Activities Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Dudley, United Kingdom Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Activity Coordinator**

**Site**: Bushey Fields, Dudley

**Contract**:Permanent/ Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekdays and alternate weekends)

Clent, Wrekin and Clee ward are recruiting for the position of Activity worker. Clent and Wrekin wards have 2 full time posts whilst Clee has 18.75 hours per week. The successful applicants will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, assisting in the development and delivery of therapeutic activities within an adult inpatient services. The post holder will be required to work flexibly across a 7 day period.

**Main duties of the job**
- The post holder will focus on planning and facilitating a varied activity program that aims to suit the needs of the patient and enhanced the provision of ward-based meaningful activity.
- To work effectively as a member of the team in providing a program of ward based therapeutic activities ,that are flexible according to the changing needs of patients.
- Utilise creative skills to engage patients in therapeutic activities that promote independence and wellbeing.
- To give effective verbal and written reports on patients progress and providing information in respect of mental state and risk factors.
- To report and escalate any concerns regarding patient risks and safeguarding to the relevant senior professional.
- To ensure that patients retain their dignity, choice and individually.
- To coordinate activities such as creative arts, cooking groups, physical exercise groups, and patient forum groups on the ward.
- To collaborate with the ward psychologist to support in delivering groups such as mindfulness, and wellness activity action plans.
- To be able respond appropriately to challenging situations and support in the management of the patients needs, when required.

**Working for our organisation**

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Across the whole of the region we provide:

- Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disability services
- Mental health services for children and young people
- Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley

**Person specification Assessment**

**Essential criteria**
- Experience of working with older adults with a mental illness
- Relevant qualifications or training in activity worker roles

**Desirable criteria**
- Desire to develop skills to enhance knowledge and expertise of older adults with a mental illness
- A keen interest to utilise current skills and qualifications to carry out role as activity coordinator

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £22,816.00-£24,336.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Childcare
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- working with older adults with a mental illness: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- relevant qualifications or training in activity worker roles (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 285-5581A-MH



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