Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated & enthusiastic individual to work as an Activities Coordinator Assistant on the Acute Stroke Unit at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and SPARC. The Acute Stroke Unit is a 28 bedded ward which forms part of the wider Sheffield Stroke Service. SPARC is a 30 bedded off site rehabilitation centre for Stroke patients.
The post holder will work alongside the therapy team providing appropriate activities to contribute to the physical, social and emotional rehabilitation of stroke survivors.
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 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 -
1x Permanent 22.5 hours per week
1x Fixed Term 30 hours per week
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 18 months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the projects implementation and the timescales associated with this.
Please note this advertisement is for both permanent and fixed term/secondment opportunities.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 18 months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the projects implementation and the timescales associated with this.
Please note this advertisement is for both permanent and fixed term/secondment opportunities.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Maths and English GCSE C/4 or above (or equivalent experience/ qualifications).
Desirable
- Additional training relevant to area of work e.g. Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy/Therapy Services, Teaching, Counselling .
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within a heath, social care, or educational setting
Desirable
- Experience working with stroke patients.
- Experience working with geriatric patients.
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, engagement and cooperation/motivational techniques.
- Ability to coordinate, organise and facilitate a programme of 1:1 and group activities
- Improvisational skills and ability to use initiative.
- Awareness of safeguarding law and effective disclosure management.
- Able to communicate effectively with a range of professionals.
- Able to organise own workload and work independently.
- Proficient IT skills (Word processing, email, Excel and video calling)
- Ability to coordinate other individuals such as volunteers.
- Confident of own knowledge, aware of learning needs, seeks guidance as appropriate.
- Awareness of equality and diversity in line with trust expectations.
Desirable
- Negotiation skills
- Particular knowledge or skills that will contribute to post e.g. creative, music, physical activity, communication technology and design skills
- Knowledge of supporting patients with assistive technology. e.g. accessing wifi, using tablets, laptops, smartphones.
- Experience of providing emotional support to patients/service users/pupils etc
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive and compassionate attitude, problem-solving approach
- Enthusiasm for the role.
- Team player with who can develop good working relationships.
- Appropriately assertive, able to listen to others views, supportive of others
- Flexible, adaptable, uses initiative, and able to explain own decisions.
Desirable
- Creative, imaginative, able to critically evaluate the effectiveness of role/activities and willing to adapt accordingly.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Willing to undertake training in basic manual handling, personal care.
- Flexible, adaptable, uses initiative, and able to explain own decisions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Maths and English GCSE C/4 or above (or equivalent experience/ qualifications).
Desirable
- Additional training relevant to area of work e.g. Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy/Therapy Services, Teaching, Counselling .
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within a heath, social care, or educational setting
Desirable
- Experience working with stroke patients.
- Experience working with geriatric patients.
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, engagement and cooperation/motivational techniques.
- Ability to coordinate, organise and facilitate a programme of 1:1 and group activities
- Improvisational skills and ability to use initiative.
- Awareness of safeguarding law and effective disclosure management.
- Able to communicate effectively with a range of professionals.
- Able to organise own workload and work independently.
- Proficient IT skills (Word processing, email, Excel and video calling)
- Ability to coordinate other individuals such as volunteers.
- Confident of own knowledge, aware of learning needs, seeks guidance as appropriate.
- Awareness of equality and diversity in line with trust expectations.
Desirable
- Negotiation skills
- Particular knowledge or skills that will contribute to post e.g. creative, music, physical activity, communication technology and design skills
- Knowledge of supporting patients with assistive technology. e.g. accessing wifi, using tablets, laptops, smartphones.
- Experience of providing emotional support to patients/service users/pupils etc
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive and compassionate attitude, problem-solving approach
- Enthusiasm for the role.
- Team player with who can develop good working relationships.
- Appropriately assertive, able to listen to others views, supportive of others
- Flexible, adaptable, uses initiative, and able to explain own decisions.
Desirable
- Creative, imaginative, able to critically evaluate the effectiveness of role/activities and willing to adapt accordingly.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Willing to undertake training in basic manual handling, personal care.
- Flexible, adaptable, uses initiative, and able to explain own decisions.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
