# Band 4 Exercise Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-exercise-specialist/0c192347-23b2-4bce-8db6-83b0432185ea - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-exercise-specialist/0c192347-23b2-4bce-8db6-83b0432185ea.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Location:** St Bernard's Hospital - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £32,199 - £34,876 per annum pro rata inclusive of 15% HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2025-12-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-12-15T00:03:11.098Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Southall/West_London_NHS_Trust/WLFS_Service_Management/WLFS_Service_Management-v7668797 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Can teach new skills to individuals and groups **Desirable** - Can prescribe safe, acceptable and enjoyable exercise programmes for all levels of fitness and ability ### Knowledge **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Conversant with at least one model of health behaviour change ### Experience **Essential** - Instruct groups and individuals in a variety of sport, exercise and physical activity **Desirable** - Worked with young people. Worked with people with mental health problems. Worked in a secure environment. Supervised activities with ‘special’ populations. ### Qualifications **Essential** - CIMSPA level 3 or equivalent **Desirable** - Health & Fitness related degree BACPR - NGB Coaching qualifications - Experience as band 4 PAA ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Good communication skills. - Ability to work alone and in a team - Good interpersonal skills - Adaptability - Enthusiastically endorse a physical active life style. ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 856.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9926798) - [occupational health requirements (pdf, 376.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3003) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.