Job summary
The post holder is responsible for the coordination of the activities programme and overseeing its operational management in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.He or she should promote the development and maintenance of a creative and stimulating environment for older people with frailty and dementia who are recovering from illness or adapting to disability through the provision of appropriate activities.
The post holder will be responsible for planning, designing, and running recreational activities for inpatients from multiple wards across Northwick Park and Ealing Hospital. The role includes facilitating activity groups to meet inpatients' leisure needs and interests.
The post holder must have a robust knowledge of the management of patients with dementia. Moreover, the post holder must have a strong understanding of safeguarding, including the ability to identify signs of abuse and neglect, and take appropriate action by referring or escalating concerns in line with safeguarding policies and procedures
Main duties of the job
- Identify and carry out creative activities to engage, occupy and motivate patients
- Plan, organise and coordinate activities to meet patients at individual needs
- Plan, organise and coordinate appropriate activities with groups of patients to encourage socialisation
- Coordinate social dining on the ward during lunchtimes
- Work in partnership with nurses, medical staff, patients and relatives
- To assess and make recommendations for individual patients who may benefit from activities on ward basis
- Liaise with multidisciplinary team to identify patients that most require engaging in activity e.g. patients who are high falls risk, confused, low mood, distressed
- Liaise with patients and relatives to identify preferred and appropriate activities to carry out individually and in group sessions
- Direct any enquiries to the nurse in charge and report information accurately
- Be aware of patient's individual needs and report any problems
- Help patients with toileting as required during activity sessions
- Mobilise patients to the toilet and to activity/dining areas
- Assist patients when ordering food, help serve meals and feed patients when necessary
- To implement and maintain high standards of care for all users and carers.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Under the guidance and supervision of the manager/clinical team leaders to make appropriate interventions in response to the needs of users and plan / provide a programme of recreational/social activities of individual choice.
- To implement and maintain high standards of care for all users and carers.
- To facilitate social inclusion of service users into community activities e.g. work, leisure, education services and social services.
- To promote the role of Activity Coordinator efficiently
- To effectively communicate with service users and all relevant bodies involved with service users care.
- To communicate and liaise, formally and informally, at all times with the team or appropriate others with regards to mental health team involvement with all service users in the treatment programme.
- To participate in all relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings and feedback to appropriate individuals.
- To ensure that up to date written and electronic records of each patient and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards and to a high quality
- To participate in meetings and support the Dementia/Safeguarding Team with administrative tasks.
- To participate and liaise with ward Occupational Therapist in the delivery of the OT Action Plan for each patient.
- To have robust knowlege of reasonable adjustments for patients with frailty and dementia
- To be a positive and supportive presence on the wards where support is required.
- To support the recruitment of dementia champions across the Trust
- To attend and support the Dementia Steering Group
- To support the implementation of the dementia strategy.
- To be able to record and write reports to a high level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Under the guidance and supervision of the manager/clinical team leaders to make appropriate interventions in response to the needs of users and plan / provide a programme of recreational/social activities of individual choice.
- To implement and maintain high standards of care for all users and carers.
- To facilitate social inclusion of service users into community activities e.g. work, leisure, education services and social services.
- To promote the role of Activity Coordinator efficiently
- To effectively communicate with service users and all relevant bodies involved with service users care.
- To communicate and liaise, formally and informally, at all times with the team or appropriate others with regards to mental health team involvement with all service users in the treatment programme.
- To participate in all relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings and feedback to appropriate individuals.
- To ensure that up to date written and electronic records of each patient and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards and to a high quality
- To participate in meetings and support the Dementia/Safeguarding Team with administrative tasks.
- To participate and liaise with ward Occupational Therapist in the delivery of the OT Action Plan for each patient.
- To have robust knowlege of reasonable adjustments for patients with frailty and dementia
- To be a positive and supportive presence on the wards where support is required.
- To support the recruitment of dementia champions across the Trust
- To attend and support the Dementia Steering Group
- To support the implementation of the dementia strategy.
- To be able to record and write reports to a high level.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Good General Education
- Education to NVQ Level 2
- Good written/verbal/IT /communication skills and attention to detail
- Experience with working with people with Dementia within the NHS, Social Care or private setting
- Ability To Work effectively as part of a team
- High Standard of report writing skills
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 or working towards
- Previous Group Facilitation Experience
- Teaching Experience
Essential
Essential
- Demonstrate commitment to the HEART Values
- Kind, Caring and patient attitude to patients, colleagues and work.
Desirable
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Good General Education
- Education to NVQ Level 2
- Good written/verbal/IT /communication skills and attention to detail
- Experience with working with people with Dementia within the NHS, Social Care or private setting
- Ability To Work effectively as part of a team
- High Standard of report writing skills
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 or working towards
- Previous Group Facilitation Experience
- Teaching Experience
Essential
Essential
- Demonstrate commitment to the HEART Values
- Kind, Caring and patient attitude to patients, colleagues and work.
Desirable
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).
Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park Hospital
Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
Employer's website
https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
