HCPC Registered Lead Art Psychotherapist

The Forensic Intensive Recovery Support Team (FIRST) is seeking an experienced Lead Art Psychotherapist to join our multi-disciplinary community team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to enhance creative therapy provision within forensic services and support individuals transitioning from secure care.You will provide specialist assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions using art therapy and other trained modalities (e.g. EMDR, MBT, CAT, CBT), delivering individual, group, and family work across FIRST and the wider Forensic Directorate. Your work will focus on improving psychological wellbeing, supporting risk management, and enabling timely discharge, particularly for those who may struggle to engage with traditional therapies.As a senior clinician, you will lead on the development of creative therapies, contributing to training, supervision, and service improvement in collaboration with professional leads. You will also play a key role within the MDT, contributing to care planning, risk assessment, and reviews, with occasional involvement in out-of-area assessments and on-call duties.This role is ideal for an HCPC-registered Art Psychotherapist passionate about innovation, inclusion, and improving outcomes within forensic mental health services.