Activity Co-ordinator

Job summary
Activity Co-ordinator - Band 3 part time three days per week.

Are you creative, enthusiastic and passionate about making a positive difference to peoples lives?

We are looking for an Activity Co-ordinator to join our multidisciplinary team and provide a varied programme of meaningful, engaging and recovery-focused activities for patients.

The successful candidate will work closely with patients, the ward team and members of the multidisciplinary team to develop activities that promote social interaction, wellbeing, independence and recovery. You will take time to understand individual interests, abilities and needs and use this to create activities that patients can engage with on both an individual and group basis.

This varied and rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to bring your own ideas and creativity to the ward. Activities may include social, recreational, therapeutic and wellbeing focused sessions.

The role is part time working three days per week, and is ideal for someone who is organised, flexible, approachable and able to build therapeutic relationships with patients.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job
As an Activity Co-ordinator, you will:

• Plan, organise and deliver a varied programme of social, recreational and wellbeing activities for patients.
• Develop activities on both an individual and group basis, taking account of patients' needs, interests, abilities and goals.
• Work alongside the multidisciplinary team including Nursing staff, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Healthcare Assistants to support patients' rehabilitation.
• Encourage patients to participate in meaningful activity and promote social interaction, independence and wellbeing.
• Provide appropriate distraction and activity based interventions for patients who may have cognitive impairment or additional needs.
• Engage with patients within the ward environment to maximise opportunities for recovery.
• Build and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients, families and carers.
• Record patients' participation and engagement in activities and communicate relevant information to the wider clinical team..
• Work flexibly with the wider ward team to ensure activities and meaningful engagement continue outside of Activity Co-ordinator working hours.

About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Qualifications
Essential

• English GCSE 4/C or equivalent functional skills
• Maths GCSE 4/ C or equivalent functional skills

Desirable

• Level 2 Health and Social care accreditation

Experience
Essential

• Previous work in a healthcare setting

Desirable

• Previous work in an IMC/ Rehabilitation setting
• Previous experience of activity co-ordinating in a healthcare or social care setting

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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