Band 3 Activities Co-ordinator - Fountain Way, Salisbury

Band 3 Activities Co-ordinator - Fountain Way, Salisbury

This advert relates to a required posts at 30hrs per week

Band 3 Activity Coordinator

Amblescroft South, Fountain Way

Could you be the inspiring Activities Co-ordinator we are looking for?

We are looking to recruit an innovative, motivated and enthusiastic activity coordinator to promote and provide a range of activities across Amblescroft South Ward.

Main duties of the job

Amblescroft South is a 20 bedded NHS short stay unit based in Salisbury which provides short term assessment and support to people with Dementia and other mental health problems.

Our goal is to enable our service users to make the best use of their remaining abilities to gain self - respect, to be able to make choices and to keep hold of their independence. We know the importance of seeing the whole person, listening to what they are saying through their behaviour and placing their feelings at the forefront of their care.

The post holder will work as an integral part of the Multi-disciplinary team to provide meaningful and appropriate activities to individuals on the ward.

The successful candidate will need to be passionate about dementia care and demonstrate their enthusiasm and motivation to make a real difference working within our trust values.

They must be able to work as part of a team but also under their own initiative to provide and co‑ordinate activities. Alongside this they must inspire and promote provision of patient activities amongst the broader team.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) : a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person‑centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Job responsibilities

It is expected that the post holder will work shifts (7.5 hours) between the hours of 9am and 9pm Monday to Sunday. This would include evening shifts and a minimum of 2 weekends per month. Please see attached job description for full details of this role.

If you are interested in this post please contact Jason Fisher (Ward Manager) on 01722 548592 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.

Person Specification

• Previous experience of working within mental health
• Experience of self directing working day
• Experience of enabling a person with Dementia
• Completion of Level 3 NVQ / Care Certificate
• Experience within Activities Co‑ordinator role
• Qualifications within Dementia Care

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.

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