An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Adult Medium Secure Mental Health inpatient ward to recruit an Activity Facilitator on the Northgate Hospital site in Morpeth to join our Multi Disciplinary Team.
Linhope Habilitation ward is a 12 bedded medium-secure service for men who present with mental health conditions who either have offended or displayed offending type behaviour. The MDT use a person-centred approach to habilitation for those with needs that have been identified as requiring a longer time in hospital following previous treatment which has been optimised.
The Activities Facilitator role on Linhope Habilitation will help individuals to maintain or sustain their current level of functioning, as well as to support provide support to gain new skills and functioning for the activities of daily living.
The aim of the service is to support patients on their pathway at the point of admission, through their inpatient stay to a point of discharge by using a holistic and balanced approach. With an aim for service users to reach their full potential, utilise the developed skills, that may to lead a fulfilling and independent life.
This post is an excellent opportunity for someone who are interested in facilitating the delivery activity, creating connection and promoting engagement within a medium secure inpatient environment alongside a strong nursing and Multi-Disciplinary Team.
The successful candidate will be supporting patients in identifying and carrying out individualised activity as well as leading to provide ward-based group activities. They will also be expected to take an active role in the implementation of Talk 1st and the Safe Ward interventions. The post holder will work closely with the nursing team as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team that includes Occupation Therapy.
Applications are invited from candidates who possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the enthusiasm and passion to embed and develop meaningful activity. You must have a strong commitment to the delivery of high quality, safe, patient care and be a good role model in reflecting the Trusts core Values. You will be provided with training opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills associated to the role where required.
The post holder’s focus will be to work towards creating an activity-based culture on the ward environment. They will both provide and co-ordinate a range of social, recreational and leisure activities. The role requires an activity facilitator who is flexible, and responsive to the needs of the service over a seven day period. The Post holder will receive regular supervision from an identified supervisor within the ward team.
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
As a CNTW employee we will support you in your personal and career development. You'll have access to a great range of training opportunities through our in-house Academy including Coaching, Apprenticeships, and our Leadership Development Programme.
We are committed to improving the working lives and health and wellbeing of our staff and that's why we have our Thrive programme. Thrive is here to support your whole wellbeing which covers emotional, physical, psychological, financial, career and social aspects.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 30 th June 2026
Closing date : 14 th July 2026
We welcome your application.
