Activities Co-ordinator

Job overview

Are you dynamic, creative, caring and passionate about making a positive difference to patient care and experience?

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Activities Co-ordinator to join our team at Weston General Hospital, supporting patients across our inpatient wards.

This is a 12-month fixed-term position, kindly funded by the League of Friends, our hospital charity, to expand the meaningful activities and engagement opportunities available to patients during their hospital stay.

You will work alongside our existing Activities Co-ordinator and closely with nursing and therapy teams to provide meaningful, therapeutic and recreational activities, particularly for older patients and those living with dementia, delirium or other complex needs.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a compassionate approach and a creative mindset, who can bring new ideas and enthusiasm to improving the daily experiences of our patients.

Working Pattern: This charity-funded position is for core daytime hours, Monday to Friday only. There is no requirement to work evenings, nights, weekends or bank holidays, and no unsocial hours.

Visa Sponsorship: Please note that this is a non-clinical Band 3 position which is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. The Trust is therefore unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this vacancy. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• Plan and deliver meaningful individual and group activities, including arts and crafts, music, games, reminiscence therapy and gentle physical activities.
• Support patients with dementia, delirium and other complex physical or mental health needs, adapting activities to individual abilities and preferences.
• Work closely with nursing, therapy and wider multidisciplinary teams to identify patients who would benefit from additional engagement and support.
• Encourage activities that promote independence, mobility, emotional wellbeing and reduce deconditioning during hospital stays.
• Support positive mealtime experiences and nutritional engagement alongside nursing staff, within the boundaries of the role.
• Provide companionship, reassurance and meaningful distraction to reduce isolation and improve patient experience.
• Liaise with patients and families to understand personal interests and preferences, including completing 'This is Me' documentation.
• Organise group activities and social opportunities to create a positive and stimulating ward environment.
• Work alongside the existing Activities Co-ordinator to develop and expand activities across inpatient wards.
• Maintain records of patient engagement and gather feedback to support service improvement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Applicant requirements

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.