Art Psychotherapist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£55,524 - £62,652 Per annum
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Erith, DA8 3EE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	12 Oct 2026
Closing date:	11 Nov 2026

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Summary

Towork as part ofBlossomTeam in Bexley CAMHS. Team members also provide consultation, advice and support to professionals and carers involved with the young people. To assess clients with complex needs for suitability for individual and group Art therapy. Tofacilitatea treatment program which is flexible and sensitive to the needs of theclientsgroup and involve clients in 1:1 and Group work, using a variety of art materials in a therapeutic and creative way.To work as part of a multidisciplinary team in planning,implementingand evaluating treatment, providing assessment and treatment for clients referred to the service and evaluate care. To work as part of the CAMHS duty rota undertaking triage calls, telephone riskassessmentsand safety planning.To act as a care co-ordinator forapproximately halfof the postholder’s caseload.To undertakeCAMHSinitialassessments assessing the mental health needs of children and young people with a wide range of presentations and make recommendationsregardingsuitability for CAMHS andappropriate evidence-basedtreatment pathways.To provide specialist advice and clinical supervision for other professionals, colleagues or traineesas needed. The post holder will show proof of commitment to continuing professional development.

To work independently,contributing to the continueddesignanddevelopment of thespecialist clinical Art therapyservice for clientswithin Bexley CAMHS.

To liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team around treatment outcomes,referralsand formulation to ensure the service meets client needs while working within professional boundaries and HPC ethics and code of conduct.

To maintainown patient records, writecare plans andreports to make recommendations andprovidefeedback onpatients’treatment.

To be able to access anddisseminateup to date research and information in support of clinical work.

To have excellent written and oral communication skills,maintainelectronic records, support data collection and be computer literate in line with trust standards.

The post holder will be able to work closely, in a sensitive and thoughtful way with disturbing and traumatic emotional material on a continuing daily basis with clients with learning disabilities and mental health issues. The work may involve working therapeutically with people with challenging behaviours displaying verbal and physical aggression and clients who may be resistive to change.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind

• We’re Fair

• We Listen

• We Care

Tobe responsible formanaging own clinical caseload andworkload.

To contribute to the multidisciplinary team in planning,implementingand evaluating treatment.

Toassistin recruitment of staff, which may include short listing and interviewingnew staff.

Demonstrate profession to new employees andadviseless experienced staff asrequired.

To take part innonclinicalrisk assessments of safe areas and art materials. Manage these effectively and safely. To order art materials and manage the Art Psychotherapy clinical space ensuring there is a confidential storage and records system for client’s artwork. Ensure the safe use of equipment by all staff and clients who use the space.

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026

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