Exercise Therapist

CNTW Community Interest Company; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Exercise Therapist at Carleton Clinic, Carlisle. The role supports in-patient wards for adults with mental health illness, within a multidisciplinary team, delivering prescribed exercise interventions and recording progress in the electronic medical records.

The post involves health screening, goal setting, and developing individual exercise plans, with opportunities for professional development and

Qualifications

• A degree in sports science or exercise science.
• BASES membership.
• REPS Level 2 Fitness Instructor.
• REPS Level 3 Exercise Referral; REPS Level 4 (preferred).
• BASES CEP registration could be applied for after offer.

Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic relationships to promote physical activity and support positive lifestyle changes.
• Conduct pre-activity health screens and review appointments, taking baseline measurements.
• Prescribe and facilitate exercise plans for adults with mental health needs.
• Liaise with MDT and attend ward meetings regarding exercise plans and patient progress.
• Document detailed care plans and progress notes in the electronic medical record.

Skills

Therapy relationships

Caseload management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

IT skills

Health promotion

Education

Degree in sports science

BASES membership

REPS L2 Fitness Instructor

REPS L3 Exercise Referral

REPS L4 (Exercise & Mental Health/Diabetes & Obesity)

BASES CEP registration (possible)

Tools

EMR / EPR systems

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Exercise Therapist

The closing date is 03 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Exercise Therapy Team at Carleton Clinic, Carlisle. Exercise Therapy support an number of wards across the Trust providing prescribed exercise interventions to support the physical and mental health of our patients. The role involves working into in-patient admission wards for patients over the age of 18 with a mental health illness who require assessment and treatment by a multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The role involves developing therapeutic relationships with our service users to promote the benefits of physical activity and supporting them to make positive lifestyle changes.

Experience of prescribing evidenced based exercise interventions to support patient health and exercise outcomes is essential. The post holder will be required to conduct pre-activity health screen and review appointments - including taking various baseline physical health measurements, discussing health and exercise related goals and prescribing and facilitating exercise plans specific to theirneeds.

Experience of working with clinical populations within clinical settings would be beneficial, however, in-house training will be provided and the post holder will be working with an experienced and skilled MDT

Exercise Therapy work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and the post holder will be required to liaise with the other professionals within the MDT with regards to exercise treatment plans, physical health triggers, patient progress and discharge planning, they will attend ward meetings as required.

The post holder will be required to document detailed care plans and progress notes for service users within their electronic medical record. The post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of the department, ensuring the safety of service users whilst exercising and should be comfortable working in challenge situations.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Education and Qualification

• A degree in sports science or exercise science
• Professional membership of BASES
• Reps level2 fitness instructor
• Reps level 3 Exercise Referral, Reps level 4 (preferably Exercise and Mental Health, Diabetes and Obesity)
• Registered with BASES as Certified Exercise Practitioner (CEP) (Registration could be applied for once post has been offered but offer would be subject to successful application for CEP)

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant experience of delivering and developing exercise Programmes for clinical populations
• Significant experience of administering health screens, fitness testing and gym inductions.
• Experience of developing groups
• Experience of delivering health promotion eg healthy eating, smoking cessation, weight management.
• Experience of working with the relevant client group for the post (Adults, children, learning disability, older persons)
• Experience of working in a mental health/learning disability setting
• Experience of working in a hospital environment.

Skills and Competencies

• Must be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Be able to manage own caseload.
• Be able to work individually and as part of a team
• Good IT skills competent with word, excel etc, be able to produce reports as required.
• Experience of carrying out audits

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust