Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Activity Coordinator

The closing date is 29 October 2025

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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

About us

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

Date posted

15 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,651 to £31,312 a year per annum (pro rata P/T) inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

333-G-HM-0729-A

Job locations

Riverside Centre

Pield Heath Road

Uxbridge

UB8 3NN

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Level 2 Functional Skills (e.g. GCSE Mathematics and English Language Grade C/4 or above)

Desirable

Experience of health/social/ care services (either as a worker or as a service user/carer)
Experience of working within mental health
Possession of an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)

Previous Experience Paid/ Unpaid relevant to job

Essential

Ability to initiate and facilitate social, recreational, creative and leisure activities with service users on both an individual and group basis
Experience of working within a team.
Experience of working with a multi cultural environment.

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a mental health setting.
Provision of activities in health services.
Experience of Facilitating Groups
Voluntary experience
Ability and experience of forming positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Level 2 Functional Skills (e.g. GCSE Mathematics and English Language Grade C/4 or above)

Desirable

Experience of health/social/ care services (either as a worker or as a service user/carer)
Experience of working within mental health
Possession of an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3 Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care)

Previous Experience Paid/ Unpaid relevant to job

Essential

Ability to initiate and facilitate social, recreational, creative and leisure activities with service users on both an individual and group basis
Experience of working within a team.
Experience of working with a multi cultural environment.

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a mental health setting.
Provision of activities in health services.
Experience of Facilitating Groups
Voluntary experience
Ability and experience of forming positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries

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

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Riverside Centre

Pield Heath Road

Uxbridge

UB8 3NN

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Riverside Centre

Pield Heath Road

Uxbridge

UB8 3NN

Employer's website

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