Job requirements
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Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Can teach new skills to individuals and groups
- Knowledge
Awareness of aspects of current mental care policy and practice OR basic understanding of recent developments in physical activity promotion, sports and exercise leadership and exercise prescription
- Experience
Instruct groups and individuals in a variety of sport, exercise and physical activity
- Qualifications
CIMSPA level 3 or equivalent
- Other Requirements
Good communication skills.
- Other Requirements
Ability to work alone and in a team
- Other Requirements
Good interpersonal skills
- Other Requirements
Adaptability
- Other Requirements
Enthusiastically endorse a physical active life style.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Can prescribe safe, acceptable and enjoyable exercise programmes for all levels of fitness and ability
- Knowledge
Conversant with at least one model of health behaviour change
- Experience
Worked with young people. Worked with people with mental health problems. Worked in a secure environment. Supervised activities with ‘special’ populations.
- Qualifications
Health & Fitness related degree BACPR
- Qualifications
NGB Coaching qualifications
- Qualifications
Experience as band 4 PAA
Job overview
We are currently recruiting for a band 4 Exercise Specialists to join the Clinical Exercise and Sport team at West London NHS Trust. Exercise and physical activity is a valued part of the daily rehabilitation programme and takes place either on our on-site gymnasiums/sports halls or in nearby community facilities
You will be a highly motivated individual who can plan and manage your own workload but also work within a variety of teams to better meet service needs. Ideally with a range of experience, you will have the ability to adapt activities and provide innovative solutions to the challenges encountered in the sphere of work.
You’ll need to be able to demonstrate personal involvement and an enthusiastic commitment to a physically active lifestyle. Must be qualified at level 3 within the fitness/exercise and able to run various exercise/fitness classes for staff and service users. A BACPR (British Association of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation) Phase 4 and additional NGB coaching qualifications will be highly desirable.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist the Lead Exercise Specialist in looking after a designated unit of Clinical Exercise & Sport team within the team and be responsible to manage/lead and drive continuous improvement.
The post holder should be able to motivate, manage and lead junior staff and service users. Must be able to assess/motivate and identify service users and staff’s physical activity needs and interests. In addition, plan, devise and run safe individual and group physical activities/programmes which are appropriate for and acceptable to differing client and staff groups within the Trust, evaluating their effectiveness under supervision of Lead Exercise Specialist.
The post holder will work in conjunction with personnel from other departments/disciplines and organisations in promoting and supporting patient’s participation in physical activities
To work with the Lead Exercise Specialist in developing the possible therapeutic uses of physical activity, therapeutic relationships and aiming to integrate them into the general rehabilitation programme.
The Exercise Specialist will need to apply/adapt current knowledge from the fields of health and exercise science to mental health care setting
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Band 4 Exercise Specialist with West London NHS Trust in Southall, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £32,199 - £34,876 per annum pro rata inclusive of 15% HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Dec 2025.
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