Fitness Instructor

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Wellington; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Fitness Instructor at Wellesley Hospital, where you will facilitate fitness activities for individuals with mental health needs. This role offers a chance to positively impact lives while enjoying competitive benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Previous fitness instruction experience required.
• Experience in designing and delivering personal training programmes.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and delivering personal training programmes and group fitness sessions.
• Educating service users on exercise, nutrition, and health.

Skills

Fitness Instruction

Knowledge of Mental Health

Nutrition Knowledge

Education

Personal Trainer Education

Job description

Introduction

Do you take pride in helping people with their fitness? If you want to make a positive influence on the health of some of the most vulnerable in society, then this job is for you.

Join the team at Wellesley Hospital as a Fitness Instructor, where you will work 37.5 hours a week and be a part of meaningful change. You will join the Occupational Therapy team, facilitating all fitness-based activities within the Occupational Therapy timetable. You'll receive support from the OT team, which consists of Registered Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants.

As part of the programme, you'll explore and promote different elements of a healthy lifestyle, covering key topics each week such as the importance of exercise, food groups, and lifestyle choices. You'll provide individual and group sessions in various locations, including a fully equipped gym and sports halls.

A range of training opportunities are available to help your career grow and achieve your aspirations.

As a Fitness Instructor, you will be:

1. Preparing, designing, delivering, managing, and evaluating personal training programmes, group fitness, and hospital-wide exercise sessions.
2. Completing PARQ (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire) assessments and risk assessments.
3. Understanding and educating others on anatomy, physiology, and their relation to exercise and health.
4. Educating service users on nutrition, physical activity, and health.
5. Carrying out audits and maintaining gym and fitness equipment.
6. Working collaboratively with the OT department and other disciplines.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

1. Previous fitness instruction experience.
2. Knowledge of mental health.
3. Completion of relevant personal trainer education.
4. Experience in designing and delivering personal training programmes.
5. Some knowledge of nutrition and healthy eating.
6. Experience working in a mental health setting is not essential but beneficial.
7. Understanding of mental health conditions and how they impact motivation.

Work Location:

Westpark 26, Chelston, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9FF

You will be working at Wellesley Hospital, a purpose-built 101-bed hospital in Wellington (Somerset) for individuals with mental health needs, comprising 6 wards for mental health and 1 for Learning Disabilities and Autism. The hospital, built in 2017, collaborates with NHS Trusts and foundations to provide a supportive environment for patients.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £26,825
• 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training opportunities
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.

About your next employer:

You will work for Elysium Healthcare, a stable and innovative company with over 8,000 employees and a wide network of services across England and Wales, covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and more. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network with over 86,000 employees across 10 countries.

We are committed to safer recruitment, inclusivity, and safeguarding. All staff must understand their responsibility to promote and safeguard service users' welfare, and all candidates will undergo a DBS disclosure.