Rehabilitation Specialist

Nuffield Health Brentwood; Guildford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A major UK healthcare charity in Guildford is seeking a Rehabilitation Specialist to develop and deliver rehabilitation programmes. The role includes facilitating group exercise classes and providing emotional wellbeing support to participants. Ideal candidates will possess a Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification and have experience in rehabilitation. A supportive work environment with various benefits ensures your health and happiness at work.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Must have Level 3 Personal trainer qualification.
• Previous experience working in a Rehabilitation Specialist position is preferred.
• Good understanding of rehabilitation is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Organise and run rolling 12-week rehabilitation programmes.
• Deliver both live stream and in-person group exercise classes.
• Promote self-directed activity through on-demand classes.
• Monitor participant progress and adjust exercises as needed.
• Engage in weekly 1to1 coaching conversations with participants.

Skills

Problem-solving and diagnostic skills

Organisational ability

Effective decision-making skills

Time and resource management

Experience working with vulnerable adults

Qualifications showing good English and number skills

Education

Level 3 Personal Trainer Qualification

Bsc(Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation

Job description

Overview

Rehabilitation Specialist

Guildford FWC | Fitness | Permanent | Part time

Up to £27,993.16 pro rata depending on experience

15 hours per week

At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it’s driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want – we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you.

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Specialist to help us build a healthier nation at our club. We are looking for a Rehabilitation Specialist who will deliver Nuffield Health Rehabilitation Programmes utilising the unique Nuffield Health pathway, championing the Charitable Purpose. This role will play a crucial part in Nuffield’s long-term vision for clinical rehabilitation and will require the Rehabilitation Specialist to undertake remote (digital) and in person facilitation of exercise, emotion wellbeing support, healthy eating, and goal setting to aid the participants recovery. The pathway will involve weekly 1to1s, group exercise classes (virtual and in person), promote goal setting and self-directed activity.

You will demonstrate leadership and influencing skills, be a good communicator, organised and self-motivated. As part of this role, you will work collaboratively onsite, centrally and with our Charity team and our beneficiaries. You will need excellent IT skills and hold a Level 3 Personal trainer qualification which is essential for the role. Ideally you will have previous experience working in a Rehabilitation Specialist position and an understanding of rehabilitation, along with potentially a Bsc(Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation (desired not essential).

Responsibilities

• Organise and run a series of rolling 12-week rehabilitation programmes.
• Facilitate and deliver both live stream and in person group exercise classes, with people that have varying degrees of abilities and physical function.
• Be able to promote self-directed activity using pre-recorded on demand classes and a journal which will aid in the participants being able to self-manage their condition after the 12-week Programme.
• Capability to re-calibrate exercises and intensities based on regular improvements demonstrated by changes in both effort and performance.
• Identify any deterioration of participants and if necessary follow internal escalation processes, ensuring reporting is processed within a specific timeframe and that outcome data is accurately captured, which is essential in supporting our Charitable Purpose and tracking and monitoring participants progress.
• Engage in 1to1 telephone conversations each week with every participant to offer coaching in terms of setting short term and long-term goals, understanding restrictions, monitoring progress, understanding and offering emotional wellbeing support, and empowering self-directed activity.

Skills & Qualifications

• Problem-solving and diagnostic skills
• Organisational ability
• Effective decision-making skills
• Time and resource management
• Experience working with vulnerable adults
• Qualifications showing good English and number skills

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

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It starts with you.