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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest providers of Talking Therapies services in the country. We are currently seeking cognitive behavioural therapists to join our recommissioned Norfolk and Waveney service, which provides evidence-based psychological therapies to people aged 16 and over.</p> <p>This is a particularly positive time to join us, following contract renewal, as the service moves to a data-led, Place-based model, taking provision closer to the local population that it serves while developing an already broad portfolio of clinical specialisms, including perinatal, trauma and long term conditions. <strong>We are looking to recruit to enhance our place based model across West, North and East Norfolk.</strong> Recent innovations have included the launch of a mobile service delivery vehicle and the production of a short film for new fathers.</p> <p>Norfolk and Waveney Talking Therapies is research active and is working closely with the University of East Anglia, a UK Top 25 university (Complete University Guide 2025) as both a provider of training for mental health professionals and a research partner as we build our portfolio of projects. We are also working with local acute healthcare providers to this end, embedding our therapeutic staff within wider systems of health. The service has excellent access to ongoing training and specialist supervision.</p>    <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be expected to hold a caseload of clients, working at the national standard for Talking Therapies, at Step 3 this is delivering 20 clinical contact hours per week, providing evidence-based assessment and treatment for people presenting with a range of commonly experienced disorders such as depression and anxiety.</p> <p>Working within a busy, high volume clinical environment is often challenging and therefore, all staff are expected to participate in regular clinical supervision to ensure the quality of delivery and maintain professional development and wellbeing.</p> <p>Our psychological therapies are delivered face to face, as well as online and by telephone, depending upon the needs of service users. Though hybrid working is part of the role, all staff are expected to attend team hubs and other delivery sites to see people as required, and to participate in a range of training and service activities.</p> <p>It is an expectation that staff will contribute to the ongoing programme of development and improvement, including clinical audit, service evaluation and personal performance appraisal.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>As a service we are committed to supporting our communities across Norfolk and Waveney. </p> <p>o Our <em>vision for Norfolk and Waveney is to improve the lives of the 210,000 people who suffer with anxiety and depression, promoting sustained recovery and wellbeing </em>in line with Talking Therapies Manual.</p> <p>o Together <em>with partners </em>we will <em>reduce the differentials in access, treatment and outcomes </em>from Talking Therapies that those who experience inequalities face in our communities. </p> <p>o <em>Our approach brings together </em>VCSE and statutory organisations at System, Place and community levels, aligning physical health and mental health pathways with networks of social and community support.</p> <p>Staff are eligible for generous annual leave, starting at 27 days per year, NHS pension and access to various Trust benefits.</p> <p>We are committed to quality through external scrutiny and have recently joined the Accreditation Programme for Psychological Therapies (APPTS), part of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, College Centre for Quality Improvement assurance programme.</p>  <p></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>07 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        gross per annum (pro rata for part time)
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>246-WSN7583181</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Oaktree Centre, Northgate Hospital</p>
      <p>Northgate Street</p>
      <p>Great Yarmouth</p>
            <p>NR30 1BU</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As a service and within teams we are committed to the Trust values:</p> <p><strong>We are aTeam:</strong>We build strong relationships within and across teams and work closely with service users, carers, and families.</p> <p><strong>We areAccountable</strong><strong>: </strong>We are answerable for our actions, behaviour and performance and take pride in our work.</p> <p><strong>WeLearn and Improve</strong><strong>: </strong>We take every opportunity to learn and improve and provide feedback which is helpful, sincere, and genuine.</p> <p><strong>We areKind</strong><strong>: </strong>We act with kindness, and we treat everyone with respect and dignity.</p> <p><strong>Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!</strong></p> <p>Some of the benefits you can expect:</p> <ul>  <li>NHS pension</li>  <li>a comprehensive in house &amp; external training programmes</li>  <li>career progression</li>  <li>starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)</li>  <li>staff physio service</li>  <li>NHS discounts and many more.</li> </ul> <p><em>Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.</em></p> <p><strong>Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs</strong></p> <p><em>This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one-off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. </em></p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>As a service and within teams we are committed to the Trust values:</p> <p><strong>We are aTeam:</strong>We build strong relationships within and across teams and work closely with service users, carers, and families.</p> <p><strong>We areAccountable</strong><strong>: </strong>We are answerable for our actions, behaviour and performance and take pride in our work.</p> <p><strong>WeLearn and Improve</strong><strong>: </strong>We take every opportunity to learn and improve and provide feedback which is helpful, sincere, and genuine.</p> <p><strong>We areKind</strong><strong>: </strong>We act with kindness, and we treat everyone with respect and dignity.</p> <p><strong>Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!</strong></p> <p>Some of the benefits you can expect:</p> <ul>  <li>NHS pension</li>  <li>a comprehensive in house &amp; external training programmes</li>  <li>career progression</li>  <li>starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)</li>  <li>staff physio service</li>  <li>NHS discounts and many more.</li> </ul> <p><em>Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.</em></p> <p><strong>Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs</strong></p> <p><em>This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one-off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. </em></p>     
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          QUALIFICATIONS
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>BABCP accreditation as a CBT/Therapists(may have been gained following successful completion of High Intensity Therapist Training).</li>
        
        <li>Professional qualification and registration in a recognised mental health profession</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and experience acquired through relevant first professional qualification at degree or postgraduate degree level.</li>
        
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          EXPERIENCE
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Theoretical knowledge of CBT/Therapies and the application of appropriate models of practice, according to client need.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent communication skills with a range of people in a variety of both clinical and managerial settings.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working  with a wide variety of  patients whilst  maintaining a high  degree of  professionalism in the  face of highly emotive  and distressing  problems</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            QUALIFICATIONS
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>BABCP accreditation as a CBT/Therapists(may have been gained following successful completion of High Intensity Therapist Training).</li>
          
          <li>Professional qualification and registration in a recognised mental health profession</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and experience acquired through relevant first professional qualification at degree or postgraduate degree level.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            EXPERIENCE
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Theoretical knowledge of CBT/Therapies and the application of appropriate models of practice, according to client need.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent communication skills with a range of people in a variety of both clinical and managerial settings.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working  with a wide variety of  patients whilst  maintaining a high  degree of  professionalism in the  face of highly emotive  and distressing  problems</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Norfolk &amp; Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Oaktree Centre, Northgate Hospital</p>
      <p>Northgate Street</p>
      <p>Great Yarmouth</p>
            <p>NR30 1BU</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Norfolk &amp; Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Oaktree Centre, Northgate Hospital</p>
          <p>Northgate Street</p>
          <p>Great Yarmouth</p>
                    <p>NR30 1BU</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

NHS Jobs

CBT Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>A great opportunity has arisen for a creative and experienced arts psychotherapist (Music ) to work within the Arts Therapies Team in the Specialist Learning Disability Community Team.</p>
<p>As part of our team in Hertfordshire, you'll have the chance to work alongside other talented arts therapists, helping to provide exceptional care and support to our service users. We're committed to helping you develop your professional knowledge and skills, with plenty of opportunities for CPD. And with our excellent rating from the CQC on our last inspection, you can be sure you'll be part of a team that's making a real difference. Plus, you'll receive fantastic ongoing support with a range of supervisions, including operational, professional, and clinical.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>*You will have developed a strong and compassionate alliance with adults with a learning disability, and mental health difficulties and understand the important role of families and paid carers.</p> <p>*You will understand how to provide innovative evidenced-based individual and group music therapy assessment and treatment programs, within various community settings across West Herts.</p> <p>You will be a highly motivated communicator, with the team's shared passion for achieving the best outcomes for our service users.  </p> <p>You will provide clinical supervision and support to other arts therapists and students when required.</p> <p>The post may require working across a number of locations in West Hertfordshire, and will require some travel across the county.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.</p> <p>Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.</p> <p>The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:</p> <p>Our Trust values are:</p> <p><strong>Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.</strong></p> <p>These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!</p> <p>Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?</p> <p>Then please read on...</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>14 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £50,008 to £56,908 a year
      
        per annum, pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS)
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>367-LD&amp;F-9860</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Colne House</p>
      <p>21 Upton Rd</p>
      <p>Watford</p>
            <p>WD18 0JL</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further details regarding the role and responsibilities please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For further details regarding the role and responsibilities please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Good Honours degree in relevant subject and relevant work experience</li>
        
        <li>M.A. Arts psychotherapies(art drama or music)</li>
        
        <li>Significant postqualifying professional experience and a demonstrable knowledge of and commitment to best practice and evidence based practice.</li>
        
        <li>Registered with Health and Care Professions council (HCPC)</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a therapist with services users who have experienced a variety of mental health problems including psychotic symptoms.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a therapist with service users with complex a learning disability including those with autism, and personality disorders</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a therapist role with services users with profound and severe learning disabilities who may have limited communication skills and challenging behaviours</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with carers and families as therapist</li>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of own personal therapy.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of keyworking and care co-ordination of clients</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of continued professional development</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising Arts therapies Students/trainees /liaising with university courses</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working consistently within a multidisciplinary team especially in community and in patient settings as therapist .</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrates skills required of providing individual and group therapeutic interventions in own field including: assessment and treatment and discharge planning.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work in various settings inpatient and outpatient work in community settings with a range of complex cases.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and skills in how to improve learning through work based and evidence based approach</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates how to adapt skills in own field from work based learning to support people with a complex Learning disability and challenging behaviour, and or autism and/ or range of mental health problems including: a degree of personality disorder, a history of psychosis.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates understanding of organisational and self management skills including management of complex systems and personnel.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates clear use of different types of supervision and how it has benefitted work role</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          COMMUNICATION SKILLS
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate effectively in own field in a highly emotive atmosphere, ie with patients' psychological resistance to personal disclosure and potentially threatening information, e.g. child protection and self harm.</li>
        
        <li>Good communication skills: verbal &amp; written, including presentations.</li>
        
        <li>Computer competency, including knowledge of electronic care records, email, word processing and audit tools.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          ANALYTICAL SKILLS
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Highly developed knowledge of and skills in assessing clients for own specific field (art music or dramatherapy)</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed skills in own field for the application of psychodynamic formulations and theory to work for individuals, groups in caseload.</li>
        
        <li>Able to describe clearly the clinical process to other professionals service users and carers</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Good Honours degree in relevant subject and relevant work experience</li>
          
          <li>M.A. Arts psychotherapies(art drama or music)</li>
          
          <li>Significant postqualifying professional experience and a demonstrable knowledge of and commitment to best practice and evidence based practice.</li>
          
          <li>Registered with Health and Care Professions council (HCPC)</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a therapist with services users who have experienced a variety of mental health problems including psychotic symptoms.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a therapist with service users with complex a learning disability including those with autism, and personality disorders</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a therapist role with services users with profound and severe learning disabilities who may have limited communication skills and challenging behaviours</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with carers and families as therapist</li>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of own personal therapy.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of keyworking and care co-ordination of clients</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continued professional development</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising Arts therapies Students/trainees /liaising with university courses</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working consistently within a multidisciplinary team especially in community and in patient settings as therapist .</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrates skills required of providing individual and group therapeutic interventions in own field including: assessment and treatment and discharge planning.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work in various settings inpatient and outpatient work in community settings with a range of complex cases.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and skills in how to improve learning through work based and evidence based approach</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates how to adapt skills in own field from work based learning to support people with a complex Learning disability and challenging behaviour, and or autism and/ or range of mental health problems including: a degree of personality disorder, a history of psychosis.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates understanding of organisational and self management skills including management of complex systems and personnel.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates clear use of different types of supervision and how it has benefitted work role</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            COMMUNICATION SKILLS
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate effectively in own field in a highly emotive atmosphere, ie with patients' psychological resistance to personal disclosure and potentially threatening information, e.g. child protection and self harm.</li>
          
          <li>Good communication skills: verbal &amp; written, including presentations.</li>
          
          <li>Computer competency, including knowledge of electronic care records, email, word processing and audit tools.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            ANALYTICAL SKILLS
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Highly developed knowledge of and skills in assessing clients for own specific field (art music or dramatherapy)</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed skills in own field for the application of psychodynamic formulations and theory to work for individuals, groups in caseload.</li>
          
          <li>Able to describe clearly the clinical process to other professionals service users and carers</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Colne House</p>
      <p>21 Upton Rd</p>
      <p>Watford</p>
            <p>WD18 0JL</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/" target="_blank">https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Colne House</p>
          <p>21 Upton Rd</p>
          <p>Watford</p>
                    <p>WD18 0JL</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/" target="_blank">https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Arts Therapist (Music Therapist)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a permanent full-time Band 6 AHP/pain therapist (physiotherapist or occupational therapist) to join the Pain Rehabilitation Team. This is an ideal opportunity for AHP's who enjoy the challenge of a varied, often complex clinical caseload, who wish to develop their <strong><em>Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), clinical reasoning and rehabilitation skills</em></strong> further and are keen to integrate into this progressive pathway of care.</p> <p>The Pain Rehabilitation Team offers a hybrid service comprising 60% face to face working (1-2-1 and group short courses), and 40% telerehabilitation (telephone and video consultations). We are innovative, empathetic, compassionate, accessible, with a focus on enabling people to change what they do, so that other people around them can appreciate/see those changes too and validate their experience. As a team we are good at adapting, comfortable being uncomfortable, listening, showing empathy, working with advanced digital therapeutics (Virtual reality immersive therapies), creating opportunities, being consistent and genuinely wanting to help the patient be the best version of themselves despite having chronic pain. Apply if these values are congruent with your own. We look forward to hearing from you.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>     Foster an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework for all consultations and treatment interventions</p>
<p>     Deliver rehabilitation clinics: 1-2-1 and group therapy sessions across Pain Rehabilitation services.</p>
<p>     Utilise well established referral pathways across Pain Rehabilitation, MSK, Spinal, Orthopaedic, Women's Health, ENT/Vestibular, Rheumatology, ME/CFS, Community ICT and neurology, Talkworks and mental health services</p>
<p>     Become a valued member of the MDT</p>
<p>     Pursue opportunities for training and development including Solution Focused Therapy sessions, 1-2-1 supervision, Clinical Interest Groups, and Fellowships.</p>
<p>     Participate in appropriate clinical audits, data collection and comply with professional standards and Clinical Governance.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>As an organisation Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) values staff and the diverse experiences and contributions they bring. We pride ourselves in being an inclusive organisation where every individual has the opportunity to make a difference. We are a mindful employer recognising employee health and wellbeing as a fundamental part of our success.</p> <p>TSDFT is a leader in innovation-integrated health and social care across acute and community services. Our aim is to provide high quality, safe health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support the people of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full. The Physiotherapy Service is integral to ensuring that this statement of purpose is delivered to our communities. For staff this gives unequalled scope for joint working, skill sharing and learning in a supportive environment.</p> <p>Why work with us - Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hot-spot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      Depending on experience
      
        pa pro rata
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>388-7565504-PC&amp;S</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Ashburton</p>
      <p>9-15 Eastern Rd</p>
      <p>Ashburton, Newton Abbot</p>
            <p>TQ13 7AP</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><em><strong>Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification</strong></em></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><em><strong>Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification</strong></em></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          qualifications and training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy</li>
        
        <li>HCPC Registration</li>
        
        <li>Previous NHS experience as an AHP</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in a variety of clinical settings, community and acute</li>
          
          <li>Experience in mental health and long-term conditions settings.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Advanced working knowledge of a broad range of long-term pain conditions.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team (health / social care).</li>
        
        <li>Clinical skills encompassing the core areas of exercise therapy, management of pain and fatigue, activity and sleep training and therapeutic behavioural change.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in working with patients with persistent pain and/or Fibromyalgia Syndrome</li>
          
          <li>Clinical educator course</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of participating in Clinical Audit</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          special experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio demonstrating updating of professional skills</li>
        
        <li>Clinical experience including individual and group work</li>
        
        <li>Experience in managing complex disability and experience in a bio psychosocial approach to assessment and treatment.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and/or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            qualifications and training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy</li>
          
          <li>HCPC Registration</li>
          
          <li>Previous NHS experience as an AHP</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience in a variety of clinical settings, community and acute</li>
            
            <li>Experience in mental health and long-term conditions settings.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Advanced working knowledge of a broad range of long-term pain conditions.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team (health / social care).</li>
          
          <li>Clinical skills encompassing the core areas of exercise therapy, management of pain and fatigue, activity and sleep training and therapeutic behavioural change.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience in working with patients with persistent pain and/or Fibromyalgia Syndrome</li>
            
            <li>Clinical educator course</li>
            
            <li>Evidence of participating in Clinical Audit</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            special experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio demonstrating updating of professional skills</li>
          
          <li>Clinical experience including individual and group work</li>
          
          <li>Experience in managing complex disability and experience in a bio psychosocial approach to assessment and treatment.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and/or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Ashburton</p>
      <p>9-15 Eastern Rd</p>
      <p>Ashburton, Newton Abbot</p>
            <p>TQ13 7AP</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Ashburton</p>
          <p>9-15 Eastern Rd</p>
          <p>Ashburton, Newton Abbot</p>
                    <p>TQ13 7AP</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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