Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 246-CNN6409552
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hellesdon Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/07/2024
Employer heading
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Activity Worker
Band 3
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.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
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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 MDT to deliver clinically effective pathways of treatment and intervention. This will include individual and groupwork, and will practice clinically within our of four acute male and female wards at Hellesdon.
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
You will help the teams deliver meaningful actives to our people admitted to the inpatient units. All the units benefit from a full MDT including Psychologists, Social Workers and Peer Support Workers, 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 values your own unique perspective and contribution and you will be given opportunity and support to champion this role. We will work together to ensure the care is not only outstanding but that the team is well developed and supported.
Supervision, professional development and staff welfare are important to the service and time and support will be available to engage in all these important roles
Our post holder would be able to attend any meetings and training in order to strengthen their understanding of meaningful activities and support you to achieve desired professional goals which will help us deliver an outstanding service to those people and their carers needing our support.
Working for our organisation
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- 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)
- staff physio service
- gym membership
- NHS discounts and many more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good customer care skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within mental health
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Previous work experience in health/social care setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to interpret and apply health and social care, organisational and occupational policy
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Debs Agar
- Job title
- Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07879117709
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