Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Activity Coordinator

The closing date is 15 October 2025

Job summary

Are you someone who is looking for an opportunity to be involved in enhancing the lives & wellbeing of people experiencing complex and acute mental health needs? Our service users need support in many aspects of their lives.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Acute Adult inpatient service on Ward 1 The Becklin Centre. Ward 1 provides 24hr assessment and treatment for females experiencing complex and acute mental health needs.

The jobholder will be actively involved in planning, organising and delivering high quality and meaningful recreational activities on either an individual or groupwork basis. This will involve some autonomous working and but also working alongside our Occupational Therapy Service and the wider MDT.

If you have a genuine desire to work with this service user group & you want to work in a stimulating, friendly & caring environment where you can make a difference in people's lives then why not join our team? We would welcome informal enquiries should this opportunity interest you.

Main duties of the job

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-40925-ACUTE

Job locations

Becklin Ward 1

Leeds

LS9 7BE


Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • An NVQ 2,3 Care certificate is desirable.

Skills

Essential

  • Able to apply de-escalation techniques effectively in clinical situations

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working with individuals with complex and acute mental health needs in a role that supports meaningful activity

Knowledge

Essential

  • Describe the need for involving service users in meaningful activity and how they would contribute to the process of this being achieved
Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

  • An NVQ 2,3 Care certificate is desirable.

Skills

Essential

  • Able to apply de-escalation techniques effectively in clinical situations

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working with individuals with complex and acute mental health needs in a role that supports meaningful activity

Knowledge

Essential

  • Describe the need for involving service users in meaningful activity and how they would contribute to the process of this being achieved

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Becklin Ward 1

Leeds

LS9 7BE


Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Becklin Ward 1

Leeds

LS9 7BE


Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

.

Gemma Wormald

Gemma.wormald@nhs.net

01138559900

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-40925-ACUTE

Job locations

Becklin Ward 1

Leeds

LS9 7BE


Supporting documents

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