About this role
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Active Care Group is one of the UKs leading providers of specialist care and support, delivering high-quality services for adults and young people with complex needs. We are committed to person-centred care toward Recovery. With a strong focus on clinical excellence, compassion, and continuous improvement, we support our teams through ongoing training, career development, and a positive, inclusive working culture.
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Art Psychotherapist to join our dedicated and friendly multidisciplinary team at Holybourne Hospital on a part-time basis. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a specialist inpatient mental health service, supporting adults with complex mental health needs through creative, evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
At Holybourne Hospital, we provide intensive mental health treatment within a safe and compassionate environment for adults aged 18 and over who present in crisis with severe and complex mental health conditions. Our focus is on helping our service users stabilise, develop insight, build coping strategies, and make meaningful progress in their recovery.
Main duties of the job
This role is 0.4 WTE (15 hours per week across 2 days), with one day based within our new Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and one day supporting patients across our Acute Mental Health Wards. You will work as part of the wider Therapy Team (which includes Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Music Therapy, Dance Movement Psychotherapy) and collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to deliver high-quality therapeutic care.
You will provide individual and group art psychotherapy interventions, contributing to patient assessment, formulation, engagement, emotional regulation, and recovery planning. The role offers the opportunity to work creatively and flexibly within a supportive and reflective clinical environment.
You will receive regular clinical supervision, access to CPD opportunities, and support from an experienced and established therapies team.
About us Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.
Job description Job responsibilities
What you'll be doing:
Provide specialist art psychotherapy assessments and interventions for service users with complex mental health needsDeliver individual and group art psychotherapy sessions across PICU and Acute servicesUse creative and trauma-informed approaches to support emotional expression, communication, and recoveryContribute to multidisciplinary assessments, care planning, risk management, and review meetingsMaintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and reports Work collaboratively with the wider MDT to support psychologically informed careParticipate in clinical governance, audit, service development, and reflective practiceMaintain HCPC registration, CPD, and professional standards Participate in regular clinical supervision and team meetings
What to look forward to:
25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata)Birthday offJoin the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e-learning and face-to-face training and development opportunitiesBenefits Hub giving discounts and savings on your weekly shopFree 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer adviceA salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pensionAccess to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticiansWe recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programmeEnhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefitsRefer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you knowand, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
HCPC-registered Art Psychotherapist with prior experience of working in inpatient adult mental health settings
Experience Essential
Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups and individual interventions with the capacity to work in an adaptive way depending on the needs of the individual Knowledge and experience of assessment processes and the use of audit tools relevant to your profession
Skilled in working with complex mental health presentations, including acute distress and emotional dysregulation.
Knowledgeable about different clinical approaches appropriate for a variety of mental health problems, alongside related difficulties which might include problems with drugs and alcohol. Ability to maintain a compassionate, creative, and recovery-focused approach with a high level of self-reflexivity Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team Ability to work independently in an often-fast moving environment and manage a varied clinical workload
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.
Employer details Employer name Active Care Group
Address Roehampton - Holybourne Hospital
London
Greater London
SW15 4JD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)