Activity Co-ordinator

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
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**Job overview**:
Tudor Court Intermediate Unit in Heywood has a new and exciting opportunity for a part time (job share) Activity Coordinator. The unit is a 24 bed Intermediate Care Unit providing short term rehabilitation to patients to enable them to return to their own homes. The unit is very friendly and we are looking for an enthusiastic and self motivated person to join our team.

As an Activity Coordinator you will be responsible for organising and creating a varied activities programme, from organised hobbies to group events, all of which will promote independence, choice and dignity for our patients.

You will be expected to get to know our patients, their likes and dislikes, their interests and their life stories so that you can deliver bespoke activities that suite the needs each individual.

The team at Tudor Court is a very friendly one and we are therefore looking for someone who is cheerful, outgoing and compassionate, we are looking for someone who is naturally creative and has a genuine enthusiasm for the people we care for. We are looking for someone who is organised and who has had experience in working within a care environment. You need to be a team player as well as be able to work autonomously with the patients.

**Main duties of the job**:
Encourage patients to participate in activities - groups or individually.

Provide an interesting and varied activities programme.

Promote events/fundraising and promoting the unit alongside the Unit Manager.

Contribute to maintaining a safe and effective working environment.

Promote patients being active during their stay.

The post holder will work within a large MDT which includes Health Care, Domestic, Catering, Therapists, Pharmacists and GP. The Unit is managed by the Unit Manager/Team Leaders and has Admin support.

**Working for our organisation**:
Rochdale Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place destined to be different. Rochdale puts co-operation and co-design at the forefront of its health and social care. This is the place with community based integrated care at its heart. Rochdale Infirmary, and the adult and children’s community services across Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, consists of professionals from health, social and voluntary sectors. A place leading the way in life-enhancing, integrated care.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Essential**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Previous experience of working in Health or Social Care setting
- Good IT skills
- Able to work to a high standard under indirect supervision
- Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills
- Achievement of national Care Certificate / L2 Health related vocational qualification, or commitment to work towards is required for this role

**Desirable criteria**:

- Previous experience of activity co-ordinating in Health or Social Care
- Experience of managing patients with a cognitive impairement

**Essential**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Provide a calendar of events/social activities

**Desirable criteria**:

- Previous experience of working in a team
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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