Activity Coordinator

Tees, Esk And Wear Valleys Nhs Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees, Esk And Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Activity Coordinator to plan and deliver activities for clients on Foss Park Hospital, Adult Mental Health Acute wards. The role involves engaging clients and their carers, promoting meaningful activity, and liaising with the care team to reflect individual needs in care plans.

A proactive, compassionate approach is essential to support recovery and well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience in health and/or social care
• Good communication skills
• Ability to teach or provide training
• Numeracy and Literacy skills at Level 2 or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Plan and provide activities to meet therapeutic, social and recreational needs of clients
• Engage service users and carers in activities with a compassionate, client-centred approach
• Promote independence and well-being through meaningful activity
• Liaise with clients, multi-disciplinary teams, departments and families to reflect needs in the care plan
• Reflect planned activities in the client's plan of care
• Promote engagement in social interaction and recreation with clients, carers and staff
• Contribute to quality improvement activities

Education

Relevant level 3 qualification

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Activity Coordinator who currently holds a Relevant level 3 or above qualification e.g. in health and/or social care, communication, teaching and Numeracy, Literacy Level2 (or equivalent). The post holder is responsible for planning and providing appropriate activities to meet the general therapeutic, social and recreational needs of clients at Foss Park Hospital, Adult Mental Health Acute wards. To work with delegated service users who remain the responsibility of the lead nurse/responsible clinician, often working without direct supervision. To engage service users and their carer's in activities and encourage them in a compassionate manner, to support them in engaging in meaningful activity, promote independence and well-being through a client-centred approach. The postholder will liaise with clients, the relevant disciplines, departments and families involved in the care of the client to ensure that planned activities reflect the needs of the person and are reflected in the client's plan of care. The postholder will promote the value of engagement in social interaction and recreational activity with clients, their carer's, the multi-disciplinary team and others involved in each person's care. To provide the best possible experience for service users and carers and to show commitment to and participate in quality improvement activities.