Activity Worker

Main area Adult Mental Health Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Working between Monday - Sunday 8am - 8pm.) Job ref 246-CEN

Site Hellesdon Hospital Town Norwich Salary £25,760 - £27,476 gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/05/:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams.

Job overview

We are looking for a motivated Activity Worker who wants to champion on Recovery focussed, client centred and least restrictive practice in our adult acute mental health inpatient services at Hellesdon Hospital. The suitable candidate will work within a supportive Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver clinically effective pathways of treatment and intervention. This will include individual and groupwork, and will practice clinically across our 3 male ward, 2 female wards and in the female Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

You will be part of a Therapy team which aims is to maintain, restore or create a match between the abilities of the person, the demands of their activities and occupations, and the demands of the environment in order to improve function, promote independence and enhance opportunities for meaningful participation in daily life, whilst working alongside and cooperatively with a skilled MDT.

Main duties of the job

If your excellent at supporting adults with mental health needs to engage in daily activities and hobbies, this role is for you!

You will be based within the therapy team and managed by an Occupational Therapist, however will be working autonomously to lead and facilitate a wide range of leisure 1-1s or groups mainly on the ward, but also in the hospital grounds or local area on occasions.

You will need to bring your interests, hobbies and passions to work within our team to deliver a wide range of meaningful activities. You will need to plan, risk assess, facilitate and record these interventions. You will be encouraged to work closely with the Occupational Therapist to reflect and evaluate these interventions.

All of our wards benefit from a full MDT who seek to offer evidence-based interventions to enhance recovery, reduce the length of admission, and enhance the person's mental health. The team will greatly value your own unique perspective and contribution and you will be given opportunity and support to champion this role.

Working for our organisation

Benefits included with this role are:-

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Person specification Experience

• Ability to work both independently and under supervision
• Ability to concentrate and work under pressure
• Experience of working within mental health

Qualifications

• Care Certificate - or completion of the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of start date. NVQ L2/3, in H&SC. Diploma L2/3 in H&S Care
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Previous work experience in health/social care setting

Knowledge

• An ability to engage people in a range of meaningful 1-1 and group activities
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
• An ability to apply existing knowledge to a mental health context.

Skills

• Good organisational skills including time management and planning skills Basic Computer skills

Other

• Ability to travel independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification) We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.