Activity Co-ordinator | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Rochdale, OL11 0NB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Oct 2026
Closing date:	12 Nov 2026

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Summary

Activity Co-ordinator - Band 3 part time three days per week.

Are you creative, enthusiastic and passionate about making a positive difference to peoples lives?

We are looking for an Activity Co-ordinator to join our multidisciplinary team and provide a varied programme of meaningful, engaging and recovery-focused activities for patients.

The successful candidate will work closely with patients, the ward team and members of the multidisciplinary team to develop activities that promotesocial interaction, wellbeing, independence and recovery. You will take time to understand individual interests, abilities and needs and use this to create activities that patients can engage with on both an individual and group basis.

This varied and rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to bring your own ideas and creativity to the ward. Activities may include social, recreational, therapeutic and wellbeing focused sessions.

The role is part time working three days per week, and is ideal for someone who is organised, flexible, approachable and able to build therapeutic relationships with patients.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

As an Activity Co-ordinator, you will:

• Plan, organise and deliver avaried programme of social, recreational and wellbeing activitiesfor patients.

• Develop activities on both anindividual and group basis, taking account of patients' needs, interests, abilities and goals.

• Work alongside themultidisciplinary teamincluding Nursing staff, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Healthcare Assistants to support patients' rehabilitation.

• Encourage patients to participate in meaningful activity and promotesocial interaction, independence and wellbeing.

• Provide appropriate distraction and activity based interventions for patients who may havecognitive impairment or additional needs.

• Engage with patients within the ward environment to maximise opportunities for recovery.

• Build and maintaintherapeutic relationshipswith patients, families and carers.

• Recordpatients' participation and engagement in activities andcommunicaterelevant information to the wider clinical team. .

• Workflexiblywith the wider ward team to ensure activities andmeaningful engagementcontinue outside of Activity Co-ordinator working hours.

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, appreciateandinspire– 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.

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the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026

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