Occupational Therapy Recreational Worker - Radlett, United Kingdom - Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Radlett, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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We are looking for a person who is passionate about providing excellent care to the adult acute mental health population, and who want to contribute to the therapeutic input provided for people using our services.

At HPFT training is offered to all team members, and development and career progression is encouraged and supported.

The Recreational Worker organises and provides a predominantly ward-based recreational/leisure service, based on the adult acute mental health wards.

The activities they facilitate occur alongside therapeutic interventions from the Occupational Therapy service, Psychology, Arts therapies and the ward Nursing Team to enhance a service user's stay in hospital.

The recreational service is provided during afternoons, evenings and weekends.

The post holder will organise and provide a predominantly ward-based
recreational/leisure servicesuch as gardening groups, craft sessions, musicactivities, sports/active sessions, facilitating gym sessions, games, etc.

You will be based on the adult acute mental health wards where service users require support for a range of diagnoses such as psychosis, depression, or anxiety.

The recreational service is provided during afternoons, evenings and weekends andso the role requires working in the early evenings until 8pm and on the weekends 9 -5.

The team consists of a Lead and Head Occupational Therapist, Band 6 and 5 Occupational Therapists, Assistant Therapy Practitioners, and a Horticultural Therapist.

We work closely with Art and Drama Therapists, and Psychologists. The Recreational Worker role offers the opportunity to provide the main link between the wards and the therapy team.

Supervision and support will be provided by a member of the Occupational Therapy team based on the ward and more widely supported by the Head and Lead Occupational Therapist for adult acute mental health services.

At HPFT training is offered to all team members, and development and career progression is encouraged and supported.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services.

In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums".

This year, our staff rated us the 4th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country.

Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority.

Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture.

We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.

The main responsibilities of a Recreational Worker is to provide meaningful activities for people on the inpatient wards.

The role includes being able to

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing social, recreational and leisure activities using a person centred approach.

To provide timely feedback to the MDT information regarding the service users wellbeing and motivation to engage in recreational sessions.

To use technical / creative skills to engage service users in meaningful and appropriate activities to promote independence, recovery and well-being.

Under supervision of an Occupational Therapist, facilitate and participate in planned group-work and individual activities.

Under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist contribute to the ongoing assessment and adjustment of clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the service users.