Activity Coordinator

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are committed to providing high quality care for the people of Bradford, Airedale and Craven. Are You?

As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual's needs.

Are you a passionate about working with people and looking for a new and exciting challenge to develop your skills within an inpatient mental health care setting?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for 3 full-time activity coordinators to join our well-established team at Lynfield Mount Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The vacancies will be available on a male or female acute ward for adults aged 18-65 who are experiencing acute mental illness. There is also a vacancy on a mixed 10bed PICU.

As an activity co-ordinator you will work within the occupational therapy team to assist in the delivery of meaningful activity on the ward and within the local community, and support recovery and transition from hospital to home. You will work collaboratively with the wider MDT both on the ward and in the community. In addition, you will be involved in the service development at the unit.

The role will include evening and weekend working comprising of 7.5 hour shifts with relevant pay enhancements as applicable. We are seeking an innovative individual, able to work collaboratively with service users and staff, and integrate well into the multidisciplinary team on the ward

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Date posted

18 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-24-6232372

Job locations

Lynfield Mount Hospital

Heights Lane

Braford

BD9 6DP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oCaring and working with people/children in a health care environment.
oNumeracy and literacy skills at level 2.

Desirable

oNVQ III in care; QCF diploma level 111 or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in Adult Mental Health or Rehabilitation services.
oExperience of delivering meaningful/therapeutic activity.
oExperience of dealing with the public.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oCaring and working with people/children in a health care environment.
oNumeracy and literacy skills at level 2.

Desirable

oNVQ III in care; QCF diploma level 111 or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in Adult Mental Health or Rehabilitation services.
oExperience of delivering meaningful/therapeutic activity.
oExperience of dealing with the public.

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