Activity Coordinator - Sutton-In-Ashfield, United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Sutton-In-Ashfield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, inspiring individual to come and join our team on Kingsley Ward ward.

Kingsley Ward is a 20 bedded Mental Health Ward for patients with a mental health diagnosis and who are over 65 years

As a valued member of our team your role will be to plan the daily activities on the ward with the nursing team and encourage patients to take part individually and also as part of a group.

You will also have the opportunity to work alongside the occupational therapy team in providing activities on and off the ward.

Your feedback relating to patients participation will need to be communicated verbally to the MDT team and in writing within patients electronic notes.

There are also training opportunities which will help to increase your knowledge and skills and enable you to deliver a high quality service for our patients.

To provide social / therapeutic activities for both individuals and groups of patients

To identify patients' current and past social interests in consultation with patients and carers.

In conjunction with the nursing team and Occupational Therapists, develop individual programmes of care and ensure that these needs are met.

To organise and participate in patient outings and social events from the ward

To develop own group work skills so that appropriate opportunities are provided to patients on and off the ward

To participate in alternative therapies for patients e.g. massage, multi-sensory work, aromatherapy once appropriate training has been received and in line with Trust policy

To liaise with outside agencies as appropriate in the provision of activities and entertainment of patients.

To liaise with families to build individualised care for the patients.

Confidently document and communicate activities and findings.

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences.

We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

To assist in the provision of a varied and ongoing programme of therapeutic social activity for patients (on an individual and group basis).

To maximise the range of therapeutic activity that can be provided to enhance the quality of life of patients.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change.

This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa and also does not appear on the shortage occupation list for healthcare and education.

In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.