Exercise Therapy Practitioner | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Poole is seeking a full-time exercise instructor to enhance mental health services. The ideal candidate will provide inclusive exercise guidance and collaborate with healthcare teams. Responsibilities include ensuring safe fitness practices and supporting service users' physical and mental wellness. Required qualifications include Level 3 Personal Trainer and Exercise Referral certifications.

Benefits

Professional development support

Cost covered for DBS check

Qualifications

• Experience working with people who have mental health problems.
• Skilled in motivating individuals to engage in exercise.
• Completion of necessary fitness certifications.

Responsibilities

• Providing fitness instruction and ensuring safe practice.
• Inducting staff to enable them to supervise patients.
• Inducting service users to the gym and monitoring progress.

Skills

Fitness instruction

Motivating others

Compassionate communication

Education

Level 3 Personal Trainer

Level 3 Exercise Referral

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time (37.5 hours a week) exercise instructor to join our current full-time exercise instructor within the therapies team at St. Ann's hospital, our busy mental health inpatient unit.

The post holder will have experience in working with people who have mental health problems and be skilled at motivating people with compassion to engage in exercise in order to support their physical and mental health.

The 2 exercise instructors will deliver an inclusive and responsive exercise service that has the flexibility to meet the needs and capitalise on the strengths of the people in the hospital.

The post holder will be managed by the therapies manager who is an occupational therapist and will work closely with physiotherapy, occupational therapy and ward teams at the hospital.

Ongoing professional development is a core part of these roles and there will be support to promote best practice in exercise provision for the people who use our service.

Applicants will need to have successfully completed their Level 3 Personal Trainer and Level 3 Exercise Referral training.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing fitness instruction and ensuring safe practice in the working environment and in the gym.
• Inducting staff to the gym to enable them to supervise patients with fitness programmes devised by the exercise instructor.
• Responding to referrals for service users, inducting service users to the gym, providing fitness programmes, and monitoring progress.

You will be required to undertake a Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression course, which is a condition of your employment.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Dorset HealthCare is a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities, and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We are an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse, and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work, including an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills, and other employment support.

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