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Job overview
We are looking for a band 3 Activities Facilitator to join our established and dynamic team. You will be working within a friendly multi-disciplinary team with young people in an inpatient tier 4 CAMHS. The environment can be both challenging and exciting; experience working with this client group is desirable but not essential.
Mill Lodge is a CAMHS Tier 4 inpatient service working with young people aged 13–18 years of age. You will be based in York but there will be expectations for you to occasionally travel within the Trust for things such as training. The team provides a flexible service to meet the needs of the young people, including some evening and weekend hours.
This is a crucial role within a busy team, offering a range of therapeutic sessions, supporting engagement and helping to provide some structure and routine to the ward. We are looking for someone who is passionate about working with this client group.
Telephone discussions prior to interview are encouraged
Main duties of the job
This post would be an excellent opportunity for someone who is interested in facilitating the delivery of therapeutic activity within an inpatient environment supporting Young people on their recovery journey. The successful candidate would be supporting young people identifying and engaging in meaningful activity, as part of a ward-based timetable supporting routine and structure.
We are looking for someone who has experience or knowledge in implementing fun and enjoyable activities with young people with complex needs. Preferred but not essential.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
Working for our organisation
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
Person specification
Experience
* Demonstrates some experience, or further training in the field of Mental health
Interest
* Desire to work with this client group.
Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.
LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.
Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response.
LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.
We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
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