Job overview

Are you looking for a role where you can make a meaningful impact each day?

We are seeking a passionate Dramatherapist to join our friendly and supportive Arts Therapies Team. Applications from newly qualified Dramatherapists are warmly welcomed.

You will work alongside Art, Drama and Music Therapists across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) within the Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health Service (ALDHS), dedicated to supporting children and young people with learning disabilities in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

The Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health Service (ALDHS) is a centre of excellence for specialist learning disability health needs. As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will help improve access to health services through creative therapeutic work, collaboration with other professionals, and supporting colleagues to work effectively with people with learning disabilities. 

Main duties of the job

• Within ALDHS, Dramatherapists provide specialist individual and group interventions to individuals and their families and support networks, including assessment and formulation.
  
  
• Dramatherapists also provide specialist advice and guidance, as well as carry out wider psychological tasks and responsibilities as members of the Mental Health and Behaviour ALDHS Team.
  
  
• They contribute to MDT meetings and carry out other core tasks and roles within the wider ALDHS such as dementia, access and transition assessments.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.