Activity Co-ordinator - Fulbourn, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

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We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated Activities Co-ordinator to join our team.


Mulberry 2 is an acute treatment ward welcoming patients from the acute pathway for a period of up to 3 weeks.


We have a strong MDT presence and as a team have an abundance of energy and expertise whilst we work in collaboration both as a team and with our colleagues from neighbouring services and service users.


If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with acute mental health needs then we want to hear from you.

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.


Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.


Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community.

These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To provide and co-ordinate meaningful group and activity sessions for service users.

To develop activities with individuals and support people to use these.

To offer group based sessions with a focus on skill development/social
inclusion/communication/education and recovery.

To work alongside the nursing team.


As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Activities Co-ordinator will provide 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.

The Activities Co-ordinator will inspire 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.

The Activities Co-ordinator will promote their role within the ward as being an integral part of the Recovery pathway.

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