Music Therapist (Part Time – Maternity Cover – 3 Days)

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will be joining our well established Multi-Disciplinary Care team providing effective individual or group Music Therapy to children and their families in their own homes, in The Ark or at a place of choice, as well as supporting the assessment and provision of bereavement support. Noah’s Ark covers a large catchment area so the work does involve frequent travel to reach families in need.

You will work in partnership with the child/young person and their family, demonstrating sensitivity to the child/young person and family’s needs at all times, by promoting comfort, dignity, privacy and quality of life. The successful candidate will also work alongside the wider statutory and voluntary services and community teams, ensuring continuity of care and support for children and their families.

ABOUT YOU
We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative professional to join our team. The appointed therapist will have previous experience in working with children with complex needs and, where possible, have experience in either mental health or bereavement services. An understanding of medical settings is desirable.

The therapist should have a good understanding of safeguarding legislation and practice and be confident in lone working and problem solving. Due to the nature of the work the therapist should have good time management skills and the ability to have sensitive conversations when they arise.

The appointed therapist will be driven to continue to develop the therapies service, bringing new ideas to the team and will be confident in communicating the value of the service. Enhancing the service provision for families referred to Noah’s Ark and the understanding of children’s palliative care within the professional network. Please review the attached job description for further details.

SOME OF THE KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

• To support Noah’s Ark’s bereavement service for parents and siblings, through Music Therapy and other activities.
• To devise therapeutic aims and objectives and implement interventions, taking into consideration the person’s emotional, developmental, social and physical needs.
• To provide written and verbal reports of professional level for families and the multidisciplinary team, including external professionals.
• To be responsible for his/her own professional development and continued development of knowledge, through engaging in regular continued professional development.
• To maintain up-to-date and accurate records on the Crosscare system (Noah’s Ark care database) following each assessment, communication and therapeutic session

Interviews will take place on the week commencing 24th March.

For more information about the job role, or to apply, please click here.

If you would like to have a confidential discussion about this role, please email the HR Team at hr@noahsarkhospice.org.uk or call 020 8449 8877.