Being an Activities Coordinator is so much more than just organising programmes. It's providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Working 37.5 hours, including one shift every other weekend, you will join the team at Wellesley Hospital where you will create an activity-based culture, using technical and creative skills to assist in developing, delivering, and coordinating programmes focused on social, recreational, and leisure activities.
You will be responsible for creating 1-1 and group rapports with service users to help evolve and shape the activities to increase engagement. As you plan and implement activities around their interests, this should also have a strong emphasis on their individual needs to support the treatment plans.
Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will develop links with community-based resources to support service users to engage in local activities.
As an Activities Coordinator you will be:
* Co-ordinating social and recreational activities for service users within the secure environment who are unable to freely access public services.
* Obtaining information from service users regarding their social and recreational interests.
* Observing general behaviour, ability, and response of service users and reporting back regularly using verbal and written communications to appropriate team members.
* Documenting observations and progress in the service user's clinical notes under supervision.
* Fulfilling the security requirements of the service and adhering to service policies, guidelines, and procedures.
* Conducting basic risk assessments on a day-to-day basis for individuals and groups of service users.
* Ensuring that health and safety, welfare, and security standards for service users, staff, and their visitors are adhered to.
* Utilizing effective skills of co-ordination and resource management.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
* Basic group work skills.
* Minimum of 12 months experience within a mental health setting (Desirable).
* Ability to communicate effectively and work within a team-based framework.
* Initiative and motivation.
* Awareness of mental health and its impact on functioning.
* A solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
* Good organisational skills.
* Awareness of gender-specific needs.
* Awareness of the cultural needs of service users.
* Full UK Drivers License.
Where you will be working:
Location: Westpark 26, Chelston, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9FF
Join the multidisciplinary team at Wellesley Hospital providing care to men and women with mental health conditions in a modern and purpose-built hospital with low and medium secure environments.
The unit is one of NHS England's pilot sites to test new approaches to delivering mental health care and works alongside local NHS trusts and private care providers in the South West.
Wellesley Hospital is conveniently located near Wellington, close to the M5 and commutable from Taunton, Exeter, Yeovil, and surrounding areas.
What you will get:
* Annual salary of £25,545.
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
* Subsidised meals.
* Free parking.
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
* Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
* Pension contribution to secure your future.
* Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
* Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers, and much more.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
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