Job summary
This is a recently developed post and offers the opportunity to work in a healthcare setting, promoting, and delivering exercise sessions to Mental Health inpatients at Prospect Park Hospital.
The post holder will be an integral member of the Allied Health Profession Therapy Team at Prospect Park Hospital. You will work with the qualified Physiotherapists to provide an exercise based service to both adult and older adult inpatients at Prospect Park Hospital.
Patients who access this service experience mental health problems of varying degree and severity. Your role will involve working with patients with Anxiety, Depression, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Dementia, and Personality Disorders. You will have skills and knowledge to understand how these conditions impact on someone's motivation and ability to participate in physical activity.
Main duties of the job
The role is to assist patients during their inpatient stay through rehabilitation towards independence, increased functional capacity and self-management. The role will involve delivery of exercise programs to patients on a 1:1 basis and taking part in group work which will include leading exercise or education sessions in the hospital gym. There is scope to develop the provision of exercise sessions within the hospital gym and gym- based work is a key aspect of this role.
The role will seek to promote the importance of physical activity in mental health, to patients, carers and other health professionals and to liaise with outside agencies for onward referral.
Assessment for and provision of walking aids is also part of the role in falls prevention.
Time may be split between Older Adult and Adult patients according to the needs of the service. As such this will involve working as part of the Older Adult Multidisciplinary Team and Adult Multidisciplinary Team. The post holder will work both autonomously and as part of the Physiotherapy Team working alongside the Physiotherapists.
The post holder will assist in the production of statistical information; to ensure that supplies are maintained within the budget and maintaining training records ensuring mandatory and statutory training is allocated.
This role will also include assisting the Senior Physiotherapists with some administrative duties and equipment ordering.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.
As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you'll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.
These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave
- Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- Advanced IT enablement
- Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries
The must haves for this role:
- Good basic level of education & GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training or equivalent (REPS / CIMSPA accredited)
- IT literate
- Desirable to have experience of one or more of the following: Intermediate Care Assistant Experience, Health care assistant experience, Occupational therapy assistant experience or Physiotherapy assistant experience or senior care assistant.
- A keen interest in working in a healthcare setting where you are passionate about the value of physical activity for patients with a mental health illness
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Timothy Foley on 0118 960 5168 or email: timothy.foley@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave
- Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- Advanced IT enablement
- Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries
The must haves for this role:
- Good basic level of education & GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training or equivalent (REPS / CIMSPA accredited)
- IT literate
- Desirable to have experience of one or more of the following: Intermediate Care Assistant Experience, Health care assistant experience, Occupational therapy assistant experience or Physiotherapy assistant experience or senior care assistant.
- A keen interest in working in a healthcare setting where you are passionate about the value of physical activity for patients with a mental health illness
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Timothy Foley on 0118 960 5168 or email: timothy.foley@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training or equivalent (REPS / CIMSPA accredited)
- Computer skills
- GCSE in Maths and English at 9-4 or equivalent
Desirable
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Evidence of statutory & mandatory courses
Previous Experience
Desirable
- Gym experience
- Community experience
- Experience in assisting/leading exercised based group classes
- Care of the Elderly Experience
- Proven working experience of one or more of the following, Intermediate Care Assistant Experience, Health care assistant experience, Occupational therapy assistant experience or Physiotherapy assistant experience or senior care assistant
- Experience of working within Mental Health Services
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective written & communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate effective team working
- Ability to work alone
- Ability to perform technical skills
- Computer literate. Ability to demonstrate teaching skills
- Experience of promoting public health
- Demonstrates innovative practice
- Demonstrates organisational skills
- Demonstrates ability to use initiative
- Demonstrates flexibility in approach to working environment
- Willingness to undertake further professional development/clinical skills
Additional Requirements
Desirable
- Full UK Driving Licence (manual)
- Prepared to work flexibly as service requires including Bank Holidays and Weekends
- Self awareness and ability to reflect on own practice and emotional resilience
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training or equivalent (REPS / CIMSPA accredited)
- Computer skills
- GCSE in Maths and English at 9-4 or equivalent
Desirable
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Evidence of statutory & mandatory courses
Previous Experience
Desirable
- Gym experience
- Community experience
- Experience in assisting/leading exercised based group classes
- Care of the Elderly Experience
- Proven working experience of one or more of the following, Intermediate Care Assistant Experience, Health care assistant experience, Occupational therapy assistant experience or Physiotherapy assistant experience or senior care assistant
- Experience of working within Mental Health Services
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective written & communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate effective team working
- Ability to work alone
- Ability to perform technical skills
- Computer literate. Ability to demonstrate teaching skills
- Experience of promoting public health
- Demonstrates innovative practice
- Demonstrates organisational skills
- Demonstrates ability to use initiative
- Demonstrates flexibility in approach to working environment
- Willingness to undertake further professional development/clinical skills
Additional Requirements
Desirable
- Full UK Driving Licence (manual)
- Prepared to work flexibly as service requires including Bank Holidays and Weekends
- Self awareness and ability to reflect on own practice and emotional resilience
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.
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).
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.
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).
