Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Inpatient
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Expectation to work evenings and weekends)
- Job ref
- 201-24-538
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cove Ward, Longreach House
- Town
- Redruth
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Activity Coordinator- Cove Ward
Band 3
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
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- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
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- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
Opportunity to join an innovative and forward thinking team!- Join our Team as a Activities Co-ordinator
Cove Ward is a 15 bed acute Older Persons Mental Health Unit, treating functional mental health conditions in a supportive and therapeutic environment. This is an exciting and emerging specialty where we treat patients who present with functional mental health issues and are clinically frail, with a variety of complex physical comorbidities.
If you are looking to work somewhere that is unconditionally respectful to service users and their families, that value their staff as individuals and continuously strives to be the best unit it can be then we could be the team for you.
We are looking for a full time Activity Coordinator to join our team. The post holder will provide meaningful activities for the patients who are admitted to the ward and will require the successful candidate to work flexibly, including weekends and evenings.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who is able to work under their own initiative, to motivate and encourage patients within a positive and active environment. The role will require good motivational and physical activity skills and the ability to use own initiative to provide activities. You will be working closely with the Occupational therapy and Nursing team to provide meaningful activities for patients.
Qualifications and proven experience in vocational activities, arts or complementary therapies, horticulture etc. would be welcome. Candidates should have an interest in group work with an understanding of the value of structure and activity in improving mental health.
Individuals who are self-motivated and can work independently are encouraged to apply.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education/Quailification
Essential criteria
- Qualification to level 3 or equivalent experience in relevant subject
- Experience of providing social and recreational activities in group settings and with individuals
- GCSE Maths & English or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people who have cognitive, physical, learning disability or challenging behaviour.
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Ability to use persuasive, motivational and reassurance strategies to build rapport and engage patients in activities
- Personal practical or creative skills eg. craft, music, art, cookery,physical activities
- Able to self-motivate and work on own initiative
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to be flexible and respond to changing environment and patient’ needs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Pemberton
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01209318988
- Additional information
Jacob Wells- Team Leader
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