Band 3

Main area

Occupational Therapy Recreational Worker

Grade

Band 3

Contract

Permanent

Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Midday- 20.00 - including one day per weekend or alternate weekends and bank holidays)

Job ref

367-A&UC-101401

Site

Kingsley Green

Town

Radlett

Salary

£27,106 - £28,850 per annum, pro rata (5% HCAS Included)

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

04/11/2026 23:59

Values Based Screener

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

Job overview

We are looking for a person who is passionate about providing excellent care in an acute mental health setting, and who wants to make real difference by providing person-centered, meaningful leisure activities.

The Recreational Worker organises and provides a predominantly ward-based recreational/leisure service. There are two posts based on the site at Kingsley Green, Radlett - one on a male PICU and one on a female ward.

The activities they facilitate occur alongside therapeutic interventions from the Occupational Therapy service, Psychology, Arts therapies and the ward Nursing Team to enhance a service user's stay in hospital.

The recreational service is provided during afternoons, evenings and weekends and shifts are 12 - 8pm. This includes working one day of each weekend (or both days of alternate weekends) and covering bank holidays.

Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

• You will organise and provide a predominantly ward-based
  
  recreational/leisure service such as gardening groups, craft sessions, music activities, sports/active sessions, facilitating gym sessions, games, etc.
• You will be based on adult inpatient wards where service users require support for a range of diagnoses such as psychosis, depression, or anxiety.
• The recreational service is provided during afternoons, evenings and weekends and so the role requires working in the early evenings until 8pm and on the weekends 9 -5.
• The team consists of a Lead and Head Occupational Therapist, Band 6 and 5 Occupational Therapists, and Assistant Therapy Practitioners. We work closely with Art and Drama Therapists, and Psychologists.
• The Recreational Worker role offers the opportunity to provide the main link between the wards and the therapy team.

Working for our organisation

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• You will work effectively as a member of a team in providing social, recreational and leisure activities using a person centered approach.
• You will provide timely feedback to the MDT information regarding the service users wellbeing and motivation to engage in recreational sessions.
• You will use technical / creative skills to engage service users in meaningful and appropriate activities to promote independence, recovery and well-being.
• Under supervision of an Occupational Therapist, to facilitate and participate in planned group-work and individual activities.
• Under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist, to contribute to the ongoing assessment and adjustment of clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the service users.

For a more detailed description, please see attached Job description and Person specification.

Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria

• Identified personal creative skills, leisure skills or interests.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant qualification

Experience and AttainmentsEssential criteria

• Some experience working in paid or voluntary employment or community work relevant to post

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with individuals and groups

KnowledgeEssential criteria

• Good communication skills written and verbal

Skills and AptitudesEssential criteria

• Ability to work effectively in a team

Please note, we do not charge fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. Please see the Trust careers vacancy webpage and Trac as the only authorised routes for recruitment communications, applications and verification of job offers.

Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Recreational Worker JD and PS (PDF, 600.5KB)
• Refer a Friend (PDF, 160.5KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 888.5KB)
• Guidance on AI usage in job applications (PDF, 55.0KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Emily Boyce

Job title

Lead Occupational Therapist

Email address

Telephone number

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