Activity Coordinator

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Armed Forces commitment Bronze Award

Job summary

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full‑time Activity Coordinator for Clover Ward, an acute mental health unit at Lynfield Mount Hospital, Bradford. You will join a multidisciplinary team to plan and deliver meaningful activities, supporting recovery and transition from hospital to home.

The role emphasizes collaboration with occupational therapy and the wider team, providing 7‑day services with 12‑hour shifts.

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will support the Occupational Therapy team to plan, facilitate and deliver meaningful therapeutic activities both one‑to‑one and in groups.
• Your work will help promote recovery, social inclusion and positive patient experiences within a busy acute ward environment.
• As an activity co‑ordinator you will work within the occupational therapy team structure to assist in the delivery of meaningful activity on the ward and within the local community, and support recovery and transition from hospital to home.
• You will work collaboratively with the wider multi‑disciplinary team both on the ward and in the community and be involved in service development.
• The provision incorporates a 7‑day service with shift working to enhance the therapeutic offer for service users and the successful applicant will complete 12‑hour shifts.

Job description

About the role

We are committed to delivering high‑quality, compassionate care for the people of Bradford, Airedale and Craven. Are you passionate about making a real difference to people’s lives?

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health and community services for people of all ages, with care tailored to individual needs and delivered as close to home as possible.

An exciting 12‑month opportunity has arisen for a full‑time Activity Coordinator to join our well‑established multidisciplinary team on Clover Ward, an acute mental health ward based at Lynfield Mount Hospital.

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will support the Occupational Therapy team to plan, facilitate and deliver meaningful therapeutic activities both one‑to‑one and in groups. Your work will help promote recovery, social inclusion and positive patient experiences within a busy acute ward environment.

As an activity co‑ordinator you will work within the occupational therapy team structure to assist in the delivery of meaningful activity on the ward and within the local community, and support recovery and transition from hospital to home. You will work collaboratively with the wider multi‑disciplinary team both on the ward and in the community and be involved in service development.

We are seeking an innovative individual, able to work collaboratively with service users and staff, and integrate well into the multidisciplinary team on the ward. The provision incorporates a 7‑day service with shift working to enhance the therapeutic offer for service users and the successful applicant will complete 12‑hour shifts.

Why you will enjoy the role

This post is ideal for someone who enjoys working directly with people, has a caring and supportive approach, and is interested in developing experience within mental health services or pursuing a future career in therapy or healthcare. If you are motivated, approachable and keen to contribute to recovery‑focused care, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Core Values

• We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
• We Listen – We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs.
• We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.

Benefits

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.