Rehabilitation Specialist

Nuffield Health; Twickenham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 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 at the Twickenham club to deliver and coordinate 12-week rehabilitation programmes. This role blends remote (digital) and onsite facilitation of exercise, wellbeing support, nutrition guidance and goal setting to aid recovery, with weekly 1-to-1s and group classes.

You will need a Level 3 Personal trainer qualification (essential) and strong IT skills; a BSc in Sports Rehabilitation is desirable. Previous rehab experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Hold a Level 3 Personal trainer qualification (essential).
• Experience in rehabilitation and sport rehabilitation is preferred.
• BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Organise and run rolling 12-week rehabilitation programmes.
• Deliver live stream and in-person group exercise classes for participants of varying abilities.
• Promote self-directed activity using on-demand classes and a progress journal.
• Re-calibrate exercises and intensities based on progress and performance.
• Identify deterioration and follow escalation processes with timely reporting.
• Lead weekly 1-to-1 coaching calls to set goals and support wellbeing.

Skills

Communication skills

Coaching

Group exercise delivery

Self-directed activity guidance

Digital/remote facilitation

Problem-solving

Education

Level 3 Personal trainer

BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Rehabilitation Specialist

Location: Twickenham Fitness and Wellbeing Club

Contract: Permanent | Part time

Salary: Up to £28,500 per annum, pro rata - depending on experience

Working hours: 22.5 hours per week

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Specialist to help us build a healthier nation at our club. This role involves remote (digital) and in person facilitation of exercise, emotional 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. 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).

• 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.
• Level 3 Personal trainer qualification - essential for the role.
• Bsc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation (desired, not essential).
• Good English and number skills.

Benefits:

• Free gym membership.
• Health assessments.
• Retail discounts.
• Pension options.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued.

At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. Nuffield Health is the UK's largest healthcare charity. For over 60 years, we've been working to make the UK fitter, healthier, happier and stronger. All for the public benefit. We do this through our family of 31 award-winning hospitals, 113 fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare clinics and over a 100 workplace wellbeing services. As a charity, we reinvest all our income into our services, into pioneering improvements in care, and most importantly into our social impact programmes, which are designed to support people who would not normally be able to afford or access our services. It's all part of our mission to give everyone the care they need and to build a healthier nation.