Advanced Wellbeing Instructor

NHS; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A major healthcare trust in Cramlington seeks a part-time Advanced Wellbeing Instructor. The role focuses on delivering fitness inductions, supporting wellness goals, and facilitating activity within hospital gym facilities. Candidates should have a Level 3 health qualification and relevant experience in fitness and wellbeing support. The instructor will encourage healthy behaviors, manage gym activities, and promote community wellness services. The position offers a unique chance to make a positive impact on individual health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Level 3 health-related qualification or equivalent is required.
• First Aid Qualification is necessary.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver gym inductions at hospital gym sites.
• Support individuals with wellbeing memberships.
• Manage records of Northumbria Wellbeing members.

Skills

Coaching

Communication

Fitness Programme Design

Empathy

Education

Level 3 health related qualification or equivalent

First Aid Qualification

Degree in a health-related subject (e.g. Sports Science)

Tools

Fitness assessment tools

Job description

Advanced Wellbeing Instructor

The closing date is 25 February 2026

We have an opportunity for a part time advanced well being instructor to join our team. The position will support delivery specifically at our staff only gym facilities at Cramlington, Wansbeck and Seaton Delaval.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Deliver gym inductions at hospital site gyms.
• Identify physical activity goals, design and monitor personalised programmes.
• Induct staff to gym facilities, provide fitness programmes and monitor progress, assisting staff to increase their physical activity and improve their overall wellbeing.
• Deliver fitness classes and personal training both in-person and virtually to meet the needs and goals of the members.
• Work with referral cases from other services including physiotherapy and psychology.
• Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture within the trust, demonstrating a consistent leadership style that (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Identifying and engaging with individuals who have wellbeing membership and encouraging those who do not have membership to join. Attending engagement events to raise awareness of the wellbeing offer across the whole trust.

Supporting individuals to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing and supporting them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health.

Helping people to find and use the right services to support health improvement.

Identifying new referral pathways and strengthening existing ones into the Wellbeing Service.

Working with the Activity and Wellbeing Coordinator to undertake capacity building work.

Supporting the delivery of an activity and wellbeing plan which incorporates a range of opportunities for staff to engage in wellbeing related activities within the gym and wellness facilities.

Recording and reporting activities and results including presentation of progress to Wellbeing business manager.

Managing and supporting the responsibilities and outcomes of Fitness / Gym instructor roles.

Contributing to the safe running of the staff gym and wellbeing facilities, and ensuring all processes, policies and procedures are adhered to.

Promoting wellbeing services to staff and contributing to raising the profile in our communities.

Contributing to the safe management of the hospital gym suites and wellbeing areas (indoors and outdoors).

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture within the trust, demonstrating a consistent leadership style that (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Maintain appropriate records in relation to Northumbria Wellbeing members, including their activity and any relevant data collected, ensuring that data / information is collected and stored appropriately and in line with relevant sector / legislative guidelines.

As part of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation trusts multi-disciplinary team, contribute to the implementation of appropriate wellbeing activities that support projects, awards and recognition events in relation to the provision of a healthy working environment.

Qualifications

• Level 3 health related qualification or equivalent plus experience to diploma level or equivalent.
• First Aid Qualification.
• Qualified to NVQ level 3 or working towards, preferably in a related subject.
• Certificate/Professional qualification in a related area e.g. Exercise referral, Nutrition, Obesity and weight management.
• Degree in a health‑related subject e.g. Sports Science.
• Exercise qualifications specific to special population groups.
• Registration with a professional body e.g. CIMSPA.

Other Requirements

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

Experience

• Experience of working with local community groups, health sector or voluntary sector in some capacity.
• Knowledge of lifestyle factors that make people healthy and unhealthy.
• Knowledge of behaviour change methods.
• Knowledge of health needs of the local community.
• Experience of working with individuals for exercise referral.
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools.
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods.

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.

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital