RTS Team Leader | West London NHS Trust

West London Mental Health Trust; Buckler's Park; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health provider is seeking an experienced RTS Team Leader for the Health & Fitness Department at Broadmoor Hospital in Buckler's Park. The successful candidate will oversee daily operations of the fitness suite, lead a skilled team, and engage actively with patients. Responsibilities include managing safety procedures, providing therapeutic activities, and completing comprehensive patient reports. This role calls for strong leadership and communication skills, along with experience in a therapeutic environment. Join a diverse team dedicated to mental health service excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in team leadership within a therapeutic, rehabilitation or fitness environment.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of patient safety, environmental checks and security procedures in a high‑secure setting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth and efficient day‑to‑day running of the service.
• Lead a team of up to 3 band 5 staff, managing leave and reviews.
• Ensure accurate notes are entered in patients’ records.
• Provide comprehensive reports on patients’ achievements.
• Actively engage in patient sessions and service improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving skills

Knowledge of patient safety

Job description

RTS Team Leader – Health & Fitness Department, Broadmoor Hospital

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and proactive RTS Team Leader to join our Health & Fitness Department at Broadmoor Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to lead the daily operations of our patients’ fitness suite and associated facilities within a high secure inpatient environment. The successful candidate must be able to work effectively with patients who present with complex mental health needs.

Facilities

The facilities include a state‑of‑the‑art fitness suite, fitness studio, an outdoor multi‑use games area supporting activities such as football, tennis and volleyball, and 11 smaller onward gyms.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth and efficient day‑to‑day running of the service, addressing operational challenges as they arise and maintaining the highest standards of safety and service delivery.
• Lead a dedicated and skilled team, providing direct supervision of up to 3 band 5 staff, and manage annual leave, sickness and Personal Development Reviews.
• Ensure staff complete daily, weekly and quarterly environmental checks and all safety and security procedures are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure that staff you manage enter accurate and professional notes in patients’ RiO record and that the entries are validated within an acceptable time scale.
• Ensure that 100 % of patient update reports are completed in a comprehensive and meaningful format, recording patients’ achievements and challenges (CPA reports, LATCH update reports, etc.).
• Provide accurate and meaningful therapeutic activity to patients in admissions, high‑dependency and assertive rehabilitation wards.
• Actively engage in a minimum of 50 % of patient sessions.
• Actively develop and implement service improvements by leading service audits and evaluations of the area with which they have responsibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in team leadership within a therapeutic, rehabilitation or fitness environment.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem‑solving skills.
• Knowledge of patient safety, environmental checks and security procedures in a high‑secure setting.

About the Trust

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high‑secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. The Trust employs over 5,000 staff, of whom 59 % are BME.

Closing

The advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025.