We are committed to providing high quality care for the people of Bradford, Airedale and Craven. Are You?
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual's needs.
Are you a passionate about working with people and looking for a new and exciting challenge to develop your skills within an inpatient mental health care setting? Are you considering a career within the therapy services and want to get some experience?, As an activity co-ordinator you will work within the occupational therapy team structure to assist in the delivery of meaningful activity on the ward and within the local community, and support recovery and transition from hospital to home. You will work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team both on the ward and in the community. In addition, you will be involved in service development within the relevant area.
We are seeking an innovative individual, able to work collaboratively with service users and staff, and integrate well into the multidisciplinary team on the ward.
The provision will incorporate a 7-day service with shift working to enhance the therapeutic offer for service users, and the successful applicant will complete 12 hour shifts.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship set by the Home Office and the skilled worker visa occupation list.
If you are currently a visa holder and your visa status expires, we may be required to terminate your employment in compliance with immigration regulations.
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
A fantastic temporary opportunity has arisen for a full-time Activity co-ordinator to join our well-established teams on the female adult acute ward at Airedale Centre for Mental Health until April 2025
The vacancy will be based on Heather Ward at Airedale Centre For Mental Health which is the acute psychiatric ward, caring for females aged 18-65 who are experiencing acute mental illness.