Exercise Specialist

West London NHS Trust

Information:

This job is now closed

Job summary

Exercise Specialists Band 4 - West London NHS Trust

We are currently recruiting for a band 4 Exercise Specialists to join the Clinical Exercise and Sport team at West London NHS Trust. Exercise and physical activity is a valued part of the daily rehabilitation programme and takes place either on our on-site gymnasiums/sports halls or in nearby community facilities

You will be a highly motivated individual who can plan and manage your own workload but also work within a variety of teams to better meet service needs. Ideally with a range of experience, you will have the ability to adapt activities and provide innovative solutions to the challenges encountered in the sphere of work.

You'll need to be able to demonstrate personal involvement and an enthusiastic commitment to a physically active lifestyle. Must be qualified at level 3 within the fitness/exercise and able to run various exercise/fitness classes for staff and service users. A BACPR (British Association of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation) Phase 4 and additional NGB coaching qualifications will be highly desirable.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist the Lead Exercise Specialist in looking after a designated unit of Clinical Exercise & Sport team within the team and be responsible to manage/lead and drive continuous improvement. The post holder should be able to motivate, manage and lead junior staff and service users. Must be able to assess/motivate and identify service users and staff's physical activity needs and interests. In addition, plan, devise and run safe individual and group physical activities/programmes which are appropriate for and acceptable to differing client and staff groups within the Trust, evaluating their effectiveness under supervision of Lead Exercise Specialist.

The post holder will work in conjunction with personnel from other departments/disciplines and organisations in promoting and supporting patient's participation in physical activities

To work with the Lead Exercise Specialist in developing the possible therapeutic uses of physical activity, therapeutic relationships and aiming to integrate them into the general rehabilitation programme.

The Exercise Specialist will need to apply/adapt current knowledge from the fields of health and exercise science to mental health care setting.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

Date posted

22 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,460 to £31,909 a year per annum inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

222-SF-540

Job locations

Centre for Clinical Exercise

SOUTHALL

UB1 3EU


Job description

Job responsibilities

A full detailed job description and the main responsibilities are attached in the Candidate pack for you to download.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full detailed job description and the main responsibilities are attached in the Candidate pack for you to download.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CIMSPA level 3 or equivalent
  • Level 2/3 fitness/exercise class qualifications.

Desirable

  • Health & Fitness related degree
  • BACPR
  • NGB Coaching qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Instruct groups and individuals in a variety of sport, exercise and physical activity

Desirable

  • Worked with young people. Worked with people with mental health problems. Worked in a secure environment. Supervised activities with 'special' populations.

Skills

Essential

  • Can teach new skills to individuals and groups

Desirable

  • Can prescribe safe, acceptable and enjoyable exercise programmes for all levels of fitness and ability

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work alone and in a team
  • Good communication skills. Good interpersonal skills. Adaptability. Enthusiastically endorse a physical active life style.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of aspects of current mental care policy and practice OR basic understanding of recent developments in physical activity promotion, sports and exercise leadership and exercise prescription

Desirable

  • Conversant with at least one model of health behaviour change
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • CIMSPA level 3 or equivalent
  • Level 2/3 fitness/exercise class qualifications.

Desirable

  • Health & Fitness related degree
  • BACPR
  • NGB Coaching qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Instruct groups and individuals in a variety of sport, exercise and physical activity

Desirable

  • Worked with young people. Worked with people with mental health problems. Worked in a secure environment. Supervised activities with 'special' populations.

Skills

Essential

  • Can teach new skills to individuals and groups

Desirable

  • Can prescribe safe, acceptable and enjoyable exercise programmes for all levels of fitness and ability

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work alone and in a team
  • Good communication skills. Good interpersonal skills. Adaptability. Enthusiastically endorse a physical active life style.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of aspects of current mental care policy and practice OR basic understanding of recent developments in physical activity promotion, sports and exercise leadership and exercise prescription

Desirable

  • Conversant with at least one model of health behaviour change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

Centre for Clinical Exercise

SOUTHALL

UB1 3EU


Employer's website

https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

Centre for Clinical Exercise

SOUTHALL

UB1 3EU


Employer's website

https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Exercise Specialist Manager

Permjit Sahota

permjit.sahota@westlondon.nhs.uk

Date posted

22 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,460 to £31,909 a year per annum inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

222-SF-540

Job locations

Centre for Clinical Exercise

SOUTHALL

UB1 3EU


Privacy notice

West London NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)