Arts Psychotherapist Birmingham

Salary

£38,000 - £45,000 per annum, pro rata

Contractual hours

37.5

Basis

Full Time

Region

West Midlands

Job category/type

Psychology

Date posted

23/07/2026

Job reference

REQ000200

Arts Psychotherapist

Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 dependent on experience

Location: Birmingham

Contract: Full Time / Part Time / Flexible Working options available

12 month fixed term contract (with potential extension)

Transform Lives Through Creativity

We are seeking a compassionate, innovative, and highly skilled Arts Psychotherapist to join our multidisciplinary team within our specialist Low and Medium Secure Mental Health Hospital. This is an exciting new opportunity for Birmingham, offering the chance to shape and grow an emerging service that will make a real difference to the lives of our patients and have a chance to step into a position where your clinical expertise directly influences patient flow, discharge progression and length of stay.

St Andrew’s is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.

With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.

St Andrew’s has hospitals in Birmingham and Essex, with its base in Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.

This is a rewarding opportunity to work with adults experiencing complex mental health needs, personality disorders, trauma, and forensic histories within a secure care setting. Through creative therapeutic interventions, you will support patients in exploring emotions, developing coping strategies, improving self-awareness, and progressing on their recovery journey.

As part of a well-established clinical team, you will work collaboratively alongside Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and other Allied Health Professionals to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver specialist arts psychotherapy assessments and interventions to individuals and groups within a secure inpatient environment.

Develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans tailored to individual patient needs.

Facilitate a range of creative therapeutic approaches, including art, drama, music, or movement psychotherapy, depending on your professional registration.

Contribute to multidisciplinary case discussions, risk assessments, and care planning processes.

Maintain accurate clinical records and outcome measures in line with professional and organisational standards.

Support patients in addressing trauma, emotional regulation, interpersonal difficulties, and recovery goals.

Provide consultation and guidance to colleagues on the therapeutic value of creative interventions.

Ensure all practice is delivered within the framework of safeguarding, security, governance, and professional ethics.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Essential

HCPC registration as an Arts Psychotherapist.

Recognised qualification in Art Psychotherapy, Drama Psychotherapy, Music Therapy, or equivalent.

Experience working with adults experiencing complex mental health needs.

Ability to facilitate both individual and group therapeutic interventions.

Excellent communication, assessment, and report-writing skills.

Strong understanding of trauma-informed and recovery-focused practice.

Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

Experience within forensic, secure, inpatient, or rehabilitation services.

Knowledge of personality disorders, psychosis, trauma, and risk management.

Experience working with challenging behaviours and complex presentations.

Training in additional therapeutic modalities.

You'll join a motivated, skilled and supportive Psychology team that celebrates individual strengths and nurtures emerging specialisms. This is a place where you can grow, innovate and shape your career.

Rewards

We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days plus bank holidays after years' service; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications.

Every day, you'll be expected to live our CARE values - Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.

Be Part of Something Transformational

If you're ready to join a team that is passionate about improving patient journeys, embracing innovation and delivering high-quality, compassionate care, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information or an informal discussion around the opportunity please contact James Farrelly on jcfarrelly@stah.org or 07827856634