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NHS Jobs; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Pension contribution

Free meals

Onsite free parking

Life Assurance

Ely-Vate discounts

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare in Thatcham is seeking an Activities Coordinator to join the team at Thornford Park Hospital. The role involves coordinating social and recreational activities for service users, within a secure environment, across 37.5 hours weekly.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop activity programmes, build 1-1 and group rapports, and tailor activities to individual needs to support treatment plans and engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months experience within a Mental Health setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work within a team-based framework.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate social and recreational activities for service users in a secure environment.
• Obtain information on service users' interests and plan activities accordingly.
• Observe behaviour and report progress in clinical notes.
• Document observations under supervision.
• Fulfil security requirements and follow policies and procedures.
• Conduct basic day-to-day risk assessments.
• Ensure health, safety, welfare and security standards.

Skills

Group work

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Motivation

Awareness of Mental Health

Job description

Being an Activities Coordinator is so much more than just organising programmes. It's providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join the team at Thornford Park Hospital where you will create an activity-based culture, which will see you use technical and creative skills to assist in developing, delivering and coordinating programmes focused on social, recreational and leisure activities. You will be responsible for creating 1-1 and group rapports with service users to help evolve and shape the activities to increase engagement. As you plan and implement activities around their interests, this should also have a strong emphasis on their individual needs to support the treatment plans. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will develop links with community-based resources to support service users to engage in local activities. At Elysium, we want the best for you. That’s why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. That’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

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
• Obtaining information from service users regarding their social and recreational interests
• Observing general behaviour, ability, and response of service users and report back regularly using verbal and written communications to appropriate team members
• Under supervision documenting observations and progress in the service user's clinical notes
• Fulfilling the security requirements of the service and adhere to service policies, guidelines, and procedures
• Basic risk assessment on a day to day basis to individuals and groups of service users
• Ensuring that health and safety, welfare and security standards for service users, staff and their visitors are adhered to
• Effective skills of co-ordination and use of resources

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• 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 Drivers License

Location: Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET

What You’ll Get:

• Annual base salary of £25,565
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream - instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.