Drama Psychotherapist

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Hello, my name is Karl Senior, and I am the manager of Wakefield CAMHS Specialised Therapies Team. We are looking for an appropriately experienced Band 7 Drama Psychotherapist to join our well-established and supportive specialist therapy team. This is a new role within the service, and the new post holder will be involved in shaping and developing this new provision to meet the needs of the young people accessing the service and to enhance our existing psychotherapy offer. Our therapy team prides itself on providing the highest standard of assessment, treatment, client-centered and holistic care, working in a safe and supportive environment within a range of community settings.

The organisation has a well-established professional leadership structure led by a Chief AHP with access to strong professional networks and a wide range of profession-specific training and career progression opportunities available.

Informal visits and enquiries are strongly encouraged by contacting Karl Senior, Team Manager on 01977 735900.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a skilled Band 7 Drama Psychotherapist to provide specialist psychotherapy assessment and creative psychotherapy interventions for children currently in receipt of Wakefield community CAMHS.

The service operates Mon-Fri 9-5. The service provides therapy across Wakefield and the 5 towns. We are a supportive therapy team and work closely with the wider MDT. We provide evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions and use professional models to inform our practice and ensure the delivery of high-quality care with access to specialist resources and training.

You will have access to robust individual and group supervision to support you with your clinical and professional practice and development. You will have the opportunity to work with other professionals and providers to meet the needs of our service users. Professional networking is actively encouraged, and we have well-established links with our local partners.

We actively welcome any prospective applicants to make contact to discuss the role further.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health, and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities; we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families, and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups; we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us, and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical, and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide specialist psychotherapy skills within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will provide a high-quality clinical service to the users of the service.

They will provide highly specialist assessment and intervention while working collaboratively with non-psychology and psychotherapy professionals from other agencies and carers. They will be clinically responsible to a senior clinical psychologist or psychotherapist. Clinical oversight of all work will be held by the clinical lead in the service.

The job plan will be delivered in the services the post is based.

The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team while observing Trust and National policies and procedures.

The post holder will utilise research skills in audit, service development, and research relevant to the post.

To offer consultation, supervision, and training when required by other agencies involved in the psychological, emotional, and behavioural well-being of people referred to the service.

To provide consultation, assessment, and intervention in the service.

To work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary context.

To provide assessment and treatment options for people experiencing moderate, severe, and complex mental health problems.

To exercise expert clinical judgement based on the highest standards of evidence-based practice.

To continually seek to expand and consolidate clinical skills using training, experience, and supervision.

To provide specialist risk assessment of and intervention to people who present to the service.

To follow appropriate Adult and Child Protection guidelines in all clinical work, including close liaison with all agencies.

To liaise and consult with the wider professional network in the care of the client.

To work jointly with other team members in delivering the most appropriate clinical service to people and their families.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients.

To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of clients under their care and to effectively evaluate progress.

To receive regular professional supervision from a senior Clinical Psychologist or psychotherapist and, where appropriate, other senior clinicians.

Person Specification

Physical Attributes

• A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
• IT literate.
• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Training

• Evidence of ongoing CPD and completion of training relevant to the area of clinical practice.

Experience

• Completion of significant supervised clinical practice.
• Experience in working with service users in the clinical area of the post.
• Ability to carry out assessment, formulation, and intervention.
• Different theoretical approaches.
• Work with other disciplines.
• Work with people who have disabilities.

Special Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of adult & child protection legislation.
• Awareness of legislation relevant to the clinical area of practice.

Personal Attributes

• Caring.
• Team player.
• Commitment to supervision and support.
• Flexible.
• Committed to client group.

Qualifications

• Registered qualification in core mental health/social welfare profession OR arts-related degree (for arts psychotherapy roles).
• Qualifying level course in Psychotherapy or equivalent at Masters level.
• Registration/Accreditation with the relevant professional/accrediting body for the model of psychotherapy relevant to this post, e.g., HCPC (arts therapy, music therapy, dramatherapy), UKCP & ACAP (counselling & psychotherapy roles), BABCP (CBT roles).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust