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Salary An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Margaret Oates Mother and Baby Inpatient Unit for a Band 3 Activities Coordinator Band 3 post.
The Margaret Oates Mother and Baby Unit has the capacity to admit 8 mothers and babies, with a serious mental illness in the third trimester of pregnancy and up to one year post-partum. Babies are admitted with their mothers to build and maintain the mother/infant relationship. The Unit is accredited by the Perinatal Quality Network.
You will be part of a dedicated MDT delivering high quality care to women and their babies. Experience of working within a mental health setting is preferable, however a full induction programme is provided for the successful applicant. You will be an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team, providing a high standard of care. Supervision and learning opportunities are actively encouraged.
Applicants should have a warm and friendly disposition with good communication and interpersonal skills. You must be robust and resourceful and willing to work outside their comfort zone in an environment which can be demanding and stressful.
Under the guidance of a registered Occupational Therapist (OT) and the Ward Manager you will be expected to assist in the delivery of therapeutic activities for the women under the service, but also activities which will enhance the mother-infant relationship and interaction. This will include a range of creative social and physical activities, to be carried out in the ward environment and the local community.
As part of your role you will be required to use your own resourcefulness, engage, form rapport and motivate people to participate in activities.
Candidates should be respectful, non-judgemental, creative and have good communication and problem solving skills, Experience of working with people with a mental health need is desirable although not essential.
Supervision will be provided for the role and you will link into an Activity Co-coordinators network to gain opportunities for support and training.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Please see the uploaded job description. Further details regarding the essential criteria can be found in the person specification.
For further details / informal visits contact: Debbie Sells
Please note this post does not meet skill level required for a Skilled worker visa. Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker visa will usually need to be in a role which is at Band 3 or above, however please note not all Band 3 roles are capable of sponsorship. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining Sponsorship against the relevant skill and pay criteria here Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
