Fitness Instructor

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Fitness Instructor to join our team based at Stockton Hall Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The fitness instructor will support patients to engage in exercise as an intervention to enhance both their physical and mental health needs. The role involves developing therapeutic relationships with patients by working across our male and female wards to promote the benefits of physical activity and supporting them to make positive lifestyle changes.

About us

Stockton Hall is a medium secure hospital caring for adult patients (18 years and older) suffering from mental illness, personality disorder and mild to moderate learning disability.

Job responsibilities

Directly reporting to the Lead Occupational Therapist, the post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team who treat and care for patients requiring the level of security that can be maintained within a medium secure unit.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the safety of patients whilst exercising by ensuring correct and safe exercise techniques whilst in the gym and within groups. The role requires excellent written and verbal communication skills to accurately document within the electronic medical notes the progress of patients, provide comprehensive verbal updates to other professionals within the clinical team and facilitate sports/exercise groups either on site or in the community.

In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Competitive benefits package and time off, including enhanced maternity leave
• Extra service annual leave awards
• Career development opportunities ongoing learning and progress across the Staff Nurse grading is via a distinct career path
• An employee assistance programme
• Supplemented meals/refreshments when on duty
• Free car parking
• Relocation support
• Payment into the pension scheme
• NMC payment in full
• CPD top up
• Donation to a charity of your choice

This is an exciting time to join a team that is developing and to be part of the support for patients who may struggle with their motivation to become more physically active.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information

For informal enquiries, please contact Vicki Ray, Lead Occupational Therapist on 01904 400500

If you are successful, you will be expected to complete a full two weeks induction upon starting with us at Priory and these occur on the first two weeks of every month. If you have to work a notice with your current employer, we recommend you do not hand your notice in until we are able to provide a start date to ensure a smooth transition between companies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The role holder will hold an appropriate Level 3 (Advanced Instructors) qualification and will be registered under the REPS scheme. A first Aid certificate (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation) will be required. A thorough knowledge of the part played by diet and nutrition in health is
• essential for this role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.