Activity Co-ordinator - Campion Ward and Nicol Unit
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
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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: | 17 March 2026 |
| Location: | Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6NX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9203-26-0122 |
Summary
Summary of Key Areas of Responsibility To provide a range of creative and social and meaningful activities to stimulate and engage a diversity of individuals and groups of patients. To contribute to maintaining a welcoming, safe and positive physical and emotional care environment To work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT). To carry out specific tasks involving direct patient care without the direct supervision of the registered practitioners. To exercise autonomy within the parameters agreed with the line manager in order to achieve the above. To understand and meet the needs of individual patients using a person-centred approach and to encourage and motivate others to so the same. Promote effective communication with all patients/clients, colleagues, other health care staff and visitors to the Trust, always projecting a professional image. Work to South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trusts core values, Trusted to provide Safe, Effective Compassionate and inclusive care. Main Duties and Responsibilities Delivery of Direct Patient Care (following satisfactory completion of an in-service training programme) Dressing and undressing patients as part of a therapeutic intervention. Ensuring patients are given the required assistance using the toilet as required during activity sessions (including urinals, commodes and bed pans) Ensuring patients are given the required assistance to meet their dietary and fluid requirements reporting any concerns to the registered nurse as appropriate. providing additional refreshments to patients and their carers if needed Participating in the moving and handling of patients/clients. Participating in and promoting good infection prevention & control practices. Preparing for/and participating in food service, encouraging socialisation at mealtimes. Work in line with the trust guidelines for increased supervision and the safe 6 specialing guidance when required to provide one to one care. Provide support and advice to colleagues providing 1:1 care. Therapeutic Activities Plan and implement individual and group-based therapeutic activities that support rehabilitation goals and promote independence. These may creative, cognitive, physical, and task-based activities tailored to each patient's needs, abilities, and personal interests. Organise and deliver structured physical, functional, and social activities aimed at improving confidence and performance in everyday tasks. Work collaboratively with occupational therapists and physiotherapists to integrate therapy goals and recommendations into activity sessions. Support the creation and maintenance of a therapeutic, inclusive, and dementia-friendly ward environment that promotes engagement, orientation, and wellbeing. Work alongside clinical teams to reduce risks such as deconditioning, falls, and social isolation by facilitating personalised and targeted activity sessions in line with individual care and therapy plans. Participate in MDT discussions to identify patients who would benefit from additional one-toone support. Assist in the coordination of social dining interventions and promote initiatives that support dignity, independence, and therapeutic outcomes during mealtimes. Provide support for patients with nutrition and hydration needs as guided by dietitians and speech and language therapy (SALT) colleagues. Maintain effective communication with the multidisciplinary team, accurately reporting patient progress, observations, and any changes in function or wellbeing through both verbal handovers and written documentation. Liaise with dementia specialists, including Admiral Nurses, to ensure patients living with dementia and their carers are supported appropriately throughout their rehabilitation stay. Promote the use of person-centred care tools such as the This is Me document and forget-me-not Scheme, ensuring this information is reviewed and shared with the MDT to tailor rehabilitation and care interventions effectively. Monitor and support the implementation of the Trusts Dementia Care Bundle to ensure holistic and consistent care is delivered for patients with cognitive needs. Communicate compassionately and effectively with patients experiencing confusion, cognitive impairments, delirium, or mental health challenges, adapting interaction styles to enhance understanding, engagement, and therapeutic rapport. Housekeeping Assist ward staff in maintaining a safe, orderly, clean and tidy working environment for patient/client care. Keep all activities resources and clean and tidy and in a designated storage space. Ensure all items are accounted for at the end of any activity and take steps to prevent theft of Trust Property. Where delegated as such, to undertake specific duties in relation to the maintenance, cleaning and ordering of supplies. In consultation with the line manager, identify and obtain resources to be used specifically within the role and ensure effective utilisation and storage with due regards for infection prevention, financial resources and risk related issues. Administrative Duties Answering the telephone in the manner required by all Trust employees. Completion of patient charts including but not exclusively, SKIN bundle, Intentional Rounding, food and fluid charts, bowel charts, pain assessments. Documentation of interactions with patients in the appropriate place. Documenting significant conversations with visitors and carers in the appropriate place. Individualising care plans for patients with specific planned activities. Ensure ward staffs have adequate supplies of This is Me, Forget-me-not scheme. Maintain the information leaflets available to visitors and carers on the ward. Team Working Developing positive working relationships with all members of the medical, nursing and therapy teams. Working with a variety of students, volunteers, apprentices and work experience individuals to ensure that they have a welcoming and beneficial learning experience during their time on the inpatient setting Work with relatives and carers to prevent and resolve complaints at a local level. Report any concerns or complaints to the Nurse in charge and offer visitors PALS information if unable to resolve. Personal Development Demonstrate the ability to self-manage in terms of identifying skills to develop. Seek to improve personal knowledge appropriate to the clinical areas and patient group that is commensurate with the grade and also identified through the appraisal process. To maintain all mandatory and statutory training as required by the Organisation at the relevant time intervals.