Activities Therapy Assistant London, England
Job description
Band 3 Activities Therapy Assistant
East Ham Care Center Activities Team: Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Inpatient Therapy Department Activities Team.This post is a role that involves working with older adults in an inpatient setting through providing person centered activities and groups to improve health and well being. It is part of East Ham Care Center Inpatient Therapies Team which consists of Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists,Activity Therapy Assistants and an Otago instructor.
To assist the Activities manager with the provision of therapeutic activities services at East Ham care Center Fothergill and Sally Sherman ward. Your role will include contributing to the smooth and efficient day to day running of the activities, events, group sessions and individual sessions under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist service manager.
You will assist in the planning and delivery process of the provision of evidenced based activities sessions for both wards. Additionally you will work with the Multi Disciplinary Team and carers to devise life history profiles and support with meeting their care and therapeutic needs.
Our Mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve.Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive.
So we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and person specification.
For further questions please contact us
