Job overview

Are you an ace at Activities, excellent at promoting engagement and superb at supporting people with mental health needs? If so, we want you at Wedgwood! 
We are looking for a motivated Activity Worker who wants to champion recovery focussed, client centred care  across both our adult and older people mental health inpatient services at Wedgwood House Bury St Edmunds.
You will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.  We pride ourselves on working together to deliver high quality care and to support each other through any challenging times. 
We are focused on Quality Improvement led care delivery and are looking for energetic people who want to make a difference and be part of dynamic teams who like to think outside of the box. Activity worker roles is an example of this and is seen as a way to support activity and engagement for those people admitted to hospital.

Main duties of the job

All of our wards benefit from a full MDT who seek to offer evidence-based interventions to enhance recovery, reduce the length of admission, and enhance the person's mental health. The team will greatly value your own unique perspective and contribution, and you will be given opportunity and support to champion this role.
You will be based within the AHP therapy team and managed by an Occupational Therapist, however, will be working autonomously to lead and facilitate a wide range of leisure 1-1s or groups mainly on the ward, but also in the hospital grounds or local area on occasions. You will need to bring your interests, hobbies and passions to work within our team to deliver a wide range of meaningful activities. You will need to plan, risk assess, facilitate and record these interventions. You will be encouraged to work closely with the Occupational Therapist to reflect and evaluate these interventions. You will work alongside other activity workers and there may be  a requirement to work some evenings and weekends.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.