Clinical Exercise Therapist

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust Full time

It is a very exciting time to be joining Turner Ward, Low Secure Learning Disability and Autism Ward. We are looking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Exercise Therapist to join our therapies team. They will have experience of designing individualised physical activity programmes and practical experience of delivering physical activity sessions for people with a range of health needs. Experience of working in a mental health or healthcare setting would be desirable.

The post holder will work alongside the Lead Clinical Exercise Therapist to support the planning, co-ordination and delivery of an extensive physical activity group programme. They will also provide targeted physical activity programmes for individuals with a range of mental health conditions and chronic physical health difficulties. In addition they will be involved in health promotion activity focusing on the importance of maintaining a physically active lifestyle for improved health and wellbeing.

The post holder will work alongside the exercise therapy colleagues to support the planning, co-ordination and delivery of an extensive physical activity group programme. They will also provide targeted physical activity programmes for individuals with a range of mental health conditions and chronic physical health difficulties. In addition they will be involved in health promotion activity focusing on the importance of maintaining a physically active lifestyle for improved health and wellbeing.

**Flexible working**:
We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9am - 5pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

**About our locations**:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
- To assess service users suitability for exercise, adhering to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines where appropriate.
- To demonstrate a broad knowledge of physical health conditions and highlight and address concerns around any identified medical contraindications to exercise with the wards medical staff.
- To develop sport/exercise therapy programme that addresses individual service user need, self identified goals and any possible limitations into account.
- To be aware of service users history/background/culture and take this into account when designing exercise programmes and contribute to a clinical team risk assessment as appropriate
- To promote and support individual choice and maximum independence, respecting service users beliefs and ensuring privacy & dignity.
- To be familiar with medication and the possible side effects when planning /designing exercise therapy sessions.
- To plan and deliver a range of clinical exercise and sports interventions, taking into account the differing abilities of service users on the ward and in community settings.
- To lead gym sessions, exercise sessions and coaching / sports sessions with individuals and groups.
- To maintain and audit fitness equipment to a satisfactory level, ensuring regular maintenance where required, in line with Trust health & safety standards.
- To continually review and evaluate service users progress, treatment plans and risk assessments as the service users condition changes, making suitable alterations to their exercise programmes.
- To assess risk and manage it effectively within clinical settings, ensuring a safe environment in which to exercise.
- To be able to manage challenging behaviour and set clear boundaries within a sport/exercise setting.
- To educate service users on Healthy Lifestyle - regular exercise, healthy eating, weight management, smoking cessation.
- To be able to successfully organise & manage

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