Leisure Facilitator

We are currently recruiting a Band 2 Leisure Facilitator, 21 hours per week - Monday to Thursday, to be part of our Stroke & General Rehab Inpatient Unit at Evesham Community Hospital. The candidate will support patients with activities which are both stimulating and diverting. Evesham Community Hospital plays a critical role in the delivery of local NHS services, providing more care and treatment closer to peoples homes. Emphasis is to reduce length of stay whilst ensuring excellent care which is safe, effective, personalised and compassionate and to the standards you would expect for your family and friends. Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. Please note the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status. Employment on a time limited visa doesn't guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry., The main duties of a leisure facilitator are: Support patients with activities that are both stimulating and diverting, recognising the unique needs of each patient as an individual. Incorporating some aspects of rehabilitation, under the direct guidance of the qualified staff. Offer one to one, or group activities which stimulate or relax the patients. Provide patients with psychological, sociological and spiritual support by enabling them to pursue hobbies or leisure activities which are valuable or necessary to them.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities. What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
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