Sports and Exercise Technicians

Medway Mental Health Nhs Trust; Lewes; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London Weighting

High-Cost Area Allowance

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a Sports and Exercise Technician for the Physiotherapy service in an acute mental health inpatient setting. The role involves running individual and group sessions and promoting healthy lifestyles to service users.

You will work as part of the sport tech team within physiotherapy, with supervision, PDPs, and opportunities for CPD and service development projects. Based in the Kent/Medway area with additional London weighting where applicable.

Qualifications

• Relevant interest in sport and exercise within health settings.
• Ability to educate and motivate service users towards healthier lifestyles.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group sport and exercise sessions in an acute mental health inpatient setting.
• Educate and motivate service users to adopt healthier lifestyles (exercise, healthy eating, weight management, smoking cessation).
• Collaborate with MDT and other team members to plan and communicate service changes and developments.

Skills

Interest in sport & exercise

Health & wellbeing knowledge

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Sports and Exercise Technician who has a keen interest and enthusiasm in Sports and Exercise within the well-established Physiotherapy team . We are keen to recruit an individual who has a wide knowledge of health and wellbeing related to sports and exercise. Littlebrook Hospital is an acute inpatient mental health hospital which provides care to adults with mental health conditions. Sports and Exercise Technicians are recognised as essential, core and supportive members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will be part of the sport tech team which is within the physiotherapy service. We are looking for an individual that is motivated in taking part in service development projects. We offer regular supervision, Personal Development Plans, in-service training and support for Continual Professional Development activities.

• To provide and promote sport and exercise to service users in an acute mental health inpatient setting, through individual sessions and group setting.
• To educate & motivate service users to adopt healthier lifestyles and provide a range of health promotion activities including the importance of regular exercise, healthy eating, weight management and smoking cessation.
• To work and plan alongside other members of the immediate team and wider MDT, communicating effectively about service users and service changes/developments.

As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month. 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 per year and a maximum payment of £2,270 per year. The agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly.

• We offer regular supervision, Personal Development Plans, in-service training and support for Continual Professional Development activities.
• The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting, is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD. Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve. Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident. Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.