Inpatient Activity Co-ordinator - Subject to Banding

Job summary

At Leicestershire Partnership Trust we have some exciting brand-new job opportunities across our Mental Health wards as Inpatient Activity Coordinators!

As an Inpatient Activity Coordinator, you will be based on the ward delivering and facilitating 1:1 and group activities that will meet a range of needs for our inpatients including physical, mental and social wellbeing. You will also work closely with the multi-disciplinary team such as Medical, Nursing, Therapy and Psychology staff as well as the Wellbeing and Engagement Officers.

With this role, we have a range of opportunities across various wards from Acute adult, Mental health services for older people, Rehabilitation, Psychiatric intensive care and Low secure and all of these roles cover a 7 day rota including evenings and weekend.

For this role you must have a good understanding of what an Activity Coordinator does, you will have a real desire to look after and help people, you will have excellent communication skills and also be able to demonstrate all of our values.

For this role: Mobility Car owner/driver transport or suitable alternative to enable you to undertake the job role , dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role. You must demonstrate how you would meet the stated mobility requirement on your application form.

If you are interested, we would encourage you to read the full job description and person specification.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary:

Delivering and facilitating a range of 1:1 and group activities over a 7-day working pattern that will include evenings and weekend.

These activities will meet a range of needs including physical, mental and social well-being.

To be flexible, facilitating activities on other wards across the site when needed.

Facilitate physical health and wellbeing activities including supporting patients to use the gym where required, when appropriately qualified as a level 2 gym instructor.

To guide and support other ward staff to provide activities on the ward when the Activity coordinator is not on the ward

Promoting, co-ordinating & evidencing the cultural and awareness days.

Securing new monies to support the purchase of equipment for the activities.

Co-facilitating patient consultations groups e.g community meetings.

In return we offer excellent benefits such as:

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Generous pension contribution
• Free car parking
• NHS discount on various high street and leisure brands
• Flexible working options

If you are interested, we would encourage you to read the full job description and person specification.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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