Community Forensic LDA Arts Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£58,133 to £65,261 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E1 4DG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	1 Oct 2026

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Summary

Essential Degree in relevant area MA ( or equivalent) in post title Arts Therapies modality For Art Therapist/Psychotherapist, Music Therapist and Dramatherapist : registration with HCPC Desirable For Dance Movement Psychotherapists: registration with ADMP UK Membership of Arts Therapies professional Body Clinical Supervision Training Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area. Experience Essential Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with this client group in both group and individual work. Working with service users with challenging and/or unpredictable behavior. Clinical supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist Assessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team Desirable Providing Arts Therapy teaching/training to a variety of audiences Working as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team Providing Arts therapies as part of research or clinical trial Providing Arts Therapies in both Acute and Community settings Project management and evaluation supporting service development Supervision and support of Arts in Health projects Facilitation of reflective practice sessions for other disciplines eg: Nursing or Occupational therapy. Knowledge Essential Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained. Ability to adapt and use a range of specialist skills in skills in individual and group based arts therapies assessments and interventions Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times using a culturally competent holistic approach Ability to work both independently and as part of MDT Ability to assess and manage frequent distressing clinical interactions with clients who have serious mental health problems Ability to assess and manage exposure to potential hazards including frequent verbal aggression and risk of physical aggression while maintaining own, client and general public safety. Good organizational and time management Skills. Line management of more junior staff. Ability to work with trauma and contain emotional impact through clinical supervision and team support systems. Ability to assess risk and to work face to face with acutely unwell service users Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and 'hold' the stress of other Awareness of needs and rights of service users Other Essential Ability to adapt to physical environment when dedicated therapy rooms are not available e.g. transporting materials, equipment etc and willingness to move furniture to set up a room (within Health and Safety parameters) Ability to assess and manage frequently distressing clinical material with clients with serious mental health problems, some of whom have committed violent and/or sexual offences. Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration for clinical interventions on both a one-to-one and group basis. Active involvement in ongoing professional and team development and a commitment to developing other team members Active involvement in ongoing professional and team development and a commitment to developing other team members. Desirable Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic professional journals and/or books Ability to support the development of the profession through participation in professional bodies and activities

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