Activity Coordinator

North London Nhs Foundation Trust; London Borough of Enfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Activity Coordinator to join the Inpatient CAMHS Occupational Therapy team. You will plan and deliver engaging activities that support recovery, wellbeing, resilience, independence and social connection for young people.

You will work alongside Occupational Therapists and the MDT to create a positive therapeutic environment where patients feel valued, supported and empowered to learn new skills and achieve personal goals.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong organisational skills to run activity programmes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver therapeutic, recreational, and skill-building activities.
• Promote engagement in meaningful occupations that support recovery.
• Support young people to develop confidence, resilience, independence, and social skills.
• Work with the MDT to deliver group and individual interventions.
• Contribute to a safe, positive ward environment.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

5 GCSEs

Job description

Job summary

Are you creative, enthusiastic, and passionate about supporting young people's mental health? We are looking for an Activity Coordinator to join our Occupational Therapy team within our Inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

This rewarding role involves planning and delivering engaging activities that support recovery, wellbeing, confidence, independence, and social connection. Activities may include arts and crafts, cooking, sports, wellbeing groups, community outings, and life skills sessions.

Working alongside Occupational Therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help create a positive therapeutic environment where young people feel valued, supported, and empowered to develop new skills, explore interests, and achieve personal goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver therapeutic, recreational, and skill-building activities.
• Promote engagement in meaningful occupations that support recovery.
• Support young people to develop confidence, resilience, independence, and social skills.
• Work collaboratively with Occupational Therapists and the wider MDT.
• Contribute to a safe, positive, and recovery-focused ward environment.

Main duties of the job

• To participate in the delivery of clinical interventions using highly skilled practical/creative.
• Work and specialised support to engage patients in meaningful activities which promote social inclusion.
• To contribute to the assessment of daily living skills and enable individuals to establish meaningful daily routines.
• To work in partnership with ward staff in delivering group and individual interventions.
• To carry out specific interventions to address practical and social issues that may delay discharge.
• To incorporate up to date techniques and ideas of positive practice into the programme of activities.
• To monitor patient's progress taking account of their social and physical environment and adjust interventions accordingly.
• To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service, seeking assistance and guidance from senior staff when necessary.
• To assess risk and manage it effectively in all settings, in particular highlighting concerns to colleagues/managers.
• To identify and meet the needs of clients through a flexible service which is sensitive to racial, social and cultural needs and expectations.
• To develop knowledge of local resources and services offered in the community, to assist in facilitating a smooth discharge from hospital for the client.
• To undertake additional duties whenever necessary to assist in a smooth care pathway for the service user.

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:

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• 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.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs or Equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrated experience of working with individuals in a mental health setting, particularly with children or young people.

Desirable

• Previous experience of facilitating activity sessions or group interventions in a mental health setting or inpatient CAMHS setting.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain professional boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with young people and their carers.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to effectively communicate within a multidisciplinary team and demonstrate strong organisational skills to facilitate activity programmes.

Other Information

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.

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).