Activity Worker

2 weeks ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Pennine Lancashire is seeking an Activity Worker to join Pendleview and Hillview unit, Royal Blackburn Hospital. The post holder will work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), providing ward-based activities to in-patients on mental health wards. Wards aim to offer activities every day over 7 days, usually between 9.30/10am and 8 o’clock in the evening, 8-6 at the weekends. Your hours would need to be worked to support this.

The post holder will work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), providing ward-based activities to in-patients on mental health wards. Wards aim to offer activities every day over 7 days, usually between 9.30/10am and 8 o’clock in the evening, 8-6 at the weekends. Your hours would need to be worked to support this.

You will lead and co-ordinate a timetable of activities for the ward. You will be based on the unit covering 6 wards.

The post holder will be required to use their initiative when working on the wards to implement person centred plans of care and are expected to report any clinical progress or change to the Nurse in Charge.

You will be line managed by the team leader of the restart team, but receive supervision and professional support from the occupational therapist team, as part of the restart and recovery team.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.


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