Lead Art Psychotherapist

Due to the current post holder undertaking a secondment opportunity elsewhere in the trust, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Art Psychotherapist to join Cancer Psychological Services on a fixed term contract.
The successful applicant will join a friendly, supportive and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team that includes practitioner psychologists, art psychotherapists, psychotherapists and psychiatry. The service is well regarded both within and outside of the trust. Supervision will come from an experienced Art Psychotherapist familiar with the service and local context.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the effective day to day running of the art therapy provision within Cancer Psychological Services for both inpatients and outpatients as well as managing a Band 7 Art Psychotherapist. The provision of consultation, supervision to the wider cancer workforce and training are well established aspects of the role. Therefore, there will be an expectation the post holder travels and works across multiple Barts Health hospital sites.
The successful applicant will need to have experience of working with multidisciplinary teams and within a psycho-oncology and/ or palliative care setting. Experience of working with people in a multicultural setting is highly desirable., The service is connected with the many other psychological professionals working at Barts Health, with opportunities for funded CPD and joining a specialist psychotherapeutic supervision group (eg ACT, CFT, Narrative, EMDR, Psychotherapists working in acute settings).
As a service we are actively working to increase diversity and inclusion within our workforce, as well as to improve equity of access, experience and outcomes for all patients under the care of cancer services at Barts Health. We are eager to receive applications from people who represent the local East London population we serve. The hospital has a number of staff networks to support people from different communities and is committed to ensuring that inclusion is embedded in everyday working life.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band., We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.