Activity Coordinator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves delivering and encouraging patients to participate in social and interactive activities on Ward L5. You will identify and document a varied activity programme, ensuring activities are appropriate and supporting the nursing team with fundamental patient care. The role also includes fundraising, networking with community partners, publicising activities, and contributing to a safe working environment.
Essential criteria
- GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health or social related topic
- Knowledge, Training & Experience
- Care experience
- Understanding of own limitations
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Administration experience
- Proven patient related experience in a health or social care setting
- NHS experience
- Awareness of non-verbal communication methods
- Working knowledge of d EPR
- Skills & Abilities
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good IT skills to include Word and emails
- Able to work using own initiative
- GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health or social related topic
- Knowledge, Training & Experience
- Care experience
- Understanding of own limitations
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Administration experience
- Proven patient related experience in a health or social care setting
- NHS experience
- Awareness of non-verbal communication methods
- Working knowledge of d EPR
- Skills & Abilities
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good IT skills to include Word and emails
- Able to work using own initiative
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Activity Coordinator
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
L5 are looking for a highly motivated Activity Coordinator.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our highly acclaimed and well-established team on Ward L5 as an Activity Coordinator.
As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will help deliver and encourage our patients to participate in socially interactive activities.
You will identify a varied and interesting activity programme for our patients. You will document the engagement to activities by the service users and record in the electronic patient record (EPR).
You will ensure the activities available on the ward are appropriate for the patients. You will support alongside the nursing team to ensure patient fundamental care needs are met and dignity is maintained.
You will actively be involved fundraising for the ward with support from senior staff.
You will network with appropriate and relevant partners and agencies to promote healthy relationships between community and acute services.
You will actively lead publicising the activities and monthly campaigns on the ward.
You will contribute to the maintaining a safe and effective working environment being assigned duties from the Ward Manager.
Main duties of the job
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