Title: Wellbeing Activity Worker - St David’s Hospital and other hospital settings

Salary: £21,293.65 per annum (Actual)

Hours: 32.5 Hours per week

Pension: 9% employer’s contribution (after probation period, Auto Enrolment during, unless Opt-out)

Line management: Wellbeing Activity Coordinator

Accountable to: Mental Health Matters Wales’ Board of Directors

Purpose of the post

The aim of the post is to work alongside the Wellbeing Activity Co-ordinator to provide practical and therapeutic support to patients through meaningful activities your team will provide fun and dynamic activity sessions to encourage creativity, to improve patients over all wellbeing

Main Tasks

• To facilitate and support activities at in St David’s Hospital and other hospital settings if required.
• To develop services that are focused upon the needs and requirements of patients
• To support patient’s family members, friends, and carers understand their responsibilities.
• To provide assistance, support, information, signposting and guidance to patient’s family members, friends and carers on services available in their areas.
• Where possible, provide support to patients (family, carers) to help them to make informed choices about the care.
• To actively engage with patients in order to deliver a person-centred service that is meaningful and valued.
• To facilitate social interaction amongst patients.
• To recognise and deal with potential risks and awareness of personal safety. To identify any risks in delivering the service and comply with risk management procedures.
• To contribute to the strategic and operational development of MHM Wales’ Wellbeing service.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• With the Wellbeing Activity Co-ordinator partake in the monitoring of service to ensure it meet the requirements of funders and beneficiaries.
• To contribute to the annual reporting mechanisms required by funders.

Team Work

• To lead and participate in team meetings.
• To support the learning and practice of other members of the Therapeutic Support Service Team as appropriate.
• To work on a flexible basis to ensure adequate cover of the service.

Professional Development

• To undertake an initial training and induction programme.
• To participate in regular supervision, annual appraisal and personal development meetings with the Wellbeing Activity Co-ordinator.
• To undertake on-going training relevant to the role which may include completing relevant management and Health & Social Care qualifications within 12 months.

Corporate Standards

• To work in line with MHM Wales policies & procedures which include Health and Safety, Confidentiality, Protection of Vulnerable Adults and Equal Opportunities.
• To adhere to and promote the overall mission and value of MHM Wales.

General

• It may be required from time to time to perform other duties that may be required by the employer to provide effective community and wellbeing services to clients and to ensure the efficient running of the organisation.

Disclosure: Due to the nature of the job, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The successful applicant will be required to complete an Enhanced Criminal Records Disclosure form in line with the Police Act 1997. The post is also subject to POVA checks.