# Activity Worker

**Company**: North London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £31554.00 to £33270.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Activity Worker to join our multi-disciplinary team at North London NHS Foundation Trust's Inpatient AHP service. As an Activity Worker, you will be responsible for coordinating a programme of meaningful ward activities based on service user choice and interests. You will work on our acute inpatient wards at Highgate Mental Health Centre West, supervised by the ward OT.

The post-holder will be expected to:

- Coordinate a programme of ward activity and support service users to engage in a range of activity opportunities

- Undertake supervision of patients as delegated and within sphere of own competence

- Accompany patients to different on and off site venues appropriate to the activities in their care plan

- Recognize and report a change in the patients' behavior in relation to their mental state

- Observe and report on patients' abilities and progress with activities

- Record interventions with patients in the multi-disciplinary notes

- Participate in the maintenance of a safe environment

- Act as a resource for patients to assist them in continuing their interests and skills when discharged from the ward(s)

- Obtain patient and/or carers' views about services provided and involve them in decision making in relation to activity planning

- Accept regular training in the prevention and management of violence as required within their sphere of practice

- Undertake other tasks in consultation with the ward OT

The Trust offers a range of benefits, including:

- NHS Discounts

- Generous annual leave

- NHS pension scheme

- Excellent internal staff network

- Flexible working and health and wellbeing initiatives

The salary for this role is £31,554 to £33,270 per annum.

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## Skills

### Required
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning difficulties
- Excellent written communication skills
- Understanding the value of meaningful activity and recovery principles
- Experience or understanding of teaching a practical skill
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Ability to manage own work load

### Nice to have
- 6 months + experience
- Experience of using meaningful activity to support recovery
- Ability to recognise own stressors and ask for support as needed
- NHS experience

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