Arts Therapist/ Music Therapist

Job overview

We are looking  for a  creative  arts psychotherapist ( Music Therapist )  to work within the Specialist Learning Disability Community Team across East and North Herts. You will have developed a strong and compassionate alliance with adults with a learning disability, additional emotional and mental health difficulties and their paid and unpaid carers. You will enjoy and value close team- working to  enable creative and meaningful opportunities for people who have a learning disability  to express their needs.

Main duties of the job

This is a  5 day permanent post  , in a well-managed resourceful MDT . You will be part of a arts therapies team and  have good opportunities to  work alongside other professionals within the service and wider trust.

You will understand how to provide  innovative  evidenced-based group and individual arts therapies assessment and treatment programs, within  various community settings working closely with the MDT adult care services, community nursing  and other providers. You will be a highly motivated communicator, with the team's shared  passion for achieving the best outcomes for our service users. You will provide support to other therapists and maintain Trust and  local team protocols that measure and record your clinical processes and decision making.

You will receive lots of support to develop your professional  knowledge and skills  through CPD opportunities. You will have excellent support with a range of ongoing supervisions including operational, professional and clinical.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details regarding the role and responsibilities please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.