Activity Co-ordinator

We are looking for an outstanding Activities Coordinator with a passion for delivering excellent care.

You’ll be working 38.5 hours per week at Cygnet Hospital Wyke. This service provides a comprehensive pathway of acute admissions services for men. Our team works closely and collaboratively with service users, their families and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge.

Our acute service works to assess and manage risk factors, allowing us as a hospital to work successfully and robustly with individuals posing a higher level of complexity and challenge and who present a risk to themselves and others.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others – every day. 

Your day-to-day…

• Contribute towards the planning, coordination and delivery of personalised therapeutic activity programmes within established protocols using indirect supervision, working autonomously and as part of a team.
• Complete interest checklists with individuals to identify their activity preferences.
• Create and update activity risk assessments, in relation to timetables.
• Share information effectively and concisely in routine situations (effective daily documentation; attendance at meetings to handover information; face to face handovers of information to colleagues)
• Support with the day to day running of the unit as required.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Strong career progression opportunities, including into management roles
• Monthly reflective practice, expert supervision & peer support
• Opportunities for learning & development
• Pension scheme
• “Cycle to Work” scheme & employee discount savings

You are... 

• Experienced within a mental health setting
• An excellent role model who knows what good care looks like 
• Highly organised, with a positive attitude 
• A confident public speaker & facilitator 
• Knowledgeable of suitable activities & pastimes to support mental health service users
• Positive in your approach to working with challenging behaviours 
• Experienced in planning, resourcing & carrying out events & activities

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.