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Activities Therapist

Macklin Care Homes are currently recruiting an Activity Therapist to join their friendly, caring, and progressive Milesian Manor Lifestyle Care Home.

This is a vital role within the Home, working as a team to deliver excellent care to much-loved residents.

Important Information
Location: Milesian Manor, Milesian Manor Nursing Home, 9 Ballyheifer Road, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, County Londonderry, BT45 5DX
Date Posted: 7th January 2022
Closing Date: 25th January 2022
Industry: Healthcare
Job Type: Full time
Salary: £9.50 Hourly

About the role

Reporting line: Nurse Manager/ Residential Manager

Basic Function:To create a stimulating and developing activity programme to enhance the quality of life for each resident within the nursing home.

Skills:Commitment to The Macklin Care Homes Mission, Vision and Core Values
Core Values - Treat People Really Well, Continuous Development, Trust and Dedication.
Priorities - Our Teams, Our Residents, Our Community, Our Future
Ability to deliver a high standard of patient care
Exceptional organisational skills

A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post.

If successful please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.

It is Macklin Care Homes Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.

 

What you will need

Required criteria

  • Previous experience in a similar position
  • Good General Health (medically fit)
  • Must have a good command of written and spoken English
  • Ability to communicate with the elderly
  • Ability to work set hours, flexible to meet the needs of the organization

Desired criteria

  • Relevant Vocational Qualification (achieved / working towards)
  • Experience of working with elderly residents suffering from dementia
  • Knowledge of Care of the Elderly Patients Charter of Rights

Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity

Motivating

Motivating

Communication

Communication

Building Teams

Building Teams

Macklin Care Homes

We care with heart because… We are undeniably proud of our history and passionate about our future! From the moment we opened our first Care Home in Northern Ireland 30 years ago, we knew we could make a difference in people’s lives.
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Macklin Care Homes, headed by the Macklin family and part of the Macklin Group, have been caring for people for over 30 years. We’ve taken all our experience over all those years to bring the very best of our knowledge and our expertise to you. We’re experts at what we do. We’re not just another Care Home, we’re a family first and foremost and we treat everyone we come into contact with as one of our very own. From staff to residents to relatives to suppliers to the postman – we’re all one big community! We have Six Locations - Park Manor/Belfast, Arlington/Belfast, Our Lady's/Belfast, Milesian Manor/Magherafelt, Ratheane/Coleraine, and Leabank in Ballycastle.

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Want a job you'll love? Can you make a real difference to the lives of others? We are looking to recruit great people to work in care and in return, we will bring out the best in you. At Macklin Care Homes you will work as part of an award-winning team who are valued for their contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart we would like to hear from you. We are proud of our values and unique positive culture that we live each and every day. This is reflective of our relationships with our residents, their relatives, our suppliers and the local community.

Our benefits

As a family-run organisation, we live and breathe our core values of treating people really well, trust, dedication and continuous development. Once you join us, you not only become a member of the team but a member of our family. Caring with heart is at the core of everything we do – with our residents and team members.

Employee development programs

Free parking

Referral bonus

Long service recognition

Activities Therapist

We care with heart because… We are undeniably proud of our history and passionate about our future! From the moment we opened our first Care Home in Northern Ireland 30 years ago, we knew we could make a difference in people’s lives.