Music Therapist

Job summary Are you someone looking for a career in one of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts?
Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to peoples lives to enjoy a better future?An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at the new Regional Learning Disability and Autism Unit in Dawlish (The Brook).The job offers a challenging yet rewarding environment with opportunities to consistently learn.The Brook is a new regional service which will provide high quality care and treatment for people who have learning disabilities and complex mental health needs.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support the assessment and treatment of adults with a learning disability or autism on the unit.We are committed to the ongoing training and development of all our staff and offer a range of opportunities for career progression.The building and environment will be state of the art and the service aims to become a centre of excellence.
Main duties of the job The principal purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people with learning disabilities or autistic people as part of their inpatient journey.You will work as part of a team of arts therapists and as part of the wider multidisiplinary team offering local clinical expertise and leadership.
About us About Devon Partnership TrustWe provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally.
We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing.
We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we doOur valuesWe not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values.
These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion.
We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010.
Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible.
We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities.
We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description Job responsibilities Duties andResponsibilities Communication and Working Relationships Clients, family and carers: To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may have specific difficulties in understand and/or communicating and who may be hostile, antagonistic or highly emotionally disturbed.Multidisciplinary team colleagues: To work closely with colleagues in the multi-professional integrated mental health and wellbeing service on a day to day basis.Health & social care staff: To communicate with a wide range of health & social care staff in hospital and in community settings in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex and sensitive information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under the services care.
To provide support & guidance in the application of psychological principles and techniques, and to foster reflective practice.Senior managers & professional staff: To maintain and build good working relationships with senior professional staff and managers across the service and in DPT to foster a positive approach to the integrated mental health and wellbeing service and to enable effective negotiation.
Planning and Organisation The service: To plan and prioritise own workload, balancing the demands of patient care, support and guidance of carers and professionals and service research and development activities.
To contribute to the planning and organising of the psychology and therapy services within the locality area and to contribute to the development and improvement of provision of psychological services within services to best meet the organisations strategy and priorities.The multidisciplinary service: To provide arts therapy knowledge to the multiprofessional planning, development and marketing of mental health and wellbeing services.
Responsibility for Judgement and Analysis To provide specialist therapy expertise and advice.To provide Music Therapy, developing specialist psychological formulations and assessments of clients, formulating plans for their psychological treatment and implementing specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.To support the Professional Head, General Manager, Practice and Strategic Development Leads and Professional Leads by undertaking service development and redesign projects and coordinating the resulting work within the team.
Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy Assessment & intervention: To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about assessment, treatment and discharge, including the management of risk.
To formulate plans for psychological treatment and implementing specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups and to demonstrate awareness of diversity issues.Consultation & guidance: To provide advice, guidance and consultation on psychological aspects of patient care to colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters and families.
Policy, Service, Research, Innovation and Improvement The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional Practice Guidelines.Policy & service: To support proposed changes for policy and for service development.
Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources Careful use of equipment.
Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management Leadership & supervision: To supervise the work of assistants &/or trainees as required.
To provide supervision & consultancy to health and social care colleagues.To support placements for trainee staff in line with professional guidelines Information Resources and Administrative Duties To maintain accurate records, compliant with Trust Practice Standards.
To be responsible for using an email account to generate, monitor, and respond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts much of its internal communication.
Responsibility for Research and Development To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work within the PPT and local mental health services.To support project work including specific areas of audit, research or service evaluation As a clinician to be responsible for collecting clinical practice and outcome data that contributes to building practice based evidence and service evaluation.
Freedom to Act The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional Practice GuidelinesTo work autonomously within clinical professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of psychological practice within the locality/specialty.
Interpretation of professional and Trustguidelines, and implementing policies in conjunction with peers, Head of Profession and General Manager.To provide specialist Psychological therapy expertise and advice guidance and consultation on psychological aspects of patient care to colleagues, other service providers, patients, supporters and families.
Any Other Specific Tasks Required To ensure all clinical care and treatment provided by psychologists/therapists is carried out under appropriate supervision and leadership.To ensure that all relevant staff groups continuously update the skills and techniques relevant to their clinical work.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Recognised qualification in Arts Therapy Registration with HCPC IT skills Experience Essential Experience of specialist therapeutic assessment and treatment of mental health clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
Experience in working with learning disabled clients Experience, and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality Desirable Experience gained during supervised training of working (in specialist area) Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision