Job Overview
We’re looking to recruit a 0.3 Principal Arts Psychotherapist. The successful candidate will currently be working as an Arts Therapist (including as an Art Psychotherapist, Dance Movement Psychotherapist, Music Psychotherapist or Drama Psychotherapist) within EPUT. In addition to their existing role, they will take on clinical supervision of other Arts Therapists and trainees, assist with the coordination of placements, and provide clinical leadership to Arts Therapists across EPUT.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical leadership to Arts Psychotherapy staff across EPUT, supporting the highest quality of clinical delivery of Arts Psychotherapies by staff in all approaches across the Trust.
- Encourage Arts Psychotherapists to engage as embedded team members with locality development, supporting learning and other projects.
- Meet regularly with Arts Psychotherapists across all approaches to ensure appropriate levels of supervision are in place.
- Provide specialist clinical supervision to Arts Psychotherapy staff.
- Provide guidance, consultation and specialist supervision to other professionals as appropriate.
- Ensure engagement with research, audits, monitoring and evaluation where relevant to clinical practice.
- Assist with and contribute to the recruitment of Arts Psychotherapists, where appropriate.
- Manage and support placements with other Arts Psychotherapists.
- Maintain a network of support for all Arts Psychotherapists.
- Support initiatives such as contributions to conferences and internal development days for Arts Psychotherapists.
- Contribute to the representation of Arts Psychotherapists within the Trust.
- Work in line with the principles of trauma‑informed care and contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
- Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts including Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- £8,000 relocation package if you move to Essex to join us.
- Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
- Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
- Job share: applications for job shares are welcomed.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities; we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format (e.g., Braille or audio tape), please contact the Recruitment Department.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
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