Rehabilitation Specialist

Nuffield Health Group; Miskin; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Rehabilitation Specialist role delivering our rehabilitation programmes through in-person and digital formats. You will conduct weekly one-to-one coaching, guide participants in goal setting, and support emotional wellbeing while promoting self-directed activity.

The role requires Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification, experience in rehabilitation, and strong IT skills to manage reporting and progression data.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification is essential.
• Experience in Rehabilitation Specialist roles is advantageous.
• Understanding of rehabilitation principles is required.
• Good command of English and numeracy is expected.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and facilitate rehabilitation programmes, both in-person and remotely.
• Lead group exercise sessions and provide one-to-one coaching weekly.
• Monitor progress, adapt exercises, and escalate where needed.
• Support participants with goal setting, wellbeing, and self-directed activity.
• Collaborate with charity teams and onsite staff to support participants.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisation

Self-motivation

IT skills

Education

Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification

BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation

Tools

Microsoft Office

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-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). , 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 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. We are looking for a Rehabilitation Specialist who will deliver Nuffield Health Rehabilitation Programmes utilising 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.
• Nuffield Health Cardiff and Vale Hospitals provide first class private healthcare to the immediate local areas of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, as well as across South Wales and surrounding regions. Our two hospitals. The Vale Hospital (mainly in-patients) and Cardiff Bay Hospital (day cases) are multi-specialty hospitals which combine the finest consultants, the latest medical technology, with the unrivalled reputation of Nuffield Health. The Vale Hospital is a purpose built, modern hospital located in beautiful surroundings of the Vale of Glamorgan. We provide 30 in-patient rooms within a very tranquil hospital setting and were recently identified as one of the top 30 most technologically advanced hospitals in the world. We host 2 fully digital ultra clean air operating theatres, an excellent physiotherapy department, 24-hour high dependency, surgical and medical RMO cover and exemplary outpatients and diagnostic service. The patient feedback for our hospital is one of the best within the Nuffield Health estate and this is something our staff and consultants are very proud of. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

• 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.

  • free gym membership
  • health assessments
  • retail discounts
  • pension options