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Activities Coordinator

1 month ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom Elysium Healthcare Full time

Being an Activities Coordinator is so much more than just organising programmes. It's providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join the team at The Dean Neurological Centre where you will create an activity-based culture, which will see you use technical and creative skills to assist in developing, delivering and coordinating programmes focused on social, recreational and leisure activities.

You will be responsible for creating 1-1 and group rapports with service users to help evolve and shape the activities to increase engagement. As you plan and implement activities around their interests, this should also have a strong emphasis on their individual needs to support the treatment plans.

Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will develop links with community-based resources to support service users to engage in local activities.

At Elysium, we want the best for you. That’s why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. That’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

**As an Activities Co-Ordinator you will be**:

- Co-ordinating social and recreational activities for service users within the secure environment who are unable to freely access public services.
- Obtaining information from service users regarding their social and recreational interests.
- Observing general behaviour, ability, and response of service users and report back regularly using verbal and written communications to appropriate team members.
- Under supervision documenting observations and progress in the service user's clinical notes.
- Fulfilling the security requirements of the service and adhere to service policies, guidelines, and procedures.
- Basic risk assessment on a day to day basis to individuals and groups of service users
- Ensuring that health and safety, welfare and security standards for service users, staff and their visitors are adhered to.
- Effective skills of co-ordination and use of resources.

**To be successful in this role, you'll need**:

- Basic group work skills
- Minimum of 12 months experience within a mental health setting (Desirable)
- Ability to communicate effectively and work within a team-based framework.
- Initiative and motivation.
- Awareness of Mental Health and its impact on functioning.
- Solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
- Good organisational skills.
- Awareness of gender-specific needs.
- Awareness of the cultural needs of service users.
- Full UK Drivers License

**Where you will be working**:
The Dean Neurological Centre has 60 beds in Gloucester (GL2 9EE), which is on the outskirts of the town within easy commute from Gloucester, Cheltenham and surrounding villages.

The Centre delivers specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complex long-term neurological conditions who require ongoing support and assistance to maximise functional ability.

It specialises in slow stream rehabilitation where the emphasis is placed on maximising each individual's abilities, comfort and quality of life.

Bedrooms are fitted with high dependency equipment, including ceiling track hoists, wall mounted suction and oxygen equipment., with all rooms adapted to individual requirements. There are also well-equipped therapy facilities and other facilities such as gardens, gym and minibus

**What you will get**:

- Annual salary of £23,692.50
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off
- Subsidised meals
- Free parking
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
- Pension contribution to secure your future.
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more.

**About your next employer**

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

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