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Oxford Health NHS Trust

Activity Coordinator - Thames House

The closing date is 22 May 2025

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Job summary

This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary.

We are recruiting for anActivity Coordinator to work across both our teams on Kingfisher and Kestrel wards, based at Littlemore Mental Health Centre for 30 hours per week. You'll deliver a wide range of therapeutic, wellbeing, and social activities for service users.

Kingfisher and Kestrel are low secure wards within Thames House, a unit for females with a diagnosis of mental illness and/or personality disorder. Kestrel is a 10-bed acute and assessment ward, and Kingfisher a 16-bed rehabilitation ward.

You'll organise and facilitate group and individual activities tailored to service users' needs, helping to build confidence, develop skills, and encourage social interaction. You'll also collaborate with the wider multi-disciplinary team, and work alongside Activity Coordinators already working on the unit to ensure activities are inclusive, meaningful, and support each patient's recovery journey. Strong communication and organisational skills are essential, the ability to adapt activities to suit different needs. We have established very effective ways of working with the patients to help them identify and reach their goals whilst keeping them safe and supporting them onwards to a new life in the community.

If you have experience in activity coordination, a creative mindset, and a commitment to supporting individuals in their recovery, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

  • Engage service users on both Kingfisher and Kestrel wards in physical and recreational activity appropriate to their individual needs and abilities
  • Plan and co-ordinate an innovative and adaptive programme of activity under the supervision and direction of members of the multidisciplinary team
  • Organise and plan service user events in collaboration with MDT colleagues to promote inclusivity.
  • Develop and use practical and technical skills with service users, either through your own identification of need or as suggested by members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Work with service users to improve their mental health, physical health and wellbeing.
  • Assist in identifying service user's strengths and needs in order to plan and implement suitable activities for groups and individual service users.
  • Be involved in evaluating the effectiveness of activity with service users, carers and the multi-disciplinary team
  • Complete PEACE Teamwork and other mandatory training directly related to the job
  • Please note, this role involves some weekend work outside core hours (Monday-Friday 9-5pm)

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing.

These include:o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team.

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year plus an RSU allowance of £1,446 pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-FS7058138-A

Job locations

Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Oxford

OX4 4XN


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Littlemore Mental Health Centre was opened in the early 2000s and sits in the pretty Village of Sandford-on-Thames on the outskirts of Oxford. The site sits within commuter distance of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Hertfordshire and London City. Due to our central location, we boast a hugely inclusive and diverse staff group and consider ourselves lucky to have such diversity within our team.

We are committed to the ongoing development of our staffing group and actively encourage the continued professional development of our employees. Oxford Health has an ever-growing Learning and Development department that can work with your line manager in supporting your ongoing growth.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Littlemore Mental Health Centre was opened in the early 2000s and sits in the pretty Village of Sandford-on-Thames on the outskirts of Oxford. The site sits within commuter distance of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Hertfordshire and London City. Due to our central location, we boast a hugely inclusive and diverse staff group and consider ourselves lucky to have such diversity within our team.

We are committed to the ongoing development of our staffing group and actively encourage the continued professional development of our employees. Oxford Health has an ever-growing Learning and Development department that can work with your line manager in supporting your ongoing growth.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Active interest in & willingness to participate in delivering a wide range of therapeutic activities
  • Good communication skills - verbal & written

Desirable

  • Prior skill & experience in a relevant area of work e.g. creative arts, crafts, physical fitness
  • Working with people with mental health needs

Experience

Essential

  • Care certificate or willingness to work towards one
  • Good literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working with people in forensic services or criminal justice system
  • Ability to participate in PEACE training.

Other Work Related Requirements:

Essential

  • Positive attitude to people with mental health issues
  • Ability to work flexibly and to be adaptive as required by the service.

Desirable

  • Demonstrate an interest in patient and staff well being
Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Active interest in & willingness to participate in delivering a wide range of therapeutic activities
  • Good communication skills - verbal & written

Desirable

  • Prior skill & experience in a relevant area of work e.g. creative arts, crafts, physical fitness
  • Working with people with mental health needs

Experience

Essential

  • Care certificate or willingness to work towards one
  • Good literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working with people in forensic services or criminal justice system
  • Ability to participate in PEACE training.

Other Work Related Requirements:

Essential

  • Positive attitude to people with mental health issues
  • Ability to work flexibly and to be adaptive as required by the service.

Desirable

  • Demonstrate an interest in patient and staff well being

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Oxford

OX4 4XN


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Oxford

OX4 4XN


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Caroline Thomas-Wilkinson

caroline.thomas@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

01865902019

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year plus an RSU allowance of £1,446 pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-FS7058138-A

Job locations

Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Oxford

OX4 4XN


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