Divisional Life Enrichment Lead

Barchester Healthcare; Bottisham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare’s Central Division seeks a Divisional Activities Lead to support activity staff across the division and drive a life enrichment approach in every home, aligning with the Care and Life Enrichment Framework to achieve outstanding regulatory results.

You will make weekly visits to homes, develop action plans for underperforming homes, recruit and train activities staff, and collaborate with multiple teams to deliver community-linked activities and digital tool adoption.

Qualifications

• GCSE maths and English required.
• Experience delivering in-person wellbeing and activities sessions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels, including senior stakeholders.
• Proven track record delivering targets under pressure.
• Experience working within a multi-functional team.
• Full UK driving licence with ability to travel nationwide (essential).

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support to activities staff across the division.
• Ensure an effective action plan for underperforming homes.
• Weekly visits to homes identified as needing support.
• Quarterly face-to-face meetings with Activity Coordinators to share ideas and best practices.
• Develop ideas for activities linked to the local community.
• Build relationships with organisations to support life enrichment in local homes.
• Support recruitment and training of activities staff.
• Analyse divisional and corporate data to monitor activity delivery.
• Aid activities staff with understanding and use of digital tools and equipment.
• Align with the resident experience team and life enrichment trainers.
• Collaborate with divisional experts to produce guidance, support, and policies.
• Work across departments including marketing, quality and regulation, nursing, dementia and procurement.

Skills

GCSE maths and English

In person wellbeing sessions

Effective communication at all levels

Deliver against targets under pressure

Multi-functional teamwork

Full UK driving licence and travel

Job description

Barchester Healthcare’s Central Division seeks a Divisional Activities Lead to support activity staff across the division and drive a life enrichment approach in every home, aligning with the Care and Life Enrichment Framework to achieve outstanding regulatory results.

You will make weekly visits to homes, develop action plans for underperforming homes, recruit and train activities staff, and collaborate with multiple teams to deliver community-linked activities and digital tool adoption.