Rehabilitation Specialist

Nuffield Health; Farnham Royal; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity in the UK is seeking a Rehabilitation Specialist to organise and run rehabilitation programmes and deliver exercise classes for participants with varying abilities. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and decision-making skills, a Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification, and an understanding of rehabilitation. Alongside competitive benefits including gym membership, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of vulnerable individuals.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills.
• Good communication, organised, and self-motivated.
• Experience working in a Rehabilitation Specialist position.

Responsibilities

• Organise and run rolling 12-week rehabilitation programmes.
• Deliver group exercise classes for participants with varying disabilities.
• Engage participants with 1to1 coaching and support.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organisational ability

Problem-solving skills

Effective decision-making skills

Communication skills

Coaching skills

Education

Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification

Bsc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation

Job description

Overview

You will demonstrate leadership and influencing skills, be a good communicator, organised and self-motived. As part of this role, you will work collaboratively onsite, centrally and with our Charity team and our beneficiaries. You will need excellent IT skills and hold a Level 3 Personal trainer qualification which is essential for the role. Ideally you will have previous experience working in a Rehabilitation Specialist position and an understanding of rehabilitation, along with potentially a Bsc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation (desired not essential).

Responsibilities

• Organise and run a series of rolling 12-week rehabilitation programmes.
• Facilitate and deliver both live stream and in person group exercise classes, with people that have varying degrees of abilities and physical function.
• Be able to promote self-directed activity using pre‑recorded on demand classes and a journal which will aid in the participants being able to self-manage their condition after the 12‑week Programme.
• Capability to re‑calibrate exercises and intensities based on regular improvements demonstrated by changes in both effort and performance.
• Identify any deterioration of participants and if necessary follow internal escalation processes, ensuring reporting is processed within a specific timeframe and that outcome data is accurately captured, which is essential in supporting our Charitable Purpose and tracking and monitoring participants progress.
• Engage in 1to1 telephone conversations each week with every participant to offer coaching in terms of setting short term and long-term goals, understanding restrictions, monitoring progress, understanding and offering emotional wellbeing support, and empowering self-directed activity.
• Problem-solving and diagnostic skills
• Organisational ability
• Effective decision-making skills
• Time and resource management
• Experience working with vulnerable adults
• Qualifications showing good English and number skills

About Nuffield Health

At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it's driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want - we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you.

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.