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 .

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

Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's largest NHS Trusts.

With great size, comes fantastic opportunities, to develop, innovate and progress.

The successful applicant will have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply as soon as possible.

Please note there are new visa changes in place from 9th April 2025, the eligibility for a sponsorship has changed. Before submitting your application, please check out below link for further information regarding the qualifications or salary requirement to qualify for a skilled worker sponsorship: New rules to prioritise recruiting care workers in England - GOV.UK

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.