Band 7 Art Psychotherapist - Community Art Psychotherapy Team

Job Summary If you are an Art Psychotherapist looking to develop your experience within a vibrant, growing team of Arts Psychotherapists read on.... We are advertising a 12 month fixed term role within the community art psychotherapy team which sits within our Trust-wide Arts Psychotherapies Service. In recent years, the team has grown significantly, and we are proud to offer a career structure from entry-level to Consultant Art Psychotherapist. We have arts psychotherapists located in community and specialist services and an expanding trainee placement scheme. You will be located in the South hub (based at Longbridge) in a busy Community Mental Health Team setting. You will be 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 of the job 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. You will receive clinical supervision from an experienced art psychotherapist, line management support from within the art psychotherapy service, access to training and development opportunities and have the chance to develop your career within a dynamic team in a busy community mental health team setting. We welcome candidates who are motivated, dynamic and forward thinking. We are a diverse team who thrive on developing new opportunities and offering high quality, creative art psychotherapy interventions to people experiencing complex and persistent mental health difficulties, many of whom have experienced trauma, abuse and adverse childhood experiences.

About Us Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation. Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Details Date posted 28 August 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 436-7401254 Job locations Northcroft CMHT 190 Reservoir Road Erdington, Birmingham B23 6DW Job Description Job responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job Description Job responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification Qualifications; Personal Essential MA Art Psychotherapy HCPC Registration Openness to the supervisory relationship 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, experienced in work settings from a variety of sources. Post qualifying experience of working in Adult Mental Health Services Desirable Experience of supervising others Experience of working with multi disciplinary teams

Person Specification Qualifications; Personal Essential MA Art Psychotherapy HCPC Registration Openness to the supervisory relationship 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, experienced in work settings from a variety of sources. Post qualifying experience of working in Adult Mental Health Services Desirable Experience of supervising others Experience of working with multi disciplinary teams

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details Employer name Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Address Northcroft CMHT 190 Reservoir Road Erdington, Birmingham B23 6DW Employer's website

Employer details Employer name Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Address Northcroft CMHT 190 Reservoir Road Erdington, Birmingham B23 6DW Employer's website