Music Therapist

Job overview

The Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health Service (ALDHS) is a centre of excellence for specialist learning disability health needs. You would be part of a multidisciplinary team who enable our service users to access health services through direct care, liaison with other services and offering support and training on how to work with people who have a learning disability and how to make reasonable adjustments. The service prides itself on delivering high quality support to service users with a variety of physical and mental health issues alongside their Learning Disability. All staff are required to use a range of communication and listening skills to work effectively with our service users.

We are seeking an entry level music therapist to join our Arts Therapies Team. We are a dedicated and welcoming team of Art, Drama and Music Therapists, working across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) within the ALDHS, and providing a service to children and young people with learning disabilities in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. We are looking for an individual who is knowledgeable, committed and passionate about improving the lives of people with learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

• Act as a specialised source of clinical expertise, undertaking assessment and formulation of the complex psychological needs of adults and children with a learning disability within the context of their families, and carers. They will consider theoretical and therapeutic models and analyse complex factors concerning the historical, environmental, and developmental processes which have shaped the individual, family and/or care system.
• Directly deliver psychological interventions in specialist arts therapy modality, carrying out therapy with individuals and groups, many of whom will have experienced complex trauma and who may present with distressed and challenging behaviour, mental illness, self-injury and suicidal ideation. Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical information using advanced investigative and analytical skills. This will frequently include patients with multiple pathologies, at times where conflicting evidence is present.
• Undertake effective referral assessment (triage) for the psychological therapies (arts therapies and psychology) and contribute to joint referral discussion and decision making with psychological therapies colleagues. Ensure appropriate response to high-risk referrals, which may include creating safety plans and engaging other professionals and services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note the job description is pending consistency checking but is not expected to change significantly.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.

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.