Overview

Band 7 Art Psychotherapist - Community Art Psychotherapy Team. 12 month fixed term role within the community art psychotherapy team that sits within our Trust-wide Arts Psychotherapies Service. The team has grown significantly with a career structure from entry-level to Consultant Art Psychotherapist. You will be located in the South hub (based at Longbridge) in a busy Community Mental Health Team setting, working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of clinical staff as well as being part of the Art Psychotherapy Community Team and wider Arts Psychotherapies Service in the Trust.Main duties / Responsibilities

Developing and informing referral pathways, facilitating a range of art psychotherapy interventions to individuals and groups.Providing consultation to other clinical staff and working as part of the MDT within the community mental health team setting.Receiving clinical supervision from an experienced art psychotherapist, and line management support within the art psychotherapy service.Access to training and development opportunities and opportunities to develop your career within a dynamic team in a busy community mental health team setting.Person Specification / Qualifications

Essential: MA Art Psychotherapy, HCPC Registration, openness to supervisory relationships and to team or professional colleague support systems, experience of delivering specialist art psychotherapy assessments/interventions in the field of mental health, resilience in dealing with sustained emotional impacts, post-qualifying experience of working in Adult Mental Health Services.Desirable: Experience of supervising others; experience of working with multidisciplinary teams.About Us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We are a diverse, compassionate team that values inclusion and high-quality, creative art psychotherapy interventions for people experiencing complex mental health difficulties, many of whom have experienced trauma and adversity.Details

Date posted: 28 August 2025Pay scheme: Agenda for Change | Band: Band 7 | Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rataContract: Permanent | Working pattern: Part-timeLocation: Northcroft CMHT, 190 Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6DWReference number: 436-7401254Job locations: Northcroft CMHTEmployer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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