# Music Therapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sirona care & health CIC.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sirona care & health CIC
- **Town:** Bristol
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Music Therapist
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week (3 week days - Wednesdays and Fridays but can be flexible on the third day worked)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-27T11:20:44.097Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Bristol/Sirona_care_health_CIC/Music_Therapy/Music_Therapy-v8099851
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8099851?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have an opportunity for a Music Therapist to join our friendly and highly skilled Arts Therapies Team within Sirona's Adult Learning Disability Health Service (ALDHS).

You'll become part of a team of 11 Art, Drama and Music Therapists supporting adults, children and young people with learning disabilities across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

This is a rewarding opportunity to use your creativity and clinical expertise to support people with complex communication, mental health and behavioural needs. You'll deliver specialist individual and group music therapy, undertake assessments and formulations, and work closely with families, carers and multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes.

As a valued member of our service, you'll also provide specialist advice and consultation, contribute to service development and quality improvement projects, and offer clinical supervision within the Arts Therapies Team.

ALDHS is recognised for delivering outstanding specialist learning disability healthcare. Working alongside a wide range of professionals, you'll help shape innovative, person-centred services while supporting individuals to access the care and opportunities they need to thrive.

If you're passionate about the transformative power of music, enjoy working collaboratively, and want to make a lasting difference in people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.

### Main duties of the job

As a Music Therapist, you will deliver specialist individual and group interventions for adults and children with learning disabilities, undertaking assessments, formulations and therapeutic support.

You'll work closely with families, carers and multidisciplinary colleagues, providing expert advice, consultation and clinical supervision.

The role includes contributing to wider Mental Health and Behaviour Team responsibilities, including allocations, advice and guidance, dementia, access and transitions assessments, while developing specialist knowledge in loss and bereavement.

Please note this is a community post and you will need to have a  UK driving licence and access to a car.

### 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.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MA Music therapy
- HCPC registered

**Desirable**

- Additional relevant trainings since qualifying as a music therapist

### Skills, Experience, Knowledge

**Essential**

- Skills and competency to work with service users with complex trauma needs and associated risk (e.g. behaviours that challenge, mental illness, suicidal ideation)
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams. Able to work effectively, with a wide range of professionals, as part of a team.
- Can demonstrate an understanding of the barriers and vulnerabilities that people with learning disabilities face.

**Desirable**

- Experience in delivering training
- Experience in providing clinical supervision to other music therapists

## Documents

- [employees benefits (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2102)
- [band 7 music therapist (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10393895)

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