Activity Co-ordinator
3 days ago
Bradford
We are looking for an outstanding Activities Coordinator with a passion for delivering excellent care. You’ll be working 38.5 hours per week at Cygnet Hospital Wyke. This service provides a comprehensive pathway of acute admissions services for men. Our team works closely and collaboratively with service users, their families and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge. Our acute service works to assess and manage risk factors, allowing us as a hospital to work successfully and robustly with individuals posing a higher level of complexity and challenge and who present a risk to themselves and others. At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development. You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others – every day. Your day-to-day… • Contribute towards the planning, coordination and delivery of personalised therapeutic activity programmes within established protocols using indirect supervision, working autonomously and as part of a team., • Complete interest checklists with individuals to identify their activity preferences., • Create and update activity risk assessments, in relation to timetables., • Share information effectively and concisely in routine situations (effective daily documentation; attendance at meetings to handover information; face to face handovers of information to colleagues), • Strong career progression opportunities, including into management roles, • Monthly reflective practice, expert supervision & peer support, • Opportunities for learning & development, • Pension scheme, • Experienced within a mental health setting, • An excellent role model who knows what good care looks like, • Highly organised, with a positive attitude, • A confident public speaker & facilitator, • Knowledgeable of suitable activities & pastimes to support mental health service users, • Positive in your approach to working with challenging behaviours Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.