Dramatherapist in Edinburgh

Dramatherapist

£41,965 - £46,100 WTE per annum (pro rata) + Pension + Benefits

Part Time – 15 hours per week over 2 days

Are you a creative and compassionate Dramatherapist looking to make a real difference?

We have a unique opportunity for a Dramatherapist who prides themselves on delivering high quality person centred care, to join our Arts Team.

To our knowledge, this is the first post of its kind in hospice care across Scotland.

Working as part of the Arts team and the wider multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will provide dramatherapy sessions and related projects to people accessing palliative care, their families and carers as well as to members of the local community.

The successful candidate will work within an established hospice arts provision with an international reputation.

Our arts service is firmly embedded within our work as a University Hospice promoting the development of arts therapies practice, education and research.

You’ll be educated to Master’s level in Dramatherapy and possess an in-depth knowledge of dramatherapy practice in relation to illness, loss, change and bereavement.

You should have excellent communication and presentation skills, be highly organised and be able to effectively manage your own caseload, working to service limits and offering sessions for individuals and groups.

If you are passionate about making a difference through dramatherapy, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Giorgos Tsiris, Director of Education, Research and Creative Arts - click the apply button to be taken to our stcolumbashospice.

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INTERVIEW DATE: Monday 8 July 2024

Scottish Charity No SC003634

This post requires the post holder to have a criminal records check at a PVG scheme record update level.

An application will be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

A joint application will be made which the Hospice will pay for.

ST COLUMBA'S SERVICE RELATED BENEFITS:

An independent Scottish charity, St Columba's Hospice offers competitive rates of pay, generous pension contributions, annual leave allowance and occupational sick pay entitlements that increase with length of service at St Columba's Hospice, and a supportive and rewarding place to work, with our own on-site education and research team - we're an Investor in People organisation!

For a full summary of terms and conditions of employment please refer to the vacancy pack for the role you are interested in.

We want to ensure that as much of our resources as possible go towards supporting people with a terminal illness and therefore we do not normally contact unsuccessful applicants individually.

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

However, we would encourage you to apply for other suitable roles.

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy and in working for St.

Columba’s Hospice.