Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Sports and Exercise Technician

The closing date is 02 September 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Sports and Exercise Technician who has a keen interest and enthusiasm in Sports and Exercise within the well-established Physiotherapy team. We are keen to recruit an individual who has a wide knowledge of health and wellbeing related to sports and exercise.

St Martin Hospital is an acute inpatient mental health hospital which provides care to adults with mental health conditions.

Sports and Exercise Technicians are recognised as essential, core and supportive members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will be part of the sport tech team, which is within the physiotherapy service.

We are looking for an individual who is motivated to take part in service development projects. We offer regular supervision, Personal Development Plans, in-service training and support for Continual Professional Development activities.

Main duties of the job

To provide and promote sport and exercise to service users in an acute mental health inpatient setting, through individual sessions and group settings.

To educate & motivate service users to adopt healthier lifestyles and provide a range of health promotion activities, including the importance of regular exercise, healthy eating, weight management and smoking cessation.

To work and plan alongside other members of the immediate team and wider MDT, communicating effectively about service users and service changes/developments.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

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Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

380-AC0728

Job locations

St Martin Hospital, Canterbury

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BTEC extended diploma/ Level 3 National Diploma in Sports and Fitness/ Personal Training or Equivalent Experience

Desirable

Driving Licence

Experience

Essential

Work in a sports / healthy lifestyles approach o The ability to work autonomously and as a member of a team o To be able to work appropriately on own initiative and to be able to undertake delegated tasks independently

Desirable

o Work in mental health setting

Knowledge

Essential

Good written skills o Ability to be well organised o Good verbal communication skills o Being able to adapt own communication style to suit needs of patients

Desirable

Understanding of mental health conditions o Understanding of Learning Disability and Autism o Understanding of group work o Good IT skills including Word, Outlook and the ability to use RiO electronic records system, or be willing to undergo training o Ability to reflect on own practice

Job requirements

Essential

The ability to work a variety of hours to suit the needs of the patients and the services

Personal Qualities

Essential

Enthusiasm for working in challenging areas o Flexibility to change and innovation o To be self-aware and recognise appropriate boundaries in patient/staff relationships o To be able to work independently and within a team

Desirable

o understanding mental health conditions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BTEC extended diploma/ Level 3 National Diploma in Sports and Fitness/ Personal Training or Equivalent Experience

Desirable

Driving Licence

Experience

Essential

Work in a sports / healthy lifestyles approach o The ability to work autonomously and as a member of a team o To be able to work appropriately on own initiative and to be able to undertake delegated tasks independently

Desirable

o Work in mental health setting

Knowledge

Essential

Good written skills o Ability to be well organised o Good verbal communication skills o Being able to adapt own communication style to suit needs of patients

Desirable

Understanding of mental health conditions o Understanding of Learning Disability and Autism o Understanding of group work o Good IT skills including Word, Outlook and the ability to use RiO electronic records system, or be willing to undergo training o Ability to reflect on own practice

Job requirements

Essential

The ability to work a variety of hours to suit the needs of the patients and the services

Personal Qualities

Essential

Enthusiasm for working in challenging areas o Flexibility to change and innovation o To be self-aware and recognise appropriate boundaries in patient/staff relationships o To be able to work independently and within a team

Desirable

o understanding mental health conditions

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

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

St Martin Hospital, Canterbury

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TD

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

St Martin Hospital, Canterbury

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TD

Employer's website

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