Creative Therapist

Job Title: Creative Therapist

Salary: Up to £38,000

Location: Nottingham

Working Pattern: Hybrid, with travel to services within your region

Hours: Full Time

Full UK Driving Licence required

Suitable Applicants May Include:

Art Therapists, Play Therapists, Dance and Movement Psychotherapists, and Music Therapists.

The Opportunity

Are you a compassionate therapist looking to create meaningful change in the lives of children and young people?

We are partnering with a respected care provider to recruit a therapist to join their regional clinical team, delivering therapeutic support within residential settings.

In this vital role, you will deliver both direct and indirect interventions and work alongside care teams to embed trauma-informed, child-centred practices. You will collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure each young person's emotional and psychological needs are met.

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your expertise to a team that values connection, collaboration, and impactful care.

About You

Essential:

• Relevant accredited qualification in a therapeutic approach (e.g. Masters in Art Therapy)
• Professional registration with appropriate body (HCPC, UKCP, BACP, etc.)

Desirable:

• Previous experience working with care-experienced children, including multi-agency collaboration

Key ResponsibilitiesDeliver therapeutic interventions for children and young people

• Provide specialist consultation and guidance to regional care teams
• Support assessment, formulation, and delivery of evidence-based therapeutic plans
• Offer therapeutic insight on referred cases to assist operational teams
• Collaborate with psychologists and therapists across the region
• Facilitate upskilling sessions on therapeutic approaches and related subjects
• Provide consultation on child trauma, attachment, and recovery across services
• Contribute a therapeutic perspective to service planning and development
• Support policy and service improvement through project work and implementation of identified therapeutic needs
• Maintain effective communication with external agencies (e.g. Local Authorities, NHS, partner organisations)
• Maintain professional standards through supervision, CPD, ethical practice, safeguarding, accurate record-keeping, and adherence to EDI principles