Activity Coordinator

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chertsey is seeking an Activities Coordinator to enhance the wellbeing of individuals in their care. You will organize and lead recreational activities, adapt to participant needs, and promote a positive environment. Ideal candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and experience in leisure activity facilitation. This position contributes significantly to patient care pathways.

Qualifications

• Experience in organizing recreational activities.
• Ability to adapt activities to meet individual needs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Organise and promote recreational activities.
• Evaluate and adapt activities to participant needs.
• Provide structured opportunities for relaxation and social interaction.

Job description

As an Activities Coordinator on New Spenser Ward, you’ll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for people who use our services. Your role would help to provide high quality, caring service that makes a positive and effective contribution to the care pathway of people admitted onto the wards in the acute phase of their illness.

This role is to complement the nursing and therapy teams in planning, designing, organising, and running leisure and meaningful engagement activities, considering the needs and interests of individual members. You will support, challenge, and enhance the psychological, spiritual, social, and emotional wellbeing of individuals.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Organise, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities in an inclusive, stimulating, and safe environment.
2. Ascertain and interpret group interests, evaluate equipment and facilities, and adapt activities to meet individual participant needs.
3. Explain principles, techniques, and safety procedures to participants in recreational activities, and demonstrate use of materials and equipment.
4. Develop positive relationships with participants.
5. Adopt a pragmatic and non-judgmental approach.
6. Provide structured opportunities for people to relax and socialise.

About Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust:

We are the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon, ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire, and actively work to improve mental wellbeing in the local community.

Surrey is a beautiful county just 30 minutes from Central London and the South Coast, with historic market towns, countryside, and excellent transport links, including Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

Additional Information:

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received. Eligibility for the high-cost area supplement is conditional upon residence and will be discussed upon offer.

We look forward to receiving your application!

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Nadia Gurnah
• Job Title: Lead Occupational Therapist
• Email: [e-mail]