# RTS Technical Instructor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rts-technical-instructor/953c236a-f15e-486a-864d-60fe4368ccd6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rts-technical-instructor/953c236a-f15e-486a-864d-60fe4368ccd6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Location:** St Bernard's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 Per Annum Inclusive of Allowances - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-30T10:00:37.552Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Crowthorne/West_London_NHS_Trust/RTS_Technical_Instructor/RTS_Technical_Instructor-v8404706 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8404706?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join our dedicated Health & Fitness team at Broadmoor Hospital and play a key role in supporting patients on their recovery journey through physical activity, health promotion, and wellbeing. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is passionate about fitness and making a meaningful difference in people's lives. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team and using excellent purpose-built facilities, you'll help create positive, engaging experiences that encourage participation, build confidence, and improve physical health. You will also provide day-to-day supervision and leadership to a small team, supporting their development and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred health and fitness programmes. In return, you'll benefit from ongoing professional development, regular supervision, and the opportunity to further develop your leadership and management skills within one of the UK's leading forensic mental health services. ### Main duties of the job As an RTS Technical Instructor, you will help deliver a dynamic programme of physical activity, exercise and health promotion that supports patient recovery and wellbeing. You will engage and motivate individuals with diverse needs, adapting activities to encourage participation, build confidence and improve physical health outcomes. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to patient-focused interventions, maintain accurate records and promote a safe, inclusive and positive environment. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, the ability to build professional relationships, and a passion for helping others achieve their goals through health and fitness. This role requires enthusiasm, resilience, adaptability and a commitment to delivering high-quality care within a secure healthcare 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. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - To have a knowledge of the application of Risk assessment and management - To have a working knowledge of the importance of grading therapeutic / sporting activities to meet patients’ needs. - Evidence in mental health Awareness **Desirable** - Knowledge of wider NHS papers or policies or CQUIN’s relevant to Mental Health - Applied Knowledge of wider NHS papers or policies - To have a working knowledge of a manager duty of candour - To have an understanding of the Recovery and Social Inclusion in mental health. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with patients in a health care setting - Experience in evaluating patients’ skill level and needs. - Experience as a band 3 in a relevant patient care NHS post - Demonstrates the ability to role model, empower and motivate staff. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Microsoft Teams) **Desirable** - Experience of working with patients with forensic mental illness and personality disorder - Experience of line managing staff - To have experience dealing with challenging people - Experience in writing local operational protocols or session protocols in collaboration with others. - Experience in leadership of teams of staff ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Able to communicate and negotiate effectively with staff at all levels. - Effective leadership skills - Good motivational techniques and abilities. - Clear effective planning and decision-making skills. - Able to Lead and contribute to in-service training for staff. - Good time management skills **Desirable** - Sensitive and supportive of colleagues. - Demonstrate a positive attitude to change - To have an enquiring approach to service development ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Good general education with 2 or more CSE, GCSE or O’ Levels - To have a relevant trade or skill NVQ, City and Guilds, BTEC - Management/Leadership training course Level 3 - To have minimum of a relevant sports or gym qualification (Level 2 gym Instructor) **Desirable** - Level III Award in Education and Training - Motivation and Engagement Training - Degree in a relevant area ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10736487) - [oh requirements (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3067) - [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. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.