NHS
Activity and Engagement Coordinator
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Job Description
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- Promote and ensure the good reputation of the Hospital, maintain and demonstrate a positive attitude toward patients, their families, staff, visitors and key stakeholders.
- Be responsible for planning and facilitating activities to promote well-being of patients. Promoting social engagement and meaningful activity.
- Support patients to create independent and focused activity plans based on their specific interest and goals. In addition, this will support the patient's strengths and aim to improve motivation and engagement.
- Work within the Specialist Well-Being Team (SWT) as part of the Multi-Disciplinary team to provide activity led care and wellbeing support. Encourage collaborative working with all colleagues.
- Create an atmosphere and working practice, which is in line with the Recovery Model and Cygnet Values.
- Coproduce and implement activity programmes and be proactive in preparing and maintain appropriate materials and resourced
- Accompany patients to off site, community activities as required and be able to drive the Hospital vehicles.
- Work collaboratively with the other departments in the Hospital to ensure patients are able to access all elements of their treatment.
- Paid Holiday including 2 extra days annual leave for your birthday and anniversary date
- Employee NHS - discount savings (Bluelight Card)
- Regular coaching and support
- Company pension scheme
- Company paid Life Assurance scheme
- Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
- Free Private Health Care
- Subsidised meals on duty
- For further details on all our benefits, please visit https://cygnetjobs.co.uk/benefits/
- Promote and ensure the good reputation of the Hospital, maintain and demonstrate a positive attitude toward patients, their families, staff, visitors and key stakeholders.
- Be responsible for planning and facilitating activities to promote well-being of patients. Promoting social engagement and meaningful activity.
- Support patients to create independent and focused activity plans based on their specific interest and goals. In addition, this will support the patient's strengths and aim to improve motivation and engagement.
- Work within the Specialist Well-Being Team (SWT) as part of the Multi-Disciplinary team to provide activity led care and wellbeing support. Encourage collaborative working with all colleagues.
- Create an atmosphere and working practice, which is in line with the Recovery Model and Cygnet Values.
- Coproduce and implement activity programmes and be proactive in preparing and maintain appropriate materials and resourced
- Accompany patients to off site, community activities as required and be able to drive the Hospital vehicles.
- Work collaboratively with the other departments in the Hospital to ensure patients are able to access all elements of their treatment.
- Paid Holiday including 2 extra days annual leave for your birthday and anniversary date
- Employee NHS - discount savings (Bluelight Card)
- Regular coaching and support
- Company pension scheme
- Company paid Life Assurance scheme
- Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
- Free Private Health Care
- Subsidised meals on duty
- For further details on all our benefits, please visit https://cygnetjobs.co.uk/benefits/
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Job summary
We are looking for an Activity & Engagement Coordinator with a passion for delivering excellent care to develop, plan and implement activities for our patients based at Cygnet Hospital Maidstone.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the Hospitals Specialist Wellbeing Team (SWT) you will work collaboratively to deliver holistic recovery focused care to patients across all four wards of the hospital.
About us
Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is our state-of-the-art, 63 bed mental health facility for adults situated in the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone.
Details
Date posted
12 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£54,999,360 to £54,999,360 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
VP825ADC6A
Job locations
Maidstone
ME14 5FT
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for anActivity & Engagement Coordinator with a passion for delivering excellent care to develop, plan and implementactivities for our patients based atCygnet Hospital Maidstone.
Working as part of the Hospitals Specialist Wellbeing Team (SWT) you will work collaboratively to deliver holistic recovery focused care to patients across all four wards. The role will include creating and facilitating a range of activities appropriate to patients needs and interests. The focus of the role will be on building therapeutic relationships, improving motivation and engagement and supporting patients in their meaningful activity
You will work 37.5 hours across 5 days a week which will include some weekends and evenings and must be be able to work flexibly and autonomously to meet the needs of the patient group.
Previous experience of working in a Mental Health hospital is preferable, but not essential as full training will be provided and ongoing opportunities for professional development.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
In this role, you will:
In return, we will offer you:
Service Description
Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is our state-of-the-art, 63 bed mental health facility for adults situated in the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone.
The hospital is purpose built to meet the latest national specifications for improving mental health within a therapeutic environment. The hospital will provide an important and much-needed service for local patients from Kent.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for anActivity & Engagement Coordinator with a passion for delivering excellent care to develop, plan and implementactivities for our patients based atCygnet Hospital Maidstone.
Working as part of the Hospitals Specialist Wellbeing Team (SWT) you will work collaboratively to deliver holistic recovery focused care to patients across all four wards. The role will include creating and facilitating a range of activities appropriate to patients needs and interests. The focus of the role will be on building therapeutic relationships, improving motivation and engagement and supporting patients in their meaningful activity
You will work 37.5 hours across 5 days a week which will include some weekends and evenings and must be be able to work flexibly and autonomously to meet the needs of the patient group.
Previous experience of working in a Mental Health hospital is preferable, but not essential as full training will be provided and ongoing opportunities for professional development.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
In this role, you will:
In return, we will offer you:
Service Description
Cygnet Hospital Maidstone is our state-of-the-art, 63 bed mental health facility for adults situated in the Kent Medical Campus in Maidstone.
The hospital is purpose built to meet the latest national specifications for improving mental health within a therapeutic environment. The hospital will provide an important and much-needed service for local patients from Kent.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.
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General Requirements
Essential
Desirable
General Requirements
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Maidstone
ME14 5FT
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Maidstone
ME14 5FT
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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