Activity Co-ordinator

3 weeks ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

NHS AfC: Band 3

**Main area**
- Stroke Rehabilitation Service
- **Grade**
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time
- Part time

37.5 hours per week
- **Job ref**
- 164-5071783**Site**
- City Hospital
- **Town**
- Nottingham
- **Salary**
- £21,730 - £23,177 pro rata
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- 14/03/2023 23:59Job overview

An opportunity has arisen in the Medicine Division to join our team within Stroke Services on Daybrook Ward as an Activity Co-ordinator.

We are looking for someone who is dedicated and committed and has the ability to be part of a team as well as working autonomously to provide high quality dignified care to our patients in a safe environment.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
- Work as an activity co-ordinator with in-patients on the ward, under the guidance and supervision of qualified nursing and therapy staff.
- Develop the provision of a varied and ongoing programme of individual and group based evidence based activities for in-patients.
- Will maximise the range of evidence based activities that can be provided on the ward, in order to improve patient experience of hospital stays, to maintain or rehabilitate in-patients’ physical and cognitive skills, and to contribute towards discharge planning processes.
- Will work alongside others engaged in the delivery of meaningful activity on the ward, in order to plan, deliver, and evaluate patient activity programmes.

Working for our organisation

Daybrook Ward provides care and rehabilitation for stroke patients. We are a friendly professional and supportive team who work at the heart of the stroke service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To plan, prepare and carry out the appropriate level of meaningful activity with patients, and to progress activity programmes under appropriate guidance from qualified therapy staff.
- Communicate effectively with patients, carers/relatives and all multi-professional colleagues regarding all aspects of patient care.
- Utilising tact and persuasion engage patients in activity programmes, making basic clinical decisions e.g. is the patient fit to undertake the planned activity.

Person specification

Training

Essential criteria
- Basic Literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable criteria
- Training relevant to therapeutic activity related courses

Experience

Essential criteria
- Experience of caring for older people in health/social care setting

Desirable criteria
- Experience in Occupational Therapy

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria
- Able to work within a team and individually. Application and Interview
- Effective communication within a group and on a one to one basis.
- Ability to deal calmly with patients with distressed or anxious behaviour.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria
- Take responsibility for planning, organising and preparing activities for In-Patients within an acute ward setting.
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

**Salary**: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent:

- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the **Occupational Health Department **confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for



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