CAMHS Art Therapist

Overview

CAMHS Art Therapist role at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH). The closing date is 26 March 2026. As an HCPC registered Allied Health professional, reporting to the Getting Help Pathway Lead, you will develop and provide Arts Therapy using your own arts therapy modality and line manage and clinically supervise trainees and junior staff as appropriate.

As part of the Getting Help pathway you will be working with children and young people with complex mental health needs. You will work as an integrated and collaborative team member upholding the Trust values, and maintaining a holistic approach to promote effective functioning of the team and patient-centred care of service users.

• To plan, provide and develop patient-centred Arts Therapies including assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work using own Arts Therapies modality.
• Evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate service user reported experience and outcome measures to measure and demonstrate effectiveness.
• Plan and develop Arts Therapies, including individual and group work in liaison with the pathway lead and psychological therapy colleagues.
• Assess referred service users, plan and deliver Arts Therapies interventions, taking into account risk factors, complexity of presentation, service user’s needs, and service priorities.
• Use own clinical skills to contribute to the overall treatment and personal recovery goals for the service user during and beyond Arts Therapies input.
• Where required by the Multi-disciplinary team, facilitate reflective practice, joint assessments and joint working.
• Contribute own knowledge from assessment and treatment to the overall care plan for each service user through contribution to complex case meetings and multi-agency meetings as appropriate.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 4000 colleagues who are valued and respected. We have a wide portfolio including mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work to attract and select the right colleagues. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. To view our Strategy visit the website.

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The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./tchandbook

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

• A professional Nursing qualification or Occupational Therapist qualification or Social Worker with current registration
• Specialist Qualification in CBT, FT or other appropriate therapy Degree or equivalent
• A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision

• Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with young people with complex mental health problems and working with children and families in particular.
• Managing and prioritising a complex caseload
• Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Working
• Currently engaged in an advanced level of practice and able to demonstrate a degree of professional autonomy
• The ability to provide patient centred assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation with children, young people, parents and families using mental health nursing skills.
• Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
• Planning and delivering presentations and training to groups
• Experience in delivering comprehensive family work in a child and family setting

• Theoretical and practical knowledge…