Activity Co-ordinator

Cygnet; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 39,565,000 - 40,470,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £13.15 per hour

Salary rise to £13.45 per hour after 3

Career progression into management

CPD opportunities

Free meal on shift

Clinical supervision & peer support

Employee referral scheme

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Cygnet Raglan House in Smethwick is hiring an Activity Co-ordinator to support patients in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. The role runs 42 hours per week, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, and offers progression into management with CPD opportunities.

The position involves encouraging patient participation in activities, planning therapeutic programmes, and contributing to engaging events in a safe multidisciplinary team environment. DBS check required.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare
• Some knowledge of Occupational Therapy
• Creative flair and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Awareness of recovery approaches and social inclusion (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Encouraging patients to access and become involved in activities, and maintain pre-existing hobbies.
• Plan and implement therapy programmes while ensuring materials are obtained.
• Contribute ideas and facilitate events and activities in a safe manner.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Interdisciplinary team

Occupational Therapy knowledge

Creative flair

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

Cygnet Healthcare is looking for an Activity Co-ordinator to join our team at Cygnet Raglan House.

The successful candidate will be working 42 hours per week. Working from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM – Monday to Friday.

Cygnet Raglan House is a 25 bed high support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) service for women. The service is designed to provide an environment that promotes mental health recovery by focusing on space, personal privacy and dignity. Women admitted to the service often come from multiple placement breakdowns, failed treatment programmes or are stepping down from secure settings.

We are dedicated to understand, stabilise and break the traumatic cycles of relapse that can impact individuals’ lives. Our service has been designed with wellness in mind, providing a safe and comfortable environment that promotes efficient rehabilitation and recovery.

Your Day-to-Day At Cygnet Raglan House

We are seeking an academically strong candidate to support and enhance the care of patients at the service by assisting the Occupational Therapist with:

• Encouraging patients to access and become involved in a variety of activities, as well as maintaining any pre-existing hobbies.
• Planning and implementing therapy programmes whilst ensuring appropriate materials are obtained
• Contributing ideas, facilitating events and activities in a safe manner

We’re Looking For Someone Who Has…

• Experience and/or a passion for working in healthcare
• Some knowledge of Occupational Therapy
• A creative flair and the ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
• An awareness of recovery approaches and social inclusion (desirable)

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Salary: £13.15 Per Hour
• Increasing to £13.45 Per Hour after 3 months
• Strong career progression opportunities into management roles
• Monthly reflective practice, & support with CPD opportunities
• Free meal on shift
• Expert clinical supervision & peer support
• Employee referral scheme
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme & employee discount savings.

Please note that successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

This vacancy may close before this date if a large number of applications are received.

What next?

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