Activity Coordinator
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 September 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS2 9LN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9173-25-0342 |
Summary
Please refer to the Job description and person specification for a more detailed outline of the post. - Plan and deliver a high standard of meaningful activities that recognises and meets the specific needs of the patients promoting autonomy and enabling choice. - The above will include managing individuals and groups of patients who are engaged in activities. - To ensure activities are meaningful discussions with the patient, carers and families will take place and if unable to communicate e.g., because of memory loss, dementia, delirium etc the post holder will ensure the person has a All About Me document completed. - To contribute to the assessments of patients by reporting presentations, changes, performance and progress whilst engaged in individual and group activities. - Ensure that activities are provided in a culturally sensitive manner. - To provide practice-based support to staff and volunteers in delivering meaningful activities to patients. - To support and encourage ward staff to organise appropriate activities in addition to those provided by the activities staff. - Organise and plan time effectively. - To maintain written and electronic records and activity data in accordance with Trust standards. - To contribute to the ward being age/dementia friendly and stimulating with themes. - To be responsible for ensuring a safe working environment, conducive to providing meaningful activities - Ability to work shifts (earlies and lates) across the 7 day week to enable meaningful engagement throughout the day and evening.