Activity Worker

Job overview

There is an exciting opportunity available for an Activity Worker to join our multi disciplinary team on Beach ward at the Julian Hospital. Supporting older adult with Dementia through their mental health journey.

We pride ourselves on working together and supporting each other to provide the best care possible for those using our service. Beach ward is a 13 bed male organic ward. We work with older adults with Dementia who requires admission, treatment and discharge pathway to the community.

In post, you will be supported by an Occupational Therapist and the clinical team lead.

Main duties of the job

Are you an ace at activities, excellent at promoting engagement and superb at supporting people with mental health needs. If so, we would love to work with you on Beach ward. As a unit we pride ourselves on working together to deliver high quality care and to support each other through any challenging times.

We are focused on Quality Improvement led care delivery and are looking for energetic people who want to make a difference and be part of dynamic teams who like to think outside of the box. The development of activity worker roles is an example of this and is seen as a way to support activity and engagement for those people admitted to hospital.

You will be responsible for facilitating, overseeing and planning a range of person centred activities for our patients. This will be both 1:1 and group activities. The ideal person will need to work as part of the wider team but also autonomously in the delivery of these activities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for someone with an interest and background in mental health care to work with existing staff to help drive our standards upwards. Whilst the primary focus is on those who have experience of working in inpatient organic mental health environments, we would also welcome applications from those who may have less experience in this specific field but feel that their existing knowledge and skills can bring something special to our team. We value life skills, lived experience and a commitment to work with us to meet the needs of the ward. We are keen to integrate individuals existing skills into the services we are able to provide, as well as supporting personal and professional development through additional training. If you are someone with a creative streak who relishes a challenge, works well under pressure and likes to be part of a great team then we would welcome your application.

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!

* Previous applicants need not apply *

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.