Activity Co-ordinator

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Milnrow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and well‑be

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Activity Co-ordinator (Band 3) to join a multidisciplinary ward team on a part-time basis (three days per week). You will plan, deliver and evaluate a varied programme of social, recreational and wellbeing activities aimed at promoting recovery, independence and social interaction for patients.

The role involves working with Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Healthcare Assistants to support rehabilitation, understand

Qualifications

• Organised and flexible, able to plan and deliver activities.
• Experience building therapeutic relationships with patients is advantageous.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and deliver a varied programme of social, recreational and wellbeing activities for patients.
• Develop activities on an individual and group basis, considering patients' needs, interests, abilities and goals.
• Work with Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Healthcare Assistants to support rehabilitation.
• Encourage patient participation to promote wellbeing and independence.
• Provide distraction and activity-based interventions for cognitive impairment or additional needs.
• Record participation and communicate relevant information to the clinical team.
• Work flexibly with the ward team to ensure engagement outside of core hours.

Skills

Organised

Flexible

Approachable

TherapeuticRel

Job description

Activity Co-ordinator - Band 3 part time three days per week. Are you creative, enthusiastic and passionate about making a positive difference to peoples lives? We are looking for an Activity Co-ordinator to join our multidisciplinary team and provide a varied programme of meaningful, engaging and recovery-focused activities for patients. The successful candidate will work closely with patients, the ward team and members of the multidisciplinary team to develop activities that promotesocial interaction, wellbeing, independence and recovery. You will take time to understand individual interests, abilities and needs and use this to create activities that patients can engage with on both an individual and group basis. This varied and rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to bring your own ideas and creativity to the ward. Activities may include social, recreational, therapeutic and wellbeing focused sessions. The role is part time working three days per week, and is ideal for someone who is organised, flexible, approachable and able to build therapeutic relationships with patients. Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

• Plan, organise and deliver avaried programme of social, recreational and wellbeing activitiesfor patients.
• Develop activities on both anindividual and group basis, taking account of patients' needs, interests, abilities and goals.
• Work alongside themultidisciplinary teamincluding Nursing staff, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Healthcare Assistants to support patients' rehabilitation.
• Encourage patients to participate in meaningful activity and promotesocial interaction, independence and wellbeing.
• Provide appropriate distraction and activity based interventions for patients who may havecognitive impairment or additional needs.
• Engage with patients within the ward environment to maximise opportunities for recovery.
• Build and maintaintherapeutic relationshipswith patients, families and carers.
• Recordpatients' participation and engagement in activities andcommunicaterelevant information to the wider clinical team. .
• Workflexiblywith the wider ward team to ensure activities andmeaningful engagementcontinue outside of Activity Co-ordinator working hours.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care, appreciateandinspire- to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

Benefits

• a fantastic annual leave allowance
• flexible working opportunities
• protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.