Band 3 Activity Worker - Tamarind Centre

☞ Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Update day: 11-06-2024

Location: Birmingham West Midlands

Category: Executive management Production / Operation

Industry: Mental Health Care

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a motivated individual to work with a Personality Disordered Focussed ward at Tamarind Centre

The post is within the Tamarind Centre, supporting service users at different stages in their journey in secure care services. This will include providing therapeutic activities on a daily basis. We are looking for those who are innovative and can think outside the box when it comes to working with service users who can present with complex needs and behaviours that can be challenging.

Post holders will contribute to the provision of daily activities particularly out of usual working hours in the afternoons and at weekends, for people admitted to Tamarind Centre. Activities will be a mixture of ward based, within the hospital facilities and in community settings targeting hard to reach individuals, those who are acutely mentally unwell and those with physical ill health and disabilities.

To provide a range of social/recreational/leisure activities for individual and groups of service users who experience mental health difficulties

To contribute to data collection

To work predominately in the afternoons and at weekends (37.5 hours per week) on a shift basis across 7 days, including rostered weekends and bank holidays.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joley Richards Job title: Deputy Ward ManagerEmail address: joley.richards@nhs.net Telephone number: 0121 307 0690
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Deadline: 26-07-2024

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