R&D Manager

PRIMARK; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hounslow is seeking an Activities Coordinator to develop, plan, and implement activities for patients. The successful candidate will support the Nursing Team in delivering meaningful activities tailored to patients' preferences. Responsibilities include planning personalized therapeutic programs, conducting interest checklists, and managing activity resources. Candidates should be proactive and possess strong organizational skills. This full-time position is vital for enhancing patient care and engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting therapeutic activity programmes.
• Ability to engage with individuals in a healthcare setting.
• Strong organizational skills to manage activity provision.

Responsibilities

• Complete interest checklists with individuals.
• Contribute to planning personalized therapeutic activity programmes.
• Create and update activity risk assessments.

Skills

Proactive and motivated

Activity planning and coordination

Effective communication

Job description

Activities Coordinator

Helping others improve and turn their lives around - there's no better feeling. It's what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

Are you a proactive and motivated individual keen to gain work experience in the Mental Health Care field? We are looking for an Activities Coordinator with a passion for delivering excellent care to develop, plan, and implement activities for our patients on a full-time basis. As an Activities Coordinator you will provide activities to patients across various service lines within the hospital. Your main job role will be to co‑coordinate, design and deliver a co‑produced, personalised activity programme that is occupationally balanced, risk‑assessed and fully resourced, so that all individuals have the opportunity and are encouraged to engage in at least 25 hours of meaningful activity each week.

Role: In this role you will be supporting the Nursing Team, with input from the Therapy team, in delivering meaningful activity to patients through the following tasks:

• Complete interest checklists with individuals to identify their activity preferences
• Contribute towards the planning, coordination and delivery of personalised therapeutic activity programmes within established protocols using indirect supervision, working autonomously and as part of a team.
• Create and update activity risk assessments, in relation to timetables.
• Ensure the provision of staff, space & materials for all activities.
• Share information effectively and concisely in routine situations (effective daily documentation; attendance at meetings to handover information; face‑to‑face handovers of information to colleagues).

Cygnet Woking/Woking Lodge is a 94‑bedded hospital with a variety of different wards, including two locked rehab wards (male), two low‑secure services (male and female), two acute wards (male and female) and a PICU (female). Our environment has a holistic focus and includes a gym, ADL kitchen, Recovery College, Hair Salon, library, tuckshop and other therapeutic spaces.