Activity Coordinator

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Une opportunité passionnante s'offre en tant qu'Activity Co-ordinator au sein d'une équipe dévouée, où vous jouerez un rôle clé dans l'amélioration de la qualité de vie des patients dans une unité de santé mentale. En utilisant vos compétences créatives, vous travaillerez avec divers matériaux pour engager les patients dans leur parcours de récupération, tout en bénéficiant d'un encadrement et d'opportunités de développement professionnel.

Benefits

Opportunités de formation via CNWL Learning and Development

Supervision régulière par un thérapeute occupationnel

Qualifications

• Excellentes compétences en communication verbale et écrite.
• Capacité à travailler en équipe dans un environnement multiculturel.
• Expérience en facilitation d'activités pour les patients.

Responsibilities

• Fournir des interventions basées sur les principes de la récupération.
• Faciliter des activités sociales et créatives pour promouvoir l'inclusion.
• Collaborer avec l'équipe multidisciplinaire pour personnaliser les activités.

Skills

Communication skills

Facilitating group activities

Understanding of mental health needs

Education

Level 2 Functional Skills (GCSE Mathematics and English)

Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Overview

The Activity Co-ordinator role is a fast paced, highly rewarding, patient facing role integral to the smooth running and holistic offer of care and treatment on an inpatient acute mental health ward.

You will need to be creative and possess determination to continually improve / adapt and mould the offers of therapeutic , recovery and skill based groups in order to promote recovery and independence amongst our service users.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Good communication skills: verbal and written, English to GCSE or equivalent
• Experience in facilitating groups and individual activities
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of people with mental health issues.
  
  

Main duties of the job

Do you have a passion for mental health care?

Do you have creative skills which you can use to engage patients in on a mental health ward?

If so, there is an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as an Activity coordinator to work alongside the Occupational Therapist, Nurses and Consultant Psychiatrist at St. Charles Hospital.

We are looking for a person who can use their own creative skills alongside our resources (art and craft materials, food, gardening, music and exercise) and provisions, to engage patients and support them on their recovery journey.

The aim of the role is to provide interventions, using recovery principles, in order to improve the service users’ quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead. The post holder will receive regular supervision by an Occupational Therapist and opportunities for training through CNWL Learning and Development and the Recovery and Wellbeing College. Staff are also encouraged to develop their skills through reflection and learning.

The post works across two acute mental health wards and one PICU alongside three other activity coordinators. Occasional cover on additional wards may also be required. The role includes facilitating a programme of social, creative and skills-based activities to both individuals and groups which promotes social inclusion for service users. Activities take place on the wards and in the local community.

Working for our organisation

Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's largest NHS Trusts.

With great size, comes fantastic opportunities, to develop, innovate and progress.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To provide interventions with personal recovery principles in order to improve the service users’ quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead.
• To facilitate a programme of social, creative and skills-based activities to both individuals and groups which promotes social inclusion for service users.
• To work closely with the Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) in leading on the facilitation of client centred activities.
  
  

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification on this advert for further info.

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Level 2 Functional Skills (e.g. GCSE Mathematics and English Language Grade C/4 or above)
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of health/social/ care services (either as a worker or as a service user/carer)
• Experience of working within mental health
• Possession of an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)
  
  

Previous Experience Paid/ Unpaid relevant to job

Essential criteria

• Ability to initiate and facilitate social, recreational, creative and leisure activities with service users on both an individual and group basis
• Experience of working within a team.
• Experience of working with a multi cultural environment.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working in a mental health setting.
• Provision of activities in health services.
• Experience of Facilitating Groups