West London NHS Trust
Music Therapist
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About the Role
We are looking for a highly motivated music therapist to provide group and individual music therapy to service users in the borough of Ealing, comprising both brief and longer interventions. We are looking for a practitioner who is passionate about the role of creativity in supporting people’s health and autonomy and who manages risk in a collaborative way.
You will work autonomously across trust and community premises, building effective and productive relationships with Ealing mental health teams and non-statutory community resources. You will be managed by a Head of Arts Therapies, and you have links to arts therapies across the wider trust. The arts therapies are an established part of West London NHS Trust’s psychological therapies provision and links with psychology are strong.
Core Team Day
Tuesdays are a core team day for the arts therapies, so the postholder will be expected to work Tuesdays.
Responsibilities
- Offer interventions within defined timescales, encompassing both brief, low intensity and some longer, high intensity interventions.
- Implement trauma informed approaches for a range of presentations.
- Develop your part of the service in liaison with inpatient and community teams.
- Supervise trainees on placement.
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Clinical Work
Most interventions will be groups but there will also be scope for individual work. In addition to direct clinical work, you will support the wider team to work with service users, e.g., through formulation.
Requirements
- Knowledge of trauma informed practice is essential.
- Ability to work independently.
- Experience in developing the evidence base for their work through the use of outcome measures, clinical audit, and research.
About West London NHS Trust
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
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Services
- High secure services care for patients from South of England.
- Low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs.
- Mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow, and Hammersmith & Fulham).
Trust Facts
- Employs over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME.
- Turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
- Rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission.
- Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
Partnerships
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Contact
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Tim Wright
- Job Title: Principal Art Therapist
- Email Address: tim.wright11@nhs.net
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