Job description
Are you passionate about the difference green spaces can make to mental health and wellbeing? Do you have experience of bringing green spaces to life to encourage positive activities and engagement? Could you be our first Green Spaces Coordinator at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust?
This exciting new role will be supporting and coordinating the development of green spaces for patients, staff and the wider community across the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust geography.
You will need to have experience of creating engaging green spaces and knowledge of how to make these spaces safe, positive and accessible for patients with a wide variety of needs.
You will be part of the Charity and Involvement team and will work closely with the Trust Estates team as well as clinicians, staff and volunteers to make our green spaces the best they can be.
Your experience of designing and developing spaces will be vital to making this role a success and an understanding of the importance of green spaces to recovery would be beneficial.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team