# Activity Coordinator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/activity-coordinator/b06b88ea-17ff-4b2d-add2-056e18b743d3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/activity-coordinator/b06b88ea-17ff-4b2d-add2-056e18b743d3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Mayo Building, Salford Royal - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Activities coordinator - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T12:35:56.999Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ageing_Complex_Medicine/Ageing_Complex_Medicine-v8353001 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8353001?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview L5 are looking for a highly motivated Activity Coordinator. We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our highly acclaimed and well-established team on Ward L5 as an Activity Coordinator. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will help deliver and encourage our patients to participate in socially interactive activities. You will identify a varied and interesting activity programme for our patients. You will document the engagement to activities by the service users and record in the electronic patient record (EPR). You will ensure the activities available on the ward are appropriate for the patients. You will support alongside the nursing team to ensure patient fundamental care needs are met and dignity is maintained. You will actively be involved fundraising for the ward with support from senior staff. You will network with appropriate and relevant partners and agencies to promote healthy relationships between community and acute services. You will actively lead publicising the activities and monthly campaigns on the ward. You will contribute to the maintaining a safe and effective working environment being assigned duties from the Ward Manager. ### Main duties of the job With support from then nursing team you will contribute to providing a range of social interaction and well-being activities, e.g., activity groups, and on an individual basis, with minimal supervision. In collaboration with the patients and the ward manager maintain and develop the activity timetable for the ward and for each patient on an individual basis. Document all engagement in the patient electronic notes to ensure the clinical team is kept up to date with patient participation in activities. Contribute to the regular updating of individual activity timetables for patient which offer a range of activities on an individual and group basis dependent on the patients needs. This can be subject to regular change. Demonstrate safe and competent moving and handling skills, asking for support with complex cases. Undertake safe and competent equipment provision for stock items, asking for support with non-stock needs. You will support learners in the workplace by providing an opportunity for shadowing with the activity co-ordinator to observe activities being planned and delivered. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) **Desirable** - NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health or social related topic ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Good organisational and time management skills - Good verbal and written communication skills - Good IT skills to include Word and emails - Able to work using own initiative ### Knowledge, Training & Experience **Essential** - Care experience - Understanding of own limitations - Experience of working as part of a team - Administration experience **Desirable** - Proven patient related experience in a health or social care setting - NHS experience - Awareness of non-verbal communication methods - Working knowledge of d EPR ## Documents - [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016) - [sponsorship & visa information (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) - [job description- activity coordinator (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10678634) - [functional requirements- activity coordinator (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10678635) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.