Rehabilitation Specialist

Nuffield Health; Kirkby Wharfe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health is seeking a Rehabilitation Specialist for their Kirkby Wharfe location. This part-time role involves delivering health rehabilitation programs, both remotely and in person, and promoting participant self-management.

The ideal candidate should have a Level 3 Personal trainer qualification, excellent communication skills, and experience working with vulnerable adults. Benefits include free gym membership, health assessments, and various lifestyle rewards.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Personal trainer qualification essential for the role.
• Experience as a Rehabilitation Specialist preferred.
• Understanding of rehabilitation processes beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Organise and run a series of rolling 12-week rehabilitation programmes.
• Facilitate live stream and in person group exercise classes.
• Promote self-directed activity with pre-recorded classes.

Skills

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

Education

Level 3 Personal trainer qualification

Bsc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation (desired not essential)

Job description

Job Title

Nuffield Health Baltimore Wharf Fitness and Wellbeing Gym | Permanent | Part Time

Salary

Up to £28,310.40 Pro Rata Dependent On Experience

Working Hours

5 Hours per week

About The Role

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.

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Specialist to help us build a healthier nation at our club. You will deliver Nuffield Health Rehabilitation Programmes utilizing the unique Nuffield Health pathway, championing the Charitable Purpose. This role will play a crucial part in Nuffield’s long‑term vision for clinical rehabilitation and will require the Rehabilitation Specialist to undertake remote (digital) and in person facilitation of exercise, emotion wellbeing support, healthy eating, and goal setting to aid the participants recovery. The pathway will involve weekly 1to1s, group exercise classes (virtual and in person), promote goal setting and 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 possibly 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.
• Promote self‑directed activity using pre‑recorded on‑demand classes and a journal to aid participants in self‑managing their condition after the 12‑week Programme.
• 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 supports 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, and offering emotional wellbeing support and empowering self‑directed activity.

Skills Required

• 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

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.

It starts with you.