Therapy Assistant/Activity Coordinator

Job summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our highly acclaimed and well-established Therapy Team based at the Bevan Intermediate Care Unit.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will help deliver and encourage our patients to participate in socially interactive activities.

You will identify a varied and interesting activity programme for our patients. You will document the engagement to activities by the service users and record in the electronic patient record (EPR).

You will ensure the activities available on the unit are appropriate for the patients. You will support alongside the therapy team to ensure patient fundamental care needs are met and dignity is maintained.

You will actively plan fundraising events for the ward with support from the therapy leads.

You will network with appropriate and relevant partners and agencies to promote healthy relationships between community and acute services.

You will actively lead publicising the activities and monthly campaigns on the ward with the Trusts communications team to ensure the profile of the unit is heightened.

You will contribute to the maintaining a safe and effective working environment being assigned duties from the Therapy Lead/Ward Manager.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

With support from the therapy team, contribute to providing a range of social interaction and well-being activities, e.g., activity groups, and on an individual basis, with minimal supervision.

In collaboration with the patients and therapy leads maintain and develop the activity timetable for the unit and for each patient on an individual recovery focussed basis &alongside colleagues e.g., Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Nursing staff to deliver a range of activities that are recovery focussed and suit the individual needs of each patient.

Undertake mobility, transfer, and activities of daily living practices, as delegatedby qualified therapists.

Document all engagement with clients in the patient electronic notes to ensure the clinical team is kept up to date with patient participation in activities.

Contribute to the regular updating of individual activity timetables for clients which offer a range of activities on an individual and group basis dependent on the client's needs. This can be subject to regular change.

Demonstrate safe and competent moving and handling skills, asking for support with complex cases. Undertake safe and competent equipment provision for stock items, asking for support with non-stock needs.

You will support learners in the workplace by providing an opportunity for shadowing with the activity co-ordinator to observe activities being planned and delivered.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.