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ARTS THERAPIST – CAMHS Tier 3 Services
EAST LOTHIAN
1.0 WTE at Band 6
37.5 hours per week
Fixed Term – 12 months test of change
An exciting opportunity to join the NHS Lothian Arts Therapies Service – a team comprising of over 20 Arts Therapies working across all age groups and all localities served by NHS Lothian.
The Arts Therapies Service provides Art, Music, Drama, Dance Therapy services to children, young people, adults and older adults with complex needs across all of NHS Lothian and specific additional partners (i.e. local authority social care and third sector organizations). Arts Therapies may be offered within NHS venues or other community facilities. For this role, Arts Therapy is provided to children and young people with mental health difficulties engaged in Tier 3 CAMHS services, East Lothian Team.
The successful applicant will be embedded within the CAMHS Team, be expected to respond to the identified needs of children and young people using Tier 3 services and contribute to systemic care planning. This will include arts therapies specific assessments as well as CAMHS generic assessments. The post-holder may also have opportunities to do other roles within the arts therapies team as they arise and training opportunities with CAMHS.
This post may be of specific interest to clinicians with experience of working with children and young people with complex needs. You will benefit from training and development opportunities, with regular supervision from within the Arts Therapies Team. You will be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). You will be highly motivated and creative in your approach and have the ability to adapt and modify therapy techniques for children and young people using a range of verbal and non verbal communication. You will have the ability to work independently with your own initiative and as a team member, linking closely with other health professionals, visiting specialists, and families as appropriate.
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Kate Pestell kate.pestell@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk (Mon – Thurs)