Job summary
In this role, you will provide a wide range of activities, through
a mixture of 1:1 sessions and groupwork suitable to meet the interests and
needs of Service Users on Hayworth Ward in the Ladywell Unit on which inpatient
assessment, treatment and care is provide to the elderly with acute mental
illness / cognitive impairments such as dementia. Examples of these activities
will include gardening, music appreciation, arts and crafts, games,
reminiscence and sensory approaches. The role will involve adapting and individualising
activity plans so that they are meaningful to patients being treated. You will
play a crucial role in promoting the use of therapeutic engagement by all
members of the Team to support Service Users overall health and wellbeing.
You should have a positive, upbeat personality with a strong
desire to help keep Service Users to be appropriately engaged throughout their
admission. The role requires an understanding of the need to uphold the
principles of privacy, dignity, independence and promoting choice when working
with an older adult population.
This post will be under the direction of the Ward Occupational
Therapist.
Main duties of the job
The South London & Maudsley NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health services to people of Southwark, Lewisham, Lambeth, and Croydon as well as substance misuse services for people in Bexley, Greenwich, and Bromley. The Trust provides specialist services to people from across the UK.
It has approximately 4,800 staff and a budget of £300 million. The trust also works 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. Their scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead on providing individual and group
activity sessions.
To promote a whole team approach to the use of
therapeutic engagement to support health and wellbeing.
Encourage staff members,relatives and friends to
participate in the ward-based activities and engagement with Service Users.
To plan on going weekly activity rotas in
conjunction with the service users wishes and encourage service users to
maintain pre-existing and/or new hobbies.
To be able to adapt activities to be appropriate
for varying levels of cognitive presentation and physical abilities.
To support in the routine collection of Service
User, Family and Friend feedback so as to inform what activities are offered on
the Ward.
To observe individuals progress, and possible
rehabilitation potential and to participate in Service User reviews as
appropriate.
Maintain full and accurate records of activities
using the relevant documentation process, in order to monitor, record and
evaluate individual and group participation and progress.
To keep abreast with new developments in the
field of caring for older people with mental health difficulties.
Foster good community relations and assist in
the organisation of fundraising initiatives within the Unit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead on providing individual and group
activity sessions.
To promote a whole team approach to the use of
therapeutic engagement to support health and wellbeing.
Encourage staff members,relatives and friends to
participate in the ward-based activities and engagement with Service Users.
To plan on going weekly activity rotas in
conjunction with the service users wishes and encourage service users to
maintain pre-existing and/or new hobbies.
To be able to adapt activities to be appropriate
for varying levels of cognitive presentation and physical abilities.
To support in the routine collection of Service
User, Family and Friend feedback so as to inform what activities are offered on
the Ward.
To observe individuals progress, and possible
rehabilitation potential and to participate in Service User reviews as
appropriate.
Maintain full and accurate records of activities
using the relevant documentation process, in order to monitor, record and
evaluate individual and group participation and progress.
To keep abreast with new developments in the
field of caring for older people with mental health difficulties.
Foster good community relations and assist in
the organisation of fundraising initiatives within the Unit.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have a variety of mental health problems including dementia.
- A good knowledge and understanding of the needs of older people with mental health problems including dementia.
- Ability to independently facilitate groups.
- Ability to identify and facilitate meaningful and relevant activities for patients who have cognitive impairment.
Qualifications
Desirable
- In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have a variety of mental health problems including dementia.
- A good knowledge and understanding of the needs of older people with mental health problems including dementia.
- Ability to independently facilitate groups.
- Ability to identify and facilitate meaningful and relevant activities for patients who have cognitive impairment.
Qualifications
Desirable
- In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable
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.
