Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an Activity Co-ordinator to join our team on Poplar Ward!
Activity Co-ordinators hold a key role across our wards and services, providing vital care and support to our service users; providing social and therapeutic activities. Their contribution to the running of an effective service is crucial and they are a key part of the team.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of an organisation that will help you to develop and achieve your goals in an environment where staff wellbeing matters, then we want to hear from you.
You may be required to undertake and successfully complete the new national Care Certificate within a 12 weeks' timeframe if you meet our criteria. You will receive full training and support and The Care Certificate sets out 15 national care standards that must be achieved by all health and social care staff to demonstrate that they have the skills and knowledge needed to provide safe and excellent quality of care. It is a foundation programme which can provide the first steps to career development within the NHS.
Main duties of the job
Aspects of the role will include;
- The provision and co-ordination of meaningful group and activity sessions for service users.
- The development of activities with individuals and the provision of support to enable people to engage in activity.
- To offer group based sessions with a focus on skill development/social inclusion/communication/education and recovery.
- Working alongside the Nursing and Occupational Therapy team.
- Providing support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to regain confidence in their skills and abilities to enable a successful re integration into the community.
- Inspiring hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.
- Within a relationship of mutuality, facilitate and support information sharing to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.
- Promotion of their role within the ward and wider care setting.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users.
Help individuals identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and set recovery objectives, drawing on individual resources and utilising a range of recovery tools, techniques, and experience.
Model personal responsibility, self -awareness, self-belief to inspire and instil confidence.
Uses own initiative and job-related training in deciding on the approach and interventions required when working with a service user in delivering support, although supervision is available.
Teach coping, self-help, and self-management techniques.
Support service users to identify and overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenge negative self-talk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users.
Help individuals identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and set recovery objectives, drawing on individual resources and utilising a range of recovery tools, techniques, and experience.
Model personal responsibility, self -awareness, self-belief to inspire and instil confidence.
Uses own initiative and job-related training in deciding on the approach and interventions required when working with a service user in delivering support, although supervision is available.
Teach coping, self-help, and self-management techniques.
Support service users to identify and overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenge negative self-talk.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Good level of secondary education to at least GCSE level
Desirable
- Related Health or Social Care qualification
- Willingness to undertake further training in line with role
- Understanding of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) or whole life plan
Experience
Essential
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team or a group environment
- Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Able to work under pressure and think on one's feet
- Ability to plan and carry out practical tasks
Desirable
- Planning, organising and delegating skills
- Managing a budget
Personal qualities
Essential
- Creative and resourceful
- Professional in appearance and behaviour
- Sense of humour
- Energy/drive, enthusiasm and tenacity
Other
Essential
- Flexibility and Reliability
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Good level of secondary education to at least GCSE level
Desirable
- Related Health or Social Care qualification
- Willingness to undertake further training in line with role
- Understanding of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) or whole life plan
Experience
Essential
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team or a group environment
- Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Able to work under pressure and think on one's feet
- Ability to plan and carry out practical tasks
Desirable
- Planning, organising and delegating skills
- Managing a budget
Personal qualities
Essential
- Creative and resourceful
- Professional in appearance and behaviour
- Sense of humour
- Energy/drive, enthusiasm and tenacity
Other
Essential
- Flexibility and Reliability
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
