Activity Coordinator

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; Presencial; GBP 25.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes (lease car, 2

Discounts for retailers

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Descripción de la vacante

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking an Activity Co-ordinator for the Caludon Centre in Coventry. The role is a temporary maternity cover working with patients and staff to provide a range of activities on and off the ward, including exercises, arts, games and wellbeing initiatives.

You will work under supervision of an Occupational Therapist, demonstrate empathy with mentally unwell people, and bring goodwill and IT skills to organise weekly activity plans and records.

Formación

• Good general level of education Level 3 or equivalent.
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Knowledge of diversional activities that can be used in social and recreational programmes.
• Substantial experience of working within Mental Health Services.
• Recent experience working within an inpatient setting.
• Experience of working within group activities.

Responsabilidades

• Work with patients and staff to enable patients to access and do a range of activities.
• Engage and motivate the patients on the ward to engage in activities.
• Identify with patients and staff a weekly plan of activities, producing a visual weekly timetable.
• Be flexible to the changing demands of the ward and unwell patients.
• Maintain and manage resources and stock, safely.
• Run daily activity groups on and off ward.
• Keep accurate and timely records of patient activity and resources.
• Communicate clearly with staff and patients.
• The role provides opportunity to develop and learn from the team.

Conocimientos

Empathy

Communication

IT skills

Organization

Teamwork

Educación

Level 3 or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Activity Coordinator

The closing date is 17 November 2026

We are recruiting a temporary (maternity cover) Activity Co-ordinator at The Caludon Centre, which is an acute inpatient mental health hospital in Coventry.

The Activity Coordinator provides and co-ordinate a range of daily social, recreational and physical activities.

Activities delivered include range of exercises; leisure activities e.g. shopping and cooking, games, quizzes, art, gardening, music, discussion, festivities; and supporting health and wellbeing activities and initiatives.

Activities are delivered on and off ward, and mainly in groups.

The Activity Co-ordinator works under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, and alongside other therapy and nursing staff.

We are interested to hear from people who can demonstrate in their application, that they ...

Are good with people and have empathy with mentally unwell people

Have a range of relevant hobbies and interests

Understand how doing things can be helpful to someone who is mentally unwell

Are resilient, fit and healthy to be able to meet the demands of the role

Are organised

Have good IT skills

There are no sponsorship opportunities with this role.

Main duties of the job

To work with patients and staff to enable patients to access and do a range of activities, whilst they are in hospital.

To engage and motivate the patients on the ward, to engage in activities.

To identify with patients and staff a weekly plan of activities, producing a visual weekly timetable.

To be flexible to the changing demands of the ward and unwell patients.

To maintain and manage resources and stock, safely.

To run daily activity groups on and on off ward.

To keep accurate and timely records of patient activity and resources.

To communicate clearly with staff and patients

The role provides lots of opportunity to develop and learn from working alongside a range of supportive members of the team.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for further job details.

Please write your supporting information in your own words and giving examples from your experience.

If you do not live within a commutable distance from the job, tell us about how you propose to manage this in your supporting information.

Demonstrates clear and well written communication (not all AI generated)

Demonstrates knowledge of diversional activities that can be used in social and recreational programmes

Demonstrates ability to think and learn in line with requirements of the role

Demonstrates experience of having empathy with mentally unwell people or relevant others

Demonstrates experience (via hobbies or work) in a number of relevant activities

Understands the value of doing for recovery

Demonstrates mental and physical fitness and care of self

Demonstrates relevant level of IT knowledge and skills

Lives within commutable distance or if further explains how this will be addressed

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good general level of education Level 3 or equivalent

Knowledge

• Good verbal and written communication
• Knowledge of diversional activities that can be used in social and recreational programmes

Other

Experience

• Substantial experience of working within Mental Health Services
• Recent experience working within an inpatient setting
• Experience of working within group activities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust