Therapeutic Activity Coordinator

Are you dynamic, creative, caring and looking for an opportunity to positively impact upon patient care and patient experience? If so Central Intermediate Care is looking for a Therapeutic Activity Coordinator to join our team. You will lead on developing a Therapeutic Activity Programme within the unit, working closely with the nursing and therapy teams. We are looking for a candidate who has excellent communication skills, experience of working with vulnerable groups of patients including those living with Dementia ,who will be innovative in creating and engaging a number of activities including the arts, music, reminiscence therapy and physical activities. We will offer you support from an experienced team of nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists. A personal development plan will be put in place to meet your ongoing development needs and we will provide a comprehensive induction programme., Supporting patients with physical and nutritional requirements

Supporting patients with emotional and psychological needs

Creating opportunities for patients to spend time doing activities such as arts and crafts, therapeutic massage, and other mindfulness and distraction techniques .

Working closely with different members of the MDT to develop a range of different support mechanisms for patients.

Supporting patients who have cognitive impairments and liaising with families, including completing getting to know me and what matters to me information.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.