Senior Biokineticist

Faircape Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 860,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-market salary

Quarterly bonuses

Job summary

Faircape Health Institute, a division of the Faircape Group, seeks an experienced Biokineticist to join the development of a Longevity and Preventative Health Centre in the Western Cape. You will work with the Clinical Lead and a multidisciplinary team, using advanced assessment technologies and personalised exercise interventions to improve health outcomes.

The role involves defining how exercise science is assessed, prescribed, measured and integrated into the Centre's clinical model, in a

Qualifications

• Qualified Biokineticist registered with HPCSA and CPD compliant.
• Experience in adult assessment and development of individualized exercise prescriptions.
• Strong knowledge of exercise physiology, prescription, functional assessment and chronic disease risk management.
• Ability to translate objective data into personalised interventions.
• Experience developing clinical protocols, assessment standards and progression criteria.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive biokinetic, physical performance and functional assessments across strength, cardiovascular fitness, mobility, balance, body composition, metabolic health and functional capacity.
• Utilise advanced strength and functional assessment technologies, including VALD and other technology-enabled equipment.
• Interpret objective assessment and performance data to identify physical limitations, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop highly personalised exercise programmes based on assessment findings and patient goals.
• Establish measurable targets, monitor outcomes and conduct structured reassessments to guide progression.
• Provide appropriate exercise interventions for older adults and individuals with chronic disease risk factors or rehabilitation needs.
• Educate, guide and motivate patients around exercise, movement and sustainable behavioural change.
• Collaborate with medical practitioners, physiotherapists, dieticians and rehabilitation specialists.
• Contribute to development, testing and refinement of assessment protocols, exercise programmes and clinical guidelines.
• Identify opportunities to incorporate emerging assessment and exercise technologies into the service.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and outcome data.
• Ensure all assessments and interventions remain ethical, evidence-led and patient-centred.

Skills

Ownership

Clinical reasoning

Patient engagement

Measurement mindset

Technology

Builder mentality

Collaboration

Communication

Adaptability

Professionalism

Education

Biokinetics degree

HPCSA registration

CPD compliant

Tools

VALD equipment

Technology-enabled assessment equipment

Job description

Faircape Health Institute, a division of the Faircape Group, provides comprehensive healthcare services across the Western Cape, with established expertise in sub-acute care, rehabilitation, long-term care, and healthy ageing.

Building on this clinical foundation, we are developing a Longevity and Preventative Health Centre that brings together medicine, advanced diagnostics, exercise science, technology, and personalised health interventions within a multidisciplinary clinical environment.

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Biokineticist to join the development of this new service. This is not a conventional biokinetics role. The successful candidate will work alongside our Clinical Lead – Longevity & Preventative Medicine and multidisciplinary team, using advanced assessment technologies, objective performance data and personalised exercise interventions to improve measurable health and functional outcomes.

Central to the role is a closed-loop clinical model: assess identify prescribe set measurable targets reassess adapt. The Biokineticist will take ownership of this process while helping develop the protocols, programmes and clinical standards that underpin the service.

The service will be clinically governed and evidence-led, with interventions informed by established exercise science, individual clinical context and objectively measured outcomes. We are looking for a curious, engaging and proactive practitioner who takes initiative, enjoys working with people and is confident in a highly visible, patient-facing role.

This opportunity offers considerably more scope than delivering an established exercise programme. The successful candidate will help define how exercise science is assessed, prescribed, measured and integrated into the Centre's broader clinical model.

Faircape Health Institute, a division of the Faircape Group, provides comprehensive healthcare services across the Western Cape, with established expertise in sub-acute care, rehabilitation, long-term care, and healthy ageing.

Building on this clinical foundation, we are developing a Longevity and Preventative Health Centre that brings together medicine, advanced diagnostics, exercise science, technology, and personalised health interventions within a multidisciplinary clinical environment.

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Biokineticist to join the development of this new service. This is not a conventional biokinetics role. The successful candidate will work alongside our Clinical Lead – Longevity & Preventative Medicine and multidisciplinary team, using advanced assessment technologies, objective performance data and personalised exercise interventions to improve measurable health and functional outcomes.

Central to the role is a closed-loop clinical model: assess identify prescribe set measurable targets reassess adapt. The Biokineticist will take ownership of this process while helping develop the protocols, programmes and clinical standards that underpin the service.

The service will be clinically governed and evidence-led, with interventions informed by established exercise science, individual clinical context and objectively measured outcomes. We are looking for a curious, engaging and proactive practitioner who takes initiative, enjoys working with people and is confident in a highly visible, patient-facing role.

This opportunity offers considerably more scope than delivering an established exercise programme. The successful candidate will help define how exercise science is assessed, prescribed, measured and integrated into the Centre's broader clinical model.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive biokinetic, physical performance and functional assessments across strength, cardiovascular fitness, mobility, balance, body composition, metabolic health and functional capacity
• Utilise advanced strength and functional assessment technologies, including VALD and other technology-enabled assessment and exercise equipment
• Interpret objective assessment and performance data to identify physical limitations, functional risks and opportunities for improvement
• Develop highly personalised exercise programmes based on assessment findings, individual clinical context and patient goals
• Establish measurable targets, monitor objective outcomes and conduct structured reassessments to guide programme progression and adaptation
• Provide appropriate exercise interventions for older adults and individuals with chronic disease risk factors, established chronic conditions, rehabilitation needs or functional limitations
• Educate, guide and motivate patients around exercise, movement, physical activity and sustainable behavioural change
• Collaborate with medical practitioners, physiotherapists, dieticians, rehabilitation specialists and other members of the multidisciplinary clinical team
• Contribute to the development, testing and refinement of assessment protocols, exercise programmes, clinical guidelines, outcome measures and progression criteria
• Identify appropriate opportunities to incorporate emerging assessment and exercise technologies into the service
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and outcome data
• Ensure all assessments and interventions remain ethical, evidence-led, patient-centred and within professional scope of practice

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

• Relevant qualification in Biokinetics from an accredited tertiary institution
• Current and active registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Biokineticist
• Relevant post-qualification experience assessing physical and functional capacity and developing individualised exercise programmes
• Strong knowledge of exercise physiology, exercise prescription, functional assessment, strength and conditioning principles, and chronic disease risk management
• Ability to interpret objective physical and performance data and translate findings into appropriate exercise interventions
• Experience working directly with adult patients or clients across varying levels of health, fitness and functional capacity
• CPD compliant
• Highly advantageous experience includes: older adults, chronic disease management, rehabilitation, advanced strength or functional testing, VALD or comparable assessment technologies, data-driven exercise prescription, cardiovascular fitness assessment, and multidisciplinary healthcare
• Experience developing clinical protocols, assessment standards, exercise pathways or measurable progression criteria will be particularly advantageous
  

Skills and Attributes

• Ownership: Proactive, self-driven and accountable, with the initiative to take ownership of the patient journey
• Clinical reasoning: Able to interpret objective data and translate findings into individualised interventions
• Patient engagement: Confident, engaging and credible in a highly patient-facing role
• Measurement mindset: Comfortable establishing measurable targets and using objective outcomes to guide decisions
• Technology: Curious and comfortable adopting advanced and emerging assessment and exercise technologies
• Builder mentality: Motivated by developing new programmes, protocols and systems rather than simply operating within an established practice
• Collaboration: Able to work independently while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary clinical team
• Communication: Able to explain complex findings clearly, build rapport and motivate sustainable behavioural change
• Adaptability: Resourceful and comfortable working within a developing service where not every process is already defined
• Professionalism: Ethical, reliable, detail-oriented and committed to high standards of patient care
  

What We Offer

This is an opportunity to help build the biokinetics component of a new multidisciplinary clinical service, with the resources and infrastructure of an established healthcare group.

• Opportunity to help shape the Centre's assessment, exercise and outcome-measurement model
• Exposure to advanced strength and functional assessment technologies, including VALD
• Work alongside medical and allied healthcare professionals within a multidisciplinary clinical environment
• Scope to contribute to new clinical programmes, protocols and assessment standards
• Professional autonomy within a clinically governed and evidence-led environment
• Stability and infrastructure of an established healthcare group
• Above-market salary
• Quarterly performance bonuses
  

Working Hours

• Monday to Friday, 08h00 - 17h00
  

Specific Requirements

• Clear health record
• Clear criminal record
• Clear credit record
• Two positive written references