist/Clinical Team Lead ([email protected] )
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Arts Psychotherapist - EBT with East London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Nov 2026.
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