Job summary
Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
We are seeking a compassionate, creative and enthusiastic Activity Coordinator to join our multidisciplinary team on an Older Adult acute inpatient ward.
You will play a vital role in enhancing the wellbeing, dignity and recovery of our patients by planning and delivering a wide range of meaningful therapeutic and recreational activities.
You must be warm, empathetic, resourceful and a strong communicator, with excellent organisational skills. You must also be reliable, be able to work both independently and as part of a team and have experience working with older people or in a care/mental health setting.
Main duties of the job
- Plan and deliver tailored therapeutic, social and recreational activities to support patients with a range of mental health needs.
- Promote wellbeing, independence and recovery through meaningful occupation and engagement
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to align activities with individual care plan
- Encourage participation, reduced isolation and support dignity and inclusion in a safe environment
- Monitor and evaluate activities to ensure they are effective and meaningful
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further informationwith regard to this vacancy please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further informationwith regard to this vacancy please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of engaging people in leisure activities.
- Experience of working with groups of people.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-professional teams
Desirable
- Experience of engaging people with mental health needs
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Will have good interpersonal skills e.g. sensitive, empathic
- Able to work as an effective member of a team.
- Able to communicate at a high level, both formally and informally
- Ability to manage conflict and high expressed emotion in a clinical setting
- Must be able to work flexibly and work weekends/evening work as required
- Ability to commute effectively between the Trust bases as needed
- Adequate IT skills to enable completion of patient care and intervention plans
- Engage in required Mandatory training to support the role
Desirable
- Demonstrate the level of motivation, skill and competencies to support progression in to the role.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Certificate in Mental Health or relevant NVQ III qualification or equivalent experience of developing, providing structured formal leisure activities for individuals/groups
- Completion of/ Willing to work towards completion of Care Certificate.
- Awareness of group processes
- Awareness of the evidence base for individual, or group based activities
- Awareness of local community services and the provision of leisure and other activities
- Awareness of the importance of user/carer involvement
Desirable
- Working knowledge of relevant policy, guidelines and legislation and their application to the clinical and service area e.g., Mental Capacity Act, Mental health Act
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of engaging people in leisure activities.
- Experience of working with groups of people.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-professional teams
Desirable
- Experience of engaging people with mental health needs
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Will have good interpersonal skills e.g. sensitive, empathic
- Able to work as an effective member of a team.
- Able to communicate at a high level, both formally and informally
- Ability to manage conflict and high expressed emotion in a clinical setting
- Must be able to work flexibly and work weekends/evening work as required
- Ability to commute effectively between the Trust bases as needed
- Adequate IT skills to enable completion of patient care and intervention plans
- Engage in required Mandatory training to support the role
Desirable
- Demonstrate the level of motivation, skill and competencies to support progression in to the role.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Certificate in Mental Health or relevant NVQ III qualification or equivalent experience of developing, providing structured formal leisure activities for individuals/groups
- Completion of/ Willing to work towards completion of Care Certificate.
- Awareness of group processes
- Awareness of the evidence base for individual, or group based activities
- Awareness of local community services and the provision of leisure and other activities
- Awareness of the importance of user/carer involvement
Desirable
- Working knowledge of relevant policy, guidelines and legislation and their application to the clinical and service area e.g., Mental Capacity Act, Mental health Act
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).
