# Therapy Activity Coordinator, Band 3 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-activity-coordinator-band-3/9f135106-4574-4163-94db-b0bc2ad75ffc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-activity-coordinator-band-3/9f135106-4574-4163-94db-b0bc2ad75ffc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cheltenham - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 (pa, pro rata if part-time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T10:22:02.796Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Gloucestershire/Gloucestershire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Therapy/Therapy-v8051398 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8051398?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have a unique  opportunity for you to join our therapy team as an Activity Coordinator Do you have a passion for providing dedicated, person-centred care? We have a position available as part of an innovative project aimed at enhancing care for individuals with additional interaction needs. Individuals need to be compassionate and adaptable and thrive in a  focused care environment, working with a small number of patients or providing 1:1 support. The  role involves working with young adults, individuals with learning disabilities or autism, and older adults with dementia or delirium. Help to improve the experience for our patients. You will be matched with patients daily, adapting your approach to meet their specific needs and interests, while creatively engaging with patients to ensure they are comfortable. The applicant needs  experience in leading activities and will need to thrive in creative environments. Activities may involve, but  not limited to; arts and crafts, games, puzzles, exercises and singing and dancing therapy. The applicant will need to have excellent communication skills and be confident at developing a rapport with patients who may have a cognitive impairment. If you are patient, resourceful, and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals, we’d love to hear from you. This role will be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, but may involve some cross site working between Gloucester Royal and Cheltenham General Hospital. ### Main duties of the job To use the principles of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way to provide meaningful activity to individuals through provision of a varied and flexible programme of therapeutic social and recreational activities taking into consideration a person’s affect/mood and cognition. To promote social interaction and reduce effects of deconditioning by facilitating meaningful activities within agreed limitations through exercise, physical modalities and the use of occupation, reporting back outcome of delegated tasks to the registered practitioner. To plan, implement and review a range of social, creative and task-based activities using individual and group work approaches. To use verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients/carers. This may include education, motivation, and empowerment. This will include patients/carers who may or may not have barriers to communication through cognitive or physical impairment e.g., hearing or visual impairment, confusion and depression. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the full job description attached with this advert for the detailed job description and main responsibilities. ## Job Details We have a unique opportunity for you to join our therapy team as an Activity Coordinator Do you have a passion for providing dedicated, person-centred care? We have a position available as part of an innovative project aimed at enhancing care for individuals with additional interaction needs. Individuals need to be compassionate and adaptable and thrive in a focused care environment, working with a small number of patients or providing 1:1 support. The role involves working with young adults, individuals with learning disabilities or autism, and older adults with dementia or delirium. Help to improve the experience for our patients. You will be matched with patients daily, adapting your approach to meet their specific needs and interests, while creatively engaging with patients to ensure they are comfortable. The applicant needs experience in leading activities and will need to thrive in creative environments. Activities may involve, but not limited to; arts and crafts, games, puzzles, exercises and singing and dancing therapy. The applicant will need to have excellent communication skills and be confident at developing a rapport with patients who may have a cognitive impairment. If you are patient, resourceful, and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals, we’d love to hear from you. This role will be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, but may involve some cross site working between Gloucester Royal and Cheltenham General Hospital. ## Job Description To use the principles of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way to provide meaningful activity to individuals through provision of a varied and flexible programme of therapeutic social and recreational activities taking into consideration a person’s affect/mood and cognition. To promote social interaction and reduce effects of deconditioning by facilitating meaningful activities within agreed limitations through exercise, physical modalities and the use of occupation, reporting back outcome of delegated tasks to the registered practitioner. To plan, implement and review a range of social, creative and task-based activities using individual and group work approaches. To use verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients/carers. This may include education, motivation, and empowerment. This will include patients/carers who may or may not have barriers to communication through cognitive or physical impairment e.g., hearing or visual impairment, confusion and depression. ## Responsibilities Please see the full job description attached with this advert for the detailed job description and main responsibilities. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - GCSE level C or equivalent for literacy and numeracy - A qualification at Level 2 and above for Health and/or Social Care that is nationally recognised. This could be an NVQ, BTEC, Apprenticeship or equivalent international qualification in healthcare - Demonstrate effective communication skills, both verbal, non-verbal and written when interacting with other team members, clients and other professionals - Good knowledge of at least one craft or creative skill that can be taught to others e.g., card making, art, music, needlework skills - Produce accurate and legible documentation of treatments - Demonstrate an ability to act on own initiative when working independently in challenging environments. - Manage appropriately in difficult emotional or physical environments e.g. upset or agitated patients/relatives Demonstrate an ability to act on own initiative when working independently in challenging environments. - Self-motivated, takes initiative and able to prioritise own workload; and work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service. **Desirable** - Relevant experience in health or social care, or in physiotherapy or occupational therapy working in the NHS or other care setting in the UK ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10340828) - [why work for us - rewards and benefits (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2952) ## 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.