Activity Coordinator NHS AfC: Band 3

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust • Full-time • £29.651 - £31.312 / year • 6d ago

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Croydon Acute Inpatient Unit Psychiatric Intensive Care Ward (PICU) for new full-time Band 3 Activity Coordinator. You will work alongside the ward based Occupational Therapist. You will be working with a large and experienced Multidisciplinary Team who value an active ward programme for service users. You will be providing ward based group and 1:1 activities, supporting service users accessing activities on and where appropriate, off the ward, and working with OTs on assessments. You will also have opportunities to work alongside Peer Support Workers, Link workers, Volunteers and Students.

You will be supported with regular supervision from your ward OT. There are opportunities to connect with the wider network of Activity Coordinators, OTs, Peer Workers and Volunteers in the Trust. SLaM supports access to training and CPD opportunities for all grades of staff to support career progression and has a range of apprenticeship opportunities.

We welcome applications from individuals who have energy and enthusiasm and recognise the value of engagement in activity for Service Users with mental health issues in their recovery journey.

Applicants need to have good communication skills and the ability to collaborate with and engage acutely ill mental health service users in a range of therapeutic and recreational activities.

Due to an anticipated very high application rate we may close this application early

Main duties of the job

• Use technical / creative skills to assist in the provision of a flexible, client centred programme of recreational and therapeutic activities for individuals / groups of patients who all have complex psychosis or other mental health presentations and associated behaviour, which can include aggression.

• To offer group and individual activities under the direct and indirect supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist.

• To manage work on the unit on a day-to-day basis, actively participating in risk assessment to ensure Health and Safety standards are met.

• The occupational therapy team work within a multi-disciplinary team to drive forward a programme of recovery and rehabilitation. The care pathway is evidence based with a focus on participation in therapeutic activity for enhancing patient experience and recovery outcomes as well as social inclusion and independent living skills.

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