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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Activity Practitioner

The closing date is 17 August 2025

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Job summary

A member of the ward team working closely with the Occupational Therapy service, in the provision of a programme of therapeutic and recreational activity to support the rehabilitation of service users experiencing mental illness and who also have a history of offending.The programme will be developed and implemented with service users and the ward team under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist (OT).

Main duties of the job

  • To provide a flexible programme of recreational, vocational and educational activities within the service or where appropriate in the community
  • To provide support and engage service users in therapeutic activities to promote recovery, independence and well-being
  • To support access to, enrolment in and engagement with the Forensic Recovery College.
  • To facilitate recovery courses at the Forensic Recovery College alongside peer trainers and other team members
  • To support the development of a balanced therapeutic ward-based programme for service users at different stages of their recovery
  • To service users progress, taking account their goals and aspirations and adjusting interventions accordingly
  • To work independently, facilitating group or individual work, planned with and guided by a registered OT
  • To demonstrate ability to safely carry out restrictive interventions following Seni Lewis Training Programme.
  • To report effectively to the team on service user performance and progress
  • To provide relevant information, written and oral, for documents relating to service user progress
  • To establish working relationships with outside agencies to facilitate service user engagement in community-based vocational and educational services to support discharge and communityengagement
  • To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust Standards.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year per annum Incl. of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-7324162

Job locations

Bethlem Royal Hospital

River House, Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oGood level of Education
  • oEvidence of continuing professional and personal development

Desirable

  • oHealth and social care related qualification above basic level e.g. City & Guilds final certificate, NVQ 3 or 4, Diploma or Degree
  • oCreative qualification eg arts, photography
  • oPsychology qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oDemonstrable experience of working in health/social care setting
  • oExperience of working both independently and in a team
  • oExperience of providing group and 1:1 interventions.
  • oExperience of report/letter writing and form filling.

Desirable

  • oExperience of facilitating therapeutic groups in a health and social care setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • oAn understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems
  • oAbility to develop practical solutions to problems that may arise
  • oAn understanding of the needs of service users from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds
  • oKnowledge of the forensic setting and how it supports service user care
  • oGood personal organisation and observation skills.

Desirable

  • oKnowledge of applying Health and Safety and risk awareness procedures and policies

Other

Essential

  • oWillingness to participate in supervision
  • oAbility to work independently of direct supervision
  • oWillingness to work flexibly including some evening and weekend work
  • oAbility to assimilate new information and learn new skills.
  • oAbility to interact with staff of all disciplines and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

  • oAbility to work under pressure .
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oGood level of Education
  • oEvidence of continuing professional and personal development

Desirable

  • oHealth and social care related qualification above basic level e.g. City & Guilds final certificate, NVQ 3 or 4, Diploma or Degree
  • oCreative qualification eg arts, photography
  • oPsychology qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oDemonstrable experience of working in health/social care setting
  • oExperience of working both independently and in a team
  • oExperience of providing group and 1:1 interventions.
  • oExperience of report/letter writing and form filling.

Desirable

  • oExperience of facilitating therapeutic groups in a health and social care setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • oAn understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems
  • oAbility to develop practical solutions to problems that may arise
  • oAn understanding of the needs of service users from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds
  • oKnowledge of the forensic setting and how it supports service user care
  • oGood personal organisation and observation skills.

Desirable

  • oKnowledge of applying Health and Safety and risk awareness procedures and policies

Other

Essential

  • oWillingness to participate in supervision
  • oAbility to work independently of direct supervision
  • oWillingness to work flexibly including some evening and weekend work
  • oAbility to assimilate new information and learn new skills.
  • oAbility to interact with staff of all disciplines and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

  • oAbility to work under pressure .

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bethlem Royal Hospital

River House, Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bethlem Royal Hospital

River House, Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Heads of Occupational Therapy

Sarah Cook and Miriam Pucyutan

miriam.pucyutan@slam.nhs.uk

02032288400

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year per annum Incl. of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-7324162

Job locations

Bethlem Royal Hospital

River House, Monks Orchard Road

Beckenham

BR3 3BX


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