Activity Coordinator

Job overview

Are you self-motivated, organised, dynamic, innovative and flexible in your approach?

Do you have a passion or interest in working in mental health and engaging people in meaningful activities?

We are seeking an Activity Coordinator to join the team in our Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), which opened Summer of 2017. Our staff supports people in one of the most critical stages of their mental illness. The PICU is a 10-bed, male-only unit based in central Lincoln.

The Activity Coordinator role is multifaceted and pivotal in providing recreation, engagement, and participation through enjoyable activities.

The role involves the organising and delivery of a range of tailored, meaningful, social & recreational therapeutic activities for those on the ward, working with service users, ward and therapy team staff. Core aspects of the role include engaging with patients, managing tools and equipment safely in the setting and a flexible approach in offering activities.

Additional Information

• This role includes a £2,000 per annum environmental allowance.
• Completion of the Reducing Restrictive Practices course is mandatory.
• Weekend and rotational shifts will be required; details will be discussed at interview.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

To carry out the role of an activities coordinator within an acute mental health inpatient unit. This will involve planning and delivering a range of relevant and meaningful social, recreational, and therapeutic activities, both within the hospital setting and in the community. A specific focus of this post will be the development and provision of activities during the evenings and weekends.

The activities will be required to meet the needs of the patient group as a whole, in addition to tailor-made programmes to reflect the assessed needs within individual care plans. As patient needs fluctuate rapidly, the nature of the service and activity programmes will need to be fluid and dynamic and promote a recovery ethos.

To assist in clinical practice, promote equality for all individuals, manage information, and maintain resources.

Contribute to the service development of activity provision on the acute wards, including participation in audit and research, care plans, and discharge planning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the role.