Activity Co-ordinator

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing initiatives

DBS checks

Discounts from retailers

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

EU settlement status application costs

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Activity Coordinator for Garner Ward in our Living Well Team. You will develop and deliver activities to enhance quality of life for patients with dementia, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to create meaningful, person-centred care.

You will enable patients to engage in activities aligned with their interests, maintaining independence and ensuring a supportive, inclusive environment during their hospital stay.

Qualifications

• Qualification to level 3 or equivalent in relevant subject.
• Experience of providing social and recreational activities in group settings and with individuals.
• Previous experience of working in an inpatient environment.
• Experience of working with people who have cognitive, physical, learning disability or challenging behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and deliver meaningful activities for patients.
• Support patients to maintain daily living skills and independence.
• Promote social inclusion and positive therapeutic interactions.
• Provide holistic support addressing emotional, spiritual, cultural and religious needs.
• Collaborate with nursing, therapy, medical and support staff to enhance wellbeing.
• Create a calm, welcoming dementia-friendly ward environment.
• Encourage and support family involvement where appropriate.

Skills

Personal practical skills

Motivational communication

Education

Level 3 qualification or equivalent

Experience in social/recreational activities

Inpatient experience

Experience with dementia/learning disabilities

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Are you passionate about improving the experience of people living with dementia?

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate individual to join Garner Ward as an Activity Coordinator within our newly named Living Well Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in enhancing the quality of life of patients receiving care on our acute dementia ward.

Working alongside an experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will help create a therapeutic, stimulating, and meaningful environment where patients can continue to engage in activities that matter to them, maintain their independence, and feel valued as individuals.

Main duties of the job

The Living Well Team aims to support patients to live as well as possible with dementia through meaningful, person-centred care. As an Activity Coordinator, you will work directly with patients to develop and deliver a range of activities and interventions that promote wellbeing, engagement, and independence.

You will support patients to take part in meaningful activities tailored to their interests, abilities, and life experiences, helping to reduce isolation and promote positive experiences during their stay on Garner Ward.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and deliver meaningful individual and group activities.
• Support patients to maintain everyday living skills and independence where possible.
• Promote social inclusion, engagement, and positive therapeutic interactions.
• Provide holistic support that recognises each person's emotional, spiritual, cultural, and religious needs.
• Work collaboratively with nursing, therapy, medical, and support staff to enhance patient wellbeing.
• Contribute to creating a calm, welcoming, and dementia-friendly ward environment.
• Encourage and support family involvement where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation, and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and well-being of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Qualification to level 3 or equivalent experience in relevant subject.
• Experience of providing social and recreational activities in group settings and with individuals
• Previous experience of working in an inpatient environment
• Experience of working with people who have cognitive, physical, learning disability or challenging behaviour.

Skills and Aptitude

• Personal practical or creative skills e.g. craft, music, art, cookery, horticulture
• Ability to use persuasive, motivational and reassurance strategies to build rapport and engage patients in activities.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

The Health Jobs UK website has jobs from numerous employers, within health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute medical, surgical and specialist services to a population of around 500,000 which can increase significantly during the busy holiday periods.