Horticultural Therapist

December 2, 2025

Job Description

📍Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Pay: £28,860 – £31,671 / Year

Employment Type: Full Time

Certificate of Sponsorship available

Join the Adult Acute Inpatient Mental Health therapies team as a Horticultural Therapist, delivering individual and group interventions for service users with diverse mental health needs. You will work alongside occupational therapists, physiotherapists, arts therapists, nurses, medics, and psychologists, contributing to a fully integrated multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities:

  •  Deliver horticultural therapy sessions individually or in groups within adult acute mental health inpatient services.
  •  Work collaboratively with the wider MDT to support patient recovery and wellbeing.
  •  Plan and facilitate practical therapy activities while ensuring safety and compliance with Trust policies.
  •  Support skills development and participate in formal and informal training opportunities.

Experience Required:

  • Proven experience in horticultural therapy work.
  •  Experience leading group sessions and providing 1:1 interventions.
  •  Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
  •  Desirable: experience in mental health settings, working with service users/carers, and knowledge of recovery principles.

Qualifications:

  • Relevant horticultural therapy qualification.
  •  Health and Social Care Level 3 or A-Levels.
  •  Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  •  Desirable: understanding of occupational therapy within mental health settings.

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Company Name
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust