Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Fitness Instructor

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Job summary

We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication skills who has a passion and experience for working in mental health and the ability to work flexibly and creatively in an ever-changing environment. You will provide a sports and exercise programme for inpatients and will offer support for individuals to plan to continue this after they are discharged. You will work closely with a welcoming and friendly multi-disciplinary team and will offer individual and group sessions across four treatment wards and two psychiatric intensive care wards. Each ward has their own gym plus a space for group exercise sessions. We are looking for someone who has previous experience working with mental health clients as this essential for this band 5 post. A part of the interview selection process will involve a visit to the unit to meet staff and patients. There is a trustwide Gym/fitness professional group which offers professional support, development and opportunities to consider Quality Improvement projects and research. The postholder will also provide an established exercise support training session to staff working in the unit and there will be opportunity to get involved in service improvement projects across the unit. Applicants should have a Sports Science/Sports Exercise degree or equivalent, require CIMPSPA level 3 Exercise Referral (or be working towards it) and level 4 mental health, Diabetes and Obesity. Applicants must be a member of BASES.

Main duties of the job

The work will include:

  • Liaising closely with the multi disciplinary teams
  • Establishing a programme of fitness sessions across all wards.
  • Providing gym inductions for inpatients.
  • Providing individual programmes.
  • Facilitating gym sessions.
  • Facilitating group exercise sessions.
  • Supporting referrals on to community exercise resources
  • Supporting individuals with their health and wellbeing via sessions, conversations and advice.
  • Providing staff advice and training
  • Responsibility for regular equipment checks and reporting any repairs
  • Maintaining safe gym environments on the inpatient wards
  • Keeping records of attendance and writing in patient records.

About us

Unit Information: St Charles Mental Health Centre in Kensington & Chelsea has four adult inpatient wards plus two psychiatric intensive care wards that provide a safe and therapeuticenvironment for people with acute mental health problems. The unit is a short walk from Ladbroke Grove station with good transport links to other stations. There are opportunities for flexible working, access to CNWL staff health and wellbeing resources and an on-site staff wellbeing room. We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Details

Date posted

12 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-J-WE-0724

Job locations

St Charles Mental Health Unit

Exmoor Street

London

W106DZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To support service users to engage in health and wellbeing activities.

To plan, implement and review a range of exercise activities using individual and group work approaches, under the supervision and direction of qualified occupational therapists.

To support service users to engage in care plans which have been developed in partnership with the individual and that reflect recovery goals.

To develop, plan and implement health and wellbeing-based activities including sports/ exercise at St Charles Mental Health Centre.

To provide health and wellbeing activities that are sensitive to racial, social and cultural needs and expectations, under the guidance of a qualified Occupational Therapist.

To apply current knowledge from the field of health, exercise and social sciences to Mental Health settings.

To provide training to staff to be able to safely supervise service users use of gym equipment.

To keep abreast new policies and initiatives that relate to health and wellbeing and to keep up to date with current knowledge and practice within sports exercise.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To support service users to engage in health and wellbeing activities.

To plan, implement and review a range of exercise activities using individual and group work approaches, under the supervision and direction of qualified occupational therapists.

To support service users to engage in care plans which have been developed in partnership with the individual and that reflect recovery goals.

To develop, plan and implement health and wellbeing-based activities including sports/ exercise at St Charles Mental Health Centre.

To provide health and wellbeing activities that are sensitive to racial, social and cultural needs and expectations, under the guidance of a qualified Occupational Therapist.

To apply current knowledge from the field of health, exercise and social sciences to Mental Health settings.

To provide training to staff to be able to safely supervise service users use of gym equipment.

To keep abreast new policies and initiatives that relate to health and wellbeing and to keep up to date with current knowledge and practice within sports exercise.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Sports Science/ Sport and Exercise degree (or equivalent)
  • CIMSPA level 3 exercise referral and level 4 mental health, Diabetes and Obesity
  • Professional Registration with BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Science

Desirable

  • Other relevant qualifications relating to health, exercise and sports science
  • First aid course

Previous experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with clients with mental health difficulties
  • Experience of working as a qualified fitness professional
Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Sports Science/ Sport and Exercise degree (or equivalent)
  • CIMSPA level 3 exercise referral and level 4 mental health, Diabetes and Obesity
  • Professional Registration with BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Science

Desirable

  • Other relevant qualifications relating to health, exercise and sports science
  • First aid course

Previous experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with clients with mental health difficulties
  • Experience of working as a qualified fitness professional

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Charles Mental Health Unit

Exmoor Street

London

W106DZ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Charles Mental Health Unit

Exmoor Street

London

W106DZ


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Occupational Therapist (Interim)

Maria Conington

maria.conington@nhs.net

07522620584

Details

Date posted

12 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-J-WE-0724

Job locations

St Charles Mental Health Unit

Exmoor Street

London

W106DZ


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