Mental Health Activities Coordinator

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Colthrop; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual base salary £25,565

33 days annual leave

Career development

Ely-Vate platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access (Stream)

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension

Free meals

Onsite parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking an Activities Coordinator at Thornford Park Hospital to develop and coordinate social, recreational, and leisure activities for service users in a secure setting, working 37.5 hours per week.

You will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to tailor activities to individuals’ interests and treatment plans, supporting engagement and wellbeing while promoting safety and quality care.

Qualifications

• Basic group work skills
• Minimum of 12 months experience within a Mental Health setting (Desirable)
• Ability to communicate effectively and work within a team-based framework
• Initiative and motivation
• Awareness of Mental Health and its impact on functioning
• Solution-focused approach to problem-solving
• Good organisational skills
• Awareness of gender-specific needs
• Awareness of the cultural needs of service users
• Full UK Driving Licence

Responsibilities

• As an Activities Coordinator you will be coordinating social and recreational activities for service users within the secure environment who are unable to freely access public services
• You will obtain information from service users regarding their social and recreational interests
• You will observe general behaviour, ability, and response of service users and report back regularly using verbal and written communications to appropriate team members
• Under supervision you will document observations and progress in the service user's clinical notes
• You will fulfil the security requirements of the service and adhere to service policies, guidelines, and procedures
• You will perform basic risk assessment on a day-to-day basis to individuals and groups of service users
• You will ensure that health and safety, welfare and security standards for service users, staff and their visitors are adhered to
• You will demonstrate effective skills of co-ordination and use of resources

Skills

Group work

Mental Health experience

Communication

Initiative

MH awareness

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Gender awareness

Cultural awareness

UK Driving Licence

Job description

Elysium Healthcare is seeking an Activities Coordinator at Thornford Park Hospital to develop and coordinate social, recreational, and leisure activities for service users in a secure setting, working 37.5 hours per week.

You will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to tailor activities to individuals’ interests and treatment plans, supporting engagement and wellbeing while promoting safety and quality care.