Rehabilitation Specialist

Nuffield Health; Hertford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity in England seeks a dedicated individual to facilitate both live stream and in-person group exercise classes. The role requires excellent communication skills, a Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification, and preferably experience in a Rehabilitation Specialist position. The selected candidate will engage with participants to set goals and monitor their progress while ensuring the quality of care and support. A benefits package including free gym membership and health assessments is offered.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable adults is beneficial.
• Good English and number skills are required.
• Capable of self-management after the 12-week Programme.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and deliver group exercise classes.
• Engage with participants weekly to set goals and monitor progress.
• Identify deterioration and escalate if necessary.

Skills

Leadership and influencing skills

Effective communication

Coaching and emotional support

Organisational ability

Problem-solving skills

Understanding of rehabilitation

Education

Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification

BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation (desired but not essential)

Tools

Fitness and health assessments

IT skills

Job description

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.

You will demonstrate leadership and influencing skills, be a good communicator, organised and self-motivated. 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). 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

At Nuffield Health, the UK’s 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.

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.