Job summary
The Forensic Service offers you the exciting opportunity to work within the Secure Inpatient Service.
We are looking for someone motivated, enthusiastic and creative to join our team of Activity Workers to facilitate activity within Roseberry ParkHospital.
The role will involve working with our excellent facilities across the inpatient site and within a ward environment. You will have strong working links with the Recovery Academy as well as a range of Allied Health Professionals.
The Forensic Service will provide you with access to relevant training opportunities in your workplace to support you in developing your knowledge, experience and skills.
You will have the opportunity to make a significant positive impact on the delivery of care and improving patient wellbeing whilst being supported by a dedicated Multi-Disciplinary Team.
You will have the opportunity to provide a range of therapeutic activities to meet the educational, social and recreational needs of service users to enhance recovery.
Main duties of the job
To develop and deliver a range of activities for all inpatients within the service, supporting with recovery focused rehabilitation. These could include Recovery Colleges, Vocational skills and qualifications and social activities.
Supporting and enhancing peoples hobbies and skills, you could be supporting or leading in areas of craft, gardening, sports, social activities based with in the hospital. We also support people to gain skills and experience working in our internally managed cafe and shop.
About us
The Secure Inpatient Service provides a specialist service for adults with a mental health disorder, learning disability or autism who exhibit behaviours of concern to others and to themselves. The service provides individualised, comprehensive packages of care within Medium and Low Secure inpatient settings and has links to High Secure services and prisons.
We continuously strive to make a difference to the lives of our service users and carers. We take pride in ensuring care and security is delivered in a psychologically informed and compassionate way, working collaboratively with our service users and carers to create and sustain a positive and healthy psychosocial environment.
As a Service we pride ourselves in supporting and promoting staff health and wellbeing and have developed and published specific guidance for all staff to support this aim as a priority.
We offer an environment where you can develop and enhance your creative skills and hobbies by supporting others within their recovery journey.
We offer a variety of training courses and induction programmes for all staff, and welcome forward thinking initiatives to aid patients recovery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Additional informal enquiries: Sarah Robinson, Recovery, Education and Activity Manager sarah.robinson21@nhs.net 07920138826 9-5 working hours
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Additional informal enquiries: Sarah Robinson, Recovery, Education and Activity Manager sarah.robinson21@nhs.net 07920138826 9-5 working hours
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant NVQ Level 3 in Care or
- Appropriate AVCE in Health & Social Care or
- Willingness to undertake within agreed timescale
- and Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Qualification in education or lifelong learning or
- Qualification in LLDD (Learner with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Experience or paid or voluntary work with adults with learning disability and /or Autism spectrum conditions and/or mental health conditions clinical setting
- Experience of organising and running activities of a therapeutic nature
Desirable
- Experience of working in secure setting
- Experience of Recovery College courses and recovery focused events
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of the needs and difficulties of service users with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
- Awareness of the needs of individuals from diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
- Understanding of Recovery and the CHIME principles
- Understanding of education terminology (within agreed timescale)
- Awareness of health & safety issues (within agreed timescale)
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
- Time management and ability to prioritise effectively
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant NVQ Level 3 in Care or
- Appropriate AVCE in Health & Social Care or
- Willingness to undertake within agreed timescale
- and Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Qualification in education or lifelong learning or
- Qualification in LLDD (Learner with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Experience or paid or voluntary work with adults with learning disability and /or Autism spectrum conditions and/or mental health conditions clinical setting
- Experience of organising and running activities of a therapeutic nature
Desirable
- Experience of working in secure setting
- Experience of Recovery College courses and recovery focused events
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of the needs and difficulties of service users with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
- Awareness of the needs of individuals from diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
- Understanding of Recovery and the CHIME principles
- Understanding of education terminology (within agreed timescale)
- Awareness of health & safety issues (within agreed timescale)
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
- Time management and ability to prioritise effectively
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
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).
