Activity Coordinator

**Activity Coordinator**:
**Band 3**:
**Main area**
- Activity Coordinator
- **Grade**
- Band 3
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time hours including weekends and evenings.)
- **Job ref**
- 201-23-611**Site**
- Liskeard Hospital
- **Town**
- Liskeard
- **Salary**
- £21,730 - £23,177 Per Annum / Pro rata
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- 09/05/2023 23:59Thank you for your interest in joining us at **Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.**

**We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.**

**_ Strategic Themes_**

**_ Great Care_**:

- We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._

**_ Great Organisation_**_ _**:

- We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._

**_ Great People _**:

- We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._

**_ Great Partner_**:

- With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people’s quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._
- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

**_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._**

**Job overview**:
We are looking for someone who is able to work under their own initiative, to motivate and encourage patients within a positive and active environment. The role will require good motivational and physical activity skills and the ability to use own initiative to provide activities. You will be working closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide meaningful activities for patients.

Individuals who are self-motivated and can work independently are encouraged to apply.

**Main duties of the job**:
We are recruiting for a full time Activity Coordinator to join our team on Oak Ward. The postholder will provide meaningful activities for the patients who are admitted to the ward. The activities could include exercises, crafts, games and mental stimulation.

We are looking for someone who is able to work independently, to motivate and to encourage patients within a positive and active environment. The role will require good creative skills and the ability to use own initiative to provide activities for patients with varying abilities. You will be part of the nursing team and wider multidisciplinary team.

Liskeard Community Hospital is a busy community hospital with a variety of services including an MIU department, out-patient department, Xray and two wards.

Informal visits are actively encouraged please contact Emma Gallagher Ward Manager if you require any further information about the post.

**Working for our organisation**:
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in D