Creative Arts Therapist in Psychosomatic Medicine

Werner-Schwidder-Klinik is seeking a creative arts therapist from 1 February 2027 for a permanent part-time position of 11 hours per week, providing cover during holidays and sickness. The 61-bed acute hospital for psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy treats people with various psychosomatic conditions using a combined therapy programme with a psychodynamic focus.

• Provide creative arts therapy as an integral part of our combined psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic treatment. Therapy mainly takes place in groups with patients who have different psychosomatic conditions, using a combined approach with a psychodynamic focus that also includes behavioural therapy methods
• Attend meetings with the wider healthcare team, peer consultation and supervision sessions
• Provide ward-based therapy as part of a team from different disciplines
• Document therapeutic services regularly, promptly and professionally

• Completed vocational training and/or a degree in creative arts therapy, art therapy or a comparable therapeutic field
• Ideally, clinical experience in psychosomatic or psychotherapeutic treatment, particularly therapeutic work with groups
• Interest in supporting patients with different psychosomatic conditions through creative work and the therapeutic process
• Enjoyment of working in a team of different healthcare professions and collaborating across disciplines
• Willingness to learn our combined therapy approach with its psychodynamic focus
• Empathy, a sense of responsibility and a respectful attitude towards our patients
• An independent, organised approach to work and careful documentation of therapy