Horticulture Instructor

NHS Jobs; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust offers a role supporting therapeutic horticulture programmes within the unit and community. You will assist in delivering therapy under supervision and contribute to patient and staff support, including horticultural skills, animal care, and environmental awareness.

DBS costs are deducted from salary, and food hygiene training is required for caf work. The role involves team-based delivery of therapy for individuals with mental ill health or

Qualifications

• Food hygiene training required to support working in the caf.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group therapy programmes through therapeutic horticulture and related activities.
• Support patients and staff in delivering therapy using practical, vocational, creative, and leisure activities.
• Ensure safe use and maintenance of potentially dangerous machinery and tools; assist with environmental awareness and community engagement via the Farm Shop and Caf.

Skills

Therapeutic horticulture

Job description

To support in the provision of individual and group programmes related to therapeutic horticulture, both within the unit and the community. To contribute to the therapy provision at Wathwood Hospital under the direction of senior occupational therapy staff. Providing ongoing support to patients and staff to include horticultural skills, animal husbandry, environmental awareness, safe use and maintenance of potentially dangerous machinery and tools and community engagement through the Farm Shop and Caf. Food hygiene training to support working in the caf is required. To work as part of a team to deliver therapy using practical, vocational, creative, and leisure activity, to provide services for individuals experiencing mental ill health and/or personality disorder. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£25,272 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust