Activity Coordinator

**Job overview**:
**Main duties of the job**:

- As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will help deliver and encourage clients to participate in socially interactive activities
- The post holder will identify a varied and interesting activity programme for service users.
The post holder will document the engagement to activities by the service users and record in service user records
- The post holder will ensure the activities available on the ward are appropriate for the client group
- The post holder will support alongside the ward team to ensure patient fundamental care needs are met and dignity is maintained
- The post holder will actively plan fundraising events for the ward with support from the Ward Manager
- The post holder will network with appropriate and relevant partners and agencies to promote healthy relationships between community and acute services
- The post holder will actively lead publicising the activities and monthly campaigns on the ward with the Communications team to ensure the profile of the ward is heightened
- The post holder will contribute to the maintaining a safe and effective working environment being assigned duties from the Shift Co-Ordinator/Ward Manager

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to **make a difference** and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - **care**, **appreciate** and **inspire** - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Care Certificate either upon appointment or within 12 weeks of commencement
- Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)

**Desirable criteria**:

- NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare or a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship already achieved

**Knowledge, Training & Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience working in an acute or rehabilitation healthcare setting
- Understanding of routine work procedures gained through a short induction period and on the job training

**Desirable criteria**:

- Previous experience of activity co-ordinating in a health and/or a social care background
- Experience in managing patients with cognitive impairment / dementia care

**Skills & Abilities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good communication skills
- Basic IT skills

**Desirable criteria**:

- Good organisational skills
- Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

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