Activity Support Worker

This is an exciting opportunity to engage young people in meaningful activities that promote structure, purpose and enjoyment to young people admitted to Parkview.

This could be arranging a sports day to promote movement, celebrating a subject of the month or engaging young people in 'The great Parkview Bake off!

The role is a 12month fixed term contract for 37.5 hours per week. The post will involve working evening and weekends .

Main duties of the job

Postholders will contribute to the provision of daily activities, particularly in the afternoons, early evenings and at weekends, for young people admitted to Parkview Clinic.

Activities will be a mixture of ward based, within the hospital facilities and within Parkview grounds, and supporting wider MDT with activity outside of the hospital targeting hard to reach individuals, those who are acutely mentally unwell and those with physical ill health and disabilities.

Activities facilitated will encourage and promote engagement.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.