Music TherapistNHS
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a passionate, enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Music Therapist to work as part of psychological services, supporting patients across the acute and crisis mental health inpatient wards and Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team at Antelope House (Southampton).
This post will be fixed term for 6 months, part time, 22.5 hours per week, to support a wider music therapy project taking place in the service.
The Acute & Crisis psychology team at Antelope House consists of practitioner psychologists, assistant psychologists, and music therapist working collaboratively to provide assessment, brief interventions and consultation for adults with severe and/or enduring mental illness, requiring short-term admission to hospital or support from our crisis resolution and home treatment team to either avoid admission or support discharge.
This is an exciting opportunity for an early career music therapist to develop specialist skills within an acute and crisis mental health setting. The post has support from an experienced Music Therapist, regular supervision and opportunities for professional development with a supportive multi-disciplinary environment.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide music therapy assessment and intervention for service users within the acute and crisis services delivering both individual and group therapeutic work. They will be responsible for co-ordinating music therapy interventions within the multidisciplinary approach, both with the wider MDT and the psychology team, and contribute to holistic care within the inpatient and crisis teams.
The role offers valuable experience working with adults with complex difficulties, who may struggle to engage and communicate, and who may present with active symptoms of severe and/ or enduring mental illness.
Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence