Meaningful Activities Facilitators - Leicester, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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Leicester, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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This job will be working with the Meaningful Activities Team, reporting to the team leader and responsible to senior nurse, patient experience.

You will be required to work on a rotation between the emergency floor and base wards. Weekend working/shift work is required.


The focus of the role is to work alongside the multidisciplinary team to support the needs and wellbeing of a person living with dementia and/or delirium during an acute hospital admission.


This will include supporting with activities of daily living such as washing and dressing, toileting, nutrition and hydration, using creative skills to engage with the person such as arts and crafts, music or reminiscence and also liaising with the person's family/carers and ensure patient centered care is delivered.

This is a rotational post and will including evenings and seven day working (including bank holidays).

  • To facilitate appropriate activities for a caseload of patients on specified wards within UHL who have been identified as having confirmed or suspected dementia or experiencing a delirium. This will include working with individual patients and organising group activities
  • To support patients with Activities of Daily Living which will include washing and dressing, toileting, nutrition and hydration to maintain patient's identity
  • To provide practice based training and support to staff and volunteers in delivering meaningful activities to patients
  • To work with Multi-Disciplinary Team and carers to ensure that activity provision meets the identified needs of the patient
  • To feedback observations of patients' involvement in activities to members of the multidisciplinary team. This will be written and
  • To liaise with carers, outside agencies, volunteers, hospitals and community resources etc. as appropriate to ward activity provision maintaining a professional manner at all times
  • To support and encourage ward staff to organise appropriate activities in addition to those provided by the meaningful activities staff
  • To undertake administrative and organisational tasks as
  • To be responsible for ensuring a safe working environment, conducive to providing meaningful activities
  • To order and document resources required to carry out meaningful activities and ensure immediate access is available for ward staff and volunteers where necessary
  • To support fundraising activities


We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals.

We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.


Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.


We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do


They are:
We focus on what matters most
We treat others how we would like to be treated
We are passionate and creative in our work
We do what we say we are going to do
We are one team and we are best when we work together


Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

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Quality

  • Evaluate and process allocated referrals from different ward areas in order to ensure that a person living with dementia and/or delirium receives support in a timely and meaningful way
  • Use a person centred approach to support a person living with dementia and/or delirium to have access to activities which enhance their wellbeing
  • Ensure good communication with nursing staff prior to all activities to ensure any risks are identified and to raise any concerns noted appropriately
  • Ensure that duties are not undertaken if they are beyond the competence of the post holder's level of experience or qualification
  • To be able to utilise feedback mechanisms and create evidence to promote the service
  • To assist in monitoring and evaluating the service as directed to provide feedback and statistical data to inform future development of the service
Maintaining a Safe Environment

  • Take responsibility for maintaining own and others health, safety and security
  • Ensure own actions assist with maintaining best practice and standards for Better Health
  • Carry out Duties in Accordance with The Health and Safety At work Act 197
  • Move and handle patients and goods in ways that promote the health of the patient, healthcare team and self and are consistent with
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