# Activity Coordinator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/activity-coordinator/f044dded-8811-4dee-9f1f-1c242edfeeb9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/activity-coordinator/f044dded-8811-4dee-9f1f-1c242edfeeb9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** HMP Bronzefield - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Activities coordinator - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Weekend Work and Bank Holiday work as part of a rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T15:40:41.440Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Uxbridge/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Activity_Coordinator/Activity_Coordinator-v8366422 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8366422?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about mental health care? Do you have creative talents that can inspire and engage patients in a mental health setting? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dedicated team as an Activity Co-ordinator at the Riverside Centre in Hillingdon Hospital. We welcome individuals who can draw on their unique creative strengths to design engaging, recreational experiences that support and motivate patients throughout their recovery. As part of your role, you will: - Receive regular supervision from an Occupational Therapist - Be invited to attend the Healthcare Support Worker Community of Practice forum - Access ongoing training through CNWL Learning and Development and the Recovery & Wellbeing College - Be encouraged to reflect, learn, and develop professionally in a supportive environment You will work across two open acute mental health wards and one Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, as part of a team of six Activity Co-ordinators. You may occasionally be asked to provide cover on additional wards as needed. The role involves planning and delivering a varied programme of social, creative, and skills-based activities, both in group settings and on an individual basis. These activities promote social inclusion, recovery, and a sense of purpose, and are offered both on the wards and within the local community. *We revere the right to close this post early* ### Main duties of the job The Activity Co-ordinator role is a dynamic and rewarding patient-facing role, central to delivering holistic care and supporting the smooth operation of an inpatient acute mental health ward. You will need to be creative and possess determination to continually improve / adapt and mould the offers of therapeutic, recovery and skill-based groups in order to promote recovery and independence amongst our service users. We are looking for someone who has: - Good communication skills: verbal and written, English to GCSE or equivalent - Experience in facilitating groups and individual activities - Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment - Demonstrate an understanding of the needs and experiences of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide interventions with personal recovery principles in order to improve the service users’ quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead. - To facilitate a programme of social, creative and skills-based activities to both individuals and groups which promotes social inclusion for service users. - To work closely with the Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) in leading on the facilitation of client centred activities. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification on this advert for further info. ### 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 ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Level 2 Functional Skills (e.g. GCSE Mathematics and English Language Grade C/4 or above) **Desirable** - Experience of health/social/ care services (either as a worker or as a service user/carer) - Experience of working within mental health - Possession of an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care) ### Previous Experience Paid/ Unpaid relevant to job **Essential** - Ability to initiate and facilitate social, recreational, creative and leisure activities with service users on both an individual and group basis - Experience of working within a team. - Experience of working with a multi cultural environment. **Desirable** - Previous experience of working in a mental health setting. - Provision of activities in health services. - Experience of Facilitating Groups - Voluntary experience - Ability and experience of forming positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [job description (docx, 229.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10714809) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) - [activity coordinator person specification (pdf, 176.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10693603) - [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438) ## 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.