Activity Coordinator

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in London is seeking an enthusiastic Activity Co-ordinator to work within a multidisciplinary team in acute mental health settings. The role involves facilitating activities for service users and contributing to their recovery plans. Candidates should have experience with diverse backgrounds and long-term health conditions. This part-time position offers a salary between £29,651 and £31,312 annually.

Qualifications

• Must have experience facilitating groups.
• Must have experience working with individuals who have long term health conditions.
• Professional organizational and time management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate activity-based groups and individual sessions.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team care planning and risk assessment.
• Provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention.

Skills

Facilitation of groups

Experience with diverse backgrounds

Long term health condition experience

Education

GCSE English/Maths A-C/4+

NVQ Level 3 in Care or equivalent

Tools

Good IT skills

Job description

Job summary

Are you a motivated individual to looking to join our adult mental health inpatient services? Based at Chase Farm Hospital Enfield, this service offers assessment and treatment to individuals who are admitted to the wards. It is an integral part of the local adult mental health care pathway and works in partnership with key stakeholders.

You will be part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team and therapy department within the hospital who provide input to service users to develop individualised care plans to prepare for discharge. The principles of coproduction and Values Based Practice are key to the delivery of the service.

The Inpatient Therapy Team is a supportive and dynamic team providing assessment and treatment to three acute psychiatric wards, PICU, step down service and the complex rehabilitation ward at Chase Farm Hospital.

A therapeutic group treatment programme runs across the wards to meet the needs of patients who are, experiencing an acute phase of their mental illness on the acute wards, and those on the rehabilitation unit who have a range of continuing mental health problems. The team works with a recovery focused approach with occupation, wellbeing and skill development at the core of treatment in line with individual care plans.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Activity Co-ordinator who enjoys working in a dynamic environment and who will be able to deliver high quality patient care & focussed outcomes.

Main duties of the job

You will work across wards to facilitate activity based groups and individual work with male and female service users of working age with a variety of mental health conditions.

- To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary teams on the wards and, with supervision, contribute to assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care. The post will support the delivery of the OT provision to a designated caseload, focusing on recovery and developing skills for life.

- This will include facilitating a range of therapeutic groups and individual sessions, contributing to multidisciplinary team care planning, formulation and risk assessment.

- You will work closely with the MDT to provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention as part of the acute clinical pathway. The team includes: Peer Activity Coordinators, Occupational Therapists, Arts Therapists, Health and Fitness Instructor and Technical Instructor.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,651 to £31,312 a year Per annum including HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

455-NLFT-0312

Job locations

Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

London

EN2 8JL

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see personal specification for details of required experience and qualifications. The clinical area provides considerable opportunity for personal and professional development.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see personal specification for details of required experience and qualifications. The clinical area provides considerable opportunity for personal and professional development.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• GCSE English/Maths A-C/ 4+
• NVQ Level 3 in Care or equivalent training or experience

Desirable

• Training in specific activities relevant to client group cooking, art/craft

Experience Essential

• Facilitation of groups
• Experience of working with people form diverse background
• Experience of working with people who have a long term health health condition

Desirable

• Working with people who have a mental health condition
• Experience of being involved in research and audit

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Professional approach - time and organisational management
• good verbal and written English
• Good IT skills

Desirable

• Building links with local community

Personal Qualities Essential

• Able to work Autonomously
• able to be calm in stressful situation

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• GCSE English/Maths A-C/ 4+
• NVQ Level 3 in Care or equivalent training or experience

Desirable

• Training in specific activities relevant to client group cooking, art/craft

Experience Essential

• Facilitation of groups
• Experience of working with people form diverse background
• Experience of working with people who have a long term health health condition

Desirable

• Working with people who have a mental health condition
• Experience of being involved in research and audit

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Professional approach - time and organisational management
• good verbal and written English
• Good IT skills

Desirable

• Building links with local community

Personal Qualities Essential

• Able to work Autonomously
• able to be calm in stressful situation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

London

EN2 8JL

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

London

EN2 8JL

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)