Band 4 Exercise Specialist - Callington Road Hospital

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bristol seeks an exercise specialist to improve physical health for those with mental health conditions. The role involves assessing exercise readiness, tailoring fitness programs, and working within a multi-professional team to promote physical activity. Ideal candidates will have strong experience designing exercise programs and educating service users about health benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and delivering exercise programs for individuals with mental health conditions.
• Ability to work within a multi-professional team to enhance physical health.

Responsibilities

• Assess pre-exercise readiness and tailor safe exercise programmes.
• Work within a hospital and community to promote physical activity and health.
• Educate service users on the benefits of physical activity.
• Provide bespoke health and fitness advice to adult inpatients.

Job description

Overview

To be an exercise specialist, with diverse responsibilities, and key professional in improving and promoting the physical health and wellbeing of those with mental health conditions, under the care of AWP.

Main duties

• To assess pre-exercise readiness and design, deliver, monitor, adapt and tailor safe exercise programmes to individual service users.


• To work as a member of the multi-professional team to provide physical activity, exercise and health promotion within a hospital and community environment to those with complex physical, psychological and mental health needs.


• To actively educate, facilitate and motivate service users with wide ranging mental health problems to adopt regular physical activity and an active lifestyle, employing appropriate motivational strategies to achieve this as well as educating staff and service users about the benefits of physical activity on health and wellbeing.


• To provide bespoke health and fitness advice and training to adult inpatients with a range of mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities, using onsite fitness facilities, outdoor areas and suitable opportunities in the community. Service users remain the responsibility of an appropriate registered clinician.