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Music Therapy Assistant

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United Kingdom , Loughborough

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Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Salary:

14457.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

We are currently seeking a Music Therapy Assistant to provide music sessions to babies, children, young people, and their families who access Rainbows Hospice services, by developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of sessions for individuals and groups within the service.

Job Responsibility:

  • Provide music sessions to babies, children, young people, and their families
  • Develop, implement and evaluate programmes of sessions for individuals and groups
  • Assess individual needs, design creative and responsive programmes, and deliver engaging music therapy sessions
  • Empower children and families to flourish
  • Enrich lives through the transformative power of music
  • Create safe, inclusive, and nurturing spaces
  • Offer musical interventions to babies, children, young people, and their families
  • Develop and maintain a caseload for Outreach sessions in homes, hospitals or community hubs
  • Work as a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team
  • Offer flexible music interventions across the hospice

Requirements:

  • Experience of working with Babies, Children and Young People
  • Experience working in healthcare or using music within healthcare and understanding of how music can benefit patient wellbeing
  • Knowledge of or experience in using music creatively
  • to be flexible in music-making and able to adapt depending on the response
  • Good at listening and reading the energy from groups/individuals
  • Assist with making clinical judgements and analysis involving complex facts or situations
  • Able to participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Able to establish and maintain effective communication with a wide variety of colleagues, clients and carers
  • Physically able and willing to manoeuvre heavy instruments, wheelchairs etc. for short periods during the working day
  • You understand how to adapt your communication style in sensitive situations, both verbally and non-verbally
What we offer:
  • Free onsite parking
  • Opportunity for current NHS pension scheme members to transfer their membership
  • Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop
  • Healthcare Cashback plan
  • Life Assurance
  • 27 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Affordable meals at the Hospice
  • Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit
  • Free access to an employee assistance programme
  • Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
  • Fun events
  • All staff away days
  • Guest visitors

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 21, 2026

Employment Type:
Parttime
Work Type:
On-site work
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