Specialist Dramatherapist / Music Therapist

We are looking to recruit a passionate and skilled Dramatherapist to cover maternity leave for approximately 11 months from December 2026 (exact length, start and finish time is dependent on start date as post will end by mid November 2027).

The post will be based in the adult acute mental health unit at Kingfisher Court, Radlett, covering two wards. You will be part of the multidisciplinary team supporting service users experiencing an acute mental health episode. You will provide open groups and 1.1 sessions for service users.

You will work closely with the Specialist Art Therapist based at the unit and the other AHPs, psychological therapists, nursing and medical staff. You will be part of the wider arts therapies team in adult mental health services and have opportunities to meet as a group, and to access the arts therapies CPD programme. Monthly clinical supervision will be provided internally., Provide clinical assessment and intervention to service users who are experiencing acute mental health issues, in an inpatient unit.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout