Leisure Activities Coordinator - Putney, United Kingdom - Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

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Putney, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Department:

Leisure and Family Services - Clinical Operations**:

Responsible to:

Leisure and Family Services Manager**:

Salary range:
Band 3 £24,274 - £27,549 (dependent on experience)
Incremental reviews take place on an annual basis:

Hours of work:27.5 hours per week
5.

5 hours per day:

Location:

Putney, Southwest London**:

Closing date:18 August 2023**:

Interview Date w/c:18 September 2023**:

Benefits:

25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
Support for ongoing development
Flexible working practices
Pension scheme
Free parking
Travel season ticket loan to aid commuting expenses
Blue Light Card and Discounts
Onsite cafeteria
RHN Wellbeing Programme and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
RHN Volunteering opportunities

Summary of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability:

The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education framework.

Our vision for the future is that we will be the national centre of excellence for neuro-disability.

Our mission is to provide outstanding care and empowering individuals with neuro-disability, enabling them to live their lives to their fullest potential.

We have a 'Good' rating by our regulator, the CQC, and we are proud to be accredited as Leaders in Safeguarding in the UK.

Summary of the position and what we are looking for:

We are seeking a Leisure Activities Coordinator who has a creative flare and out-of-the-box thinking to organise and run activities for our patients and residents in the RHN.

As an integral part of our team, you will be responsible for planning a diverse range of therapeutic and meaningful activity programs that cater to our patients' and residents' social and emotional wellbeing.

Excellent socials skills are required, as you will interact with residents and their families across the organisation, supervising and supporting volunteers who contribute to various activities, including large group sessions and one-on-one befriending.

This role is ward-based and also involves administrative duties related to resident and family services, such as coordinating hairdressing, aquarium maintenance, and liaising with legal and welfare services.

**Main objectives of the role

As Leisure Activities Coordinator, you will be based across all specialist areas in our organisation which include: Continuing Care Service, Ventilator Unit, Brain Injury Service and Neuro-behavioural unit.

You would be responsible for providing a comprehensive activity program and interact with residents and family members from across the organisation.

You would need to be a people person and enjoy interacting with others, our residents and their families as well as our staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder would embrace this role and make it their own with ideas and initiatives for improvement and patient centred care.

To work with the team to create and provide a stimulating and varied programme of therapeutic leisure activities and social events for residents to enjoy.
To facilitate ward based group and individual therapeutic activities.
To help run larger group activities that take place in the central hospital grounds including the Assembly Room.
To provide resources and ideas to ward staff for group and 11 social activities.
To work with new resident/family to gain an understanding of the residents likes, dislikes and functional abilities. Work with the MDT to create a personalised therapeutic leisure program.
To work as a member of the team and wider MDT with support in planning, organising and providing a program of therapeutic leisure activities.
Interact with relatives and or visitors either in person or by telephone. Ensure they are aware of upcoming events.
Develop and maintain activity notice boards/ward communication boards. Liaise with the Communications Team and IT Teams for support to ensure these boards and information remain up to date.
To keep our communications team informed of any special events within the organisation so they can assist with advertising to residents, families and staff.
Supporting the wards to ensure key lifestyle hobbies and interests are embedded and celebrated, such as resident birthday parties, anniversaries and any National or Global event themes that we can adopt and celebrate on the wards/across he organisation.
Document patient interactions on the Electronic Patient Record System.
Maintain and update a timetable of the activities and events that take place on the wards and across the wider organisation.

**Key responsibilities