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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen on the female acute inpatient ward Lavender at the Zinnia Centre, for a motivated, compassionate and adaptive individual to take on this unique role and make it their own! 

Our activity worker has a key role in ensuring we are offering a therapeutic and meaningful timetable of varied activities aimed at enhancing recovery from acute episodes of mental illness. It is a unique opportunity to build your confidence and expand your skill set in engagement, therapeutic approaches and a wide range of interventions.  You will be supported by our specialist integrated Nursing and Occupational Therapy Team to deliver the above and develop the role and yourself in the process. 

Previous candidates who were very successful in the role had skills and training in counselling, psychology and creative pursuits, (to name just a few!), therefore we are keen to hear from candidates who have similar varied skills and interests and will be able to use these creatively in the role.

Main duties of the job

Our unit is often a fast paced and fluid environment and a diverse a workplace setting. As female acute inpatient Ward we work collaboratively with our community counterparts to provide high quality care for females with often complex severe and enduring mental illness. You will be working with a diverse and wide ranging spectrum of clinical presentation and mental ill health and will become skilled in adapting your approach to meet individual need. 

You will work within a specialist multi-disciplinary team, delivering high quality, intensive care to patients experiencing acute and chronic mental illness.  Working on Lavender, you will be joining an experienced team of mental health professionals from a variety of professional backgrounds. There is a wide remit for the Activity worker’s role within the ward which requires networking and collaborating with numerous internal and external stakeholders.

It’s important that you have an understanding of multidisciplinary services and the challenges that face people with mental health problems. We want to hire individuals that are passionate about mental health, take a compassionate approach to care, who believe in our recovery model and who will act as advocates for the reduction of stigma in the wider community. 

Working for our organisation

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.

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your first week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

If applicable to your role, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The subscription will cost you £13 a year but the Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 1. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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