activities coordinator Aylesbury, England
Job description
We are seeking to recruit an Activity Co-ordinator to join one of our Mental Health Wards based at the Whiteleaf Centre.
Sapphire Ward is a 20 bedded male acute psychiatric ward, supporting patients who are in an acute crisis of their mental health diagnosis.
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We are looking for a key member of staff who will work collaboratively in the planning, development and provision of a range of therapeutic, well-being and social activities for the service users on the inpatient wards. In collaboration with patients and the Occupational Therapist, you will create a 7 day therapeutic activity timetable, supporting patients to engage in meaningful activity during their inpatient stay with the aim to improve their well being and aid recovery. You will be highly supported by both the Nursing Team and Occupational Therapy Team.
You will have:
- a willingness to work with patients, carers & staff, delivering a wide range of therapeutic activities
- Strong interpersonal & team-working skills
- High level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
- Positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
- Commitment to high-quality care and values
- change the lives of others and make a difference
- ensure patients receive high-quality therapeutic & social activities, whilst supporting your colleagues
The activity co-ordinator post forms part of the multi disciplinary team, including Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Health Care Assistants, Speech and Language Therapist and Health and Fitness Instructor.
Each of the 4 wards at the Whiteleaf Centre has an activity co-ordinator post, providing lots of opportunities to link up with others and receive regular peer supervision.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- To engage service users in physical and recreational activity appropriate to their individual needs and abilities
- To plan and co-ordinate an innovative and adaptive programme of activity under the supervision and direction of members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Organise and plan service user events in collaboration with MDT colleagues to promote inclusivity.
- To develop and use practical and technical skills with service users, either through your own identification of need or as suggested by members of the multi-disciplinary team
- To work with service users to improve their mental health, physical health and wellbeing.
- To assist in identifying service user’s strengths and needs in order to plan and implement suitable activities for groups and individual service users.
- To be involved in evaluating the effectiveness of activity with service users, carers and the multidisciplinary team
- To record clinical information on service user’s progress with members of the multi-disciplinary team
