Sports And Exercise Technician

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).

Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Sports and Exercise Technician who has a keen interest and enthusiasm in Sports and Exercise within the well-established Physiotherapy team.

We are keen to recruit an individual who has a wide knowledge of health and wellbeing related to sports and exercise.

St Martin Hospital is an acute inpatient mental health hospital that provides care to adults with mental health conditions.

Sports and Exercise Technicians are recognised as essential, core and supportive members of the multi-disciplinary team.

You will be part of the sport tech team, which is within the physiotherapy service.

We are looking for an individual who is motivated to take part in service development projects.

We offer regular supervision, Personal Development Plans, in-service training and support for Continual Professional Development activities.

Main duties of the job

Provide and promote sport and exercise to service users in an acute mental health inpatient setting, through individual sessions and group settings.

Educate & motivate service users to adopt healthier lifestyles and provide a range of health promotion activities, including the importance of regular exercise, healthy eating, weight management and smoking cessation.

Work and plan alongside other members of the immediate team and wider MDT, communicating effectively about service users and service changes / developments.

About us

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust.

We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.

Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs.

Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway.

Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple : We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well.

It\'s why we\'re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone.

And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that\'s doing well together.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

BTEC extended diploma / Level 3 National Diploma in Sports and Fitness / Personal Training or Equivalent Experience

Sports and Exercise related training and / or development

Experience

At least 2 years\' experience of working within a fitness setting

Experience of working as a gym instructor, with groups and individuals, screening, assessing and designing exercise programmes

Experience of coaching / leading sports activities with people of differing abilities

Experience of working in a mental health setting

Experience of assessing and advising on healthy lifestyle issues

Ability to teach a variety of sports

Experience of working with service users with physical health conditions

Knowledge and Skills

Basic IT skills

Understanding of mental health conditions

Personal Qualities

Flexibility to change and innovation

Ability to reflect on own practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order)

• 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.

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