An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated & enthusiastic individual to work as an Activities Coordinator Assistant within the Geriatric & Stroke medicine directorate across both hospital sites - Northern General Hospital & The Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
The post holder will work alongside the ward teams providing appropriate activities to contribute to the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of our patients.
The post will involve assisting in the development, organisation and provision of one-to-one & group activity sessions that are well planned and safe for all participants.
The post entails working closely with patients and other members of the multi disciplinary team and therefore requires excellent communication and written skills.
The successful candidate must be able to use initiative and improvisational skills to meet the need of a varied and complex patient group.
We have 2 posts available -
2x fixed term 22.5hrs for a period of 2 years.
Assist in the development, organisation and provision of 1:1 and group supportive activities and enable patients to participate as appropriate to their physical health and personal preferences.
Establish effective relationships with patients, using excellent communication skills to identify individual’s interests, strengths, areas of concern/need and help them to participate in positive and meaningful activities.
Use motivational techniques to engage patients and encourage participation.
Co-ordinate and support volunteer participation in activity sessions.
Contribute to information-giving and provide non-clinical support as required.
Collaborate with colleagues to identify health and wellbeing issues for the patient group and to provide patients with access to appropriate health promotion materials.
Assist in providing ward environments in which patients feel safe, welcomed, respected and encouraged, and that facilitate supportive social interaction between patients.
Ensure recreational, craft and other non-medical equipment used by patients is maintained for safety and cleaned in line with relevant policies e.g. infection prevention, food hygiene.
Co-ordinate agreed therapeutic hospital-based activities provided by internal or external agencies e.g. art therapy, music workshops, and liaise with the complementary therapy service.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on skilled worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the skilled worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrea Brown Job title: Matron Email address: andrea.brown54@nhs.net Telephone number: 0114 2266220
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