Active Ward Champion

7 months ago


North Shields, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to developing and future proofing it's model of being an Active Hospital. As part of this we hope to continue to change the physical activity culture within our hospitals to encourage patients to move more.

The post holder will be supervised by the Active Ward Lead and supported by the Care of the Elderly physiotherapy team to work with patients and engage staff in supporting patients to be more physically active during their inpatient stay.

This role will involve providing support across 5 medical wards at North Tyneside General Hospital with the support of the Physiotherapy service, the Falls Matron and the Ward Managers.

They will provide opportunities to increase physical activity knowledge and skills. They will provide clinical leadership and to increase the frequency of physical activity conversation.

Work under the leadership of the Active Ward Lead engage in a programme of work to develop the ward culture to promote patient physical activity and cognitive engagement.

Work within the ward MDT alongside the Health Care Assistants (HCA)s to share knowledge and skills to change culture and embed active ward principles/framework.

To create and develop an environment that facilitates the ward team and patients to promote activity and engagement to maximise benefit of their inpatient stay and make every contact count.

To minimise risk of patient falls through environmental risk assessment and active engaging observation.

To work within the ward team to promote and co-ordinate activity for individuals and groups of patients

To modify activities to meet the patients requirements

To promote and encourage therapeutic engagement and reduce patient deconditioning

To facilitate continuity of rehabilitation programmes set by the registered therapists

To be responsible for the overall hygiene & maintenance of the active ward equipment and resources.

To promote a link between health & leisure or education, within the community and sign post relevant patients onto health coaches for navigation to appropriate support in the community

To document activities and engagement within the care record

**Working as an Active Ward Champion the post holder will**:
Under the leadership of the Active Ward Lead engage in a programme of work to develop the ward culture to promote patient physical activity and cognitive engagement.

Work within the ward MDT alongside the Health Care Assistants (HCA)s to share knowledge and skills to change culture and embed active ward principles/framework.

To create and develop an environment that facilitates the ward team and patients to promote activity and engagement to maximise benefit of their inpatient stay and make every contact count.

To minimise risk of patient falls through environmental risk assessment and active engaging observation.

To work within the ward team to promote and co-ordinate activity for individuals and groups of patients.

To modify activities to meet the patients requirements.

To promote and encourage therapeutic engagement and reduce patient deconditioning.

To facilitate continuity of rehabilitation programmes set by the registered therapists.

To be responsible for the overall hygiene & maintenance of the active ward equipment and resources.

To promote a link between health & leisure or education, within the community and sign post relevant patients onto health coaches for navigation to appropriate support in the community.

To document activities and engagement within the care record.


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