Rehabilitation Instructor

**The closing date is 27th Oct 2024**

**Job summary**:
We are looking for experienced staff from a health and leisure background to support our new programmes of care. If you feel passionate about helping individuals regain their confidence following a change in their abilities then we would love to hear from you. You will be supported by experienced hospital and community therapists and will follow guidance and or complete assessments of individuals in their own or health care setting to maximise their return of function.

Full training and induction will be provided, you will receive regular 121s, be part of a new peer support programme and be changing the way we deliver NHS services.

We deliver support across the new forest and have several opportunities. If you are interested please make contact.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
Implement and design rehabilitation programmes for individual patients and groups as advocated by Physiotherapists, including home exercise programmes

Assist and conduct exercise/rehabilitation classes both onsite and off both independently and with assistance of Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Assistant

Assist patients to complete exercise or rehabilitation programmes with physical assistance and or guidance as required. Such as practising standing from sitting or regaining confidence in walking.

To advice reablement carers of delivery of exercise programmes and appropriate progressions following reassessment.

**About us**:
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

**Job description**:
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:
Full & Valid Driving Licence

Level 2 Gym instructor

Level 3 or 4 Personal Training Diploma or equivalent

First Aid Qualification

Member of the Register of Exercise Professionals

Appropriate Liability Insurance

Or

Otego qualification

Equipment ordering and assessment training.

Proven delivery of community balance and falls prevention classes.

**Desirable**:
Background in anatomy, biology, exercise physiology and sports biomechanics.

Broad range of other qualifications (Exercise To Music, Circuit Training, Resistance equipment and free weights, Obesity and Diabetes Management)

Foundation degree in Health and social care

**Experience**:
**Essential**:
Proven teaching experience.

Evidence of group and individual exercise instruction.

Experienced in designing individual and group exercise programmes.

At least one year experience of fitness or sports coaching. Or x4 years experience in delivery and providing rehabilitation support within a community or hospital setting.

**Desirable**:
Experience working with complex patient in a community or home setting.(essential of not from a Personal trainer background).

Keen interest in physiotherapy/occupational therapy rehabilitation or health care provision.

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:
Hannah Godfrey

**Pay scheme**:
Agenda for Change

**Band**:
Band 4

**Salary**:

- £26530.00 to £291114.00 Yearly
- **Contract**:
Permanent

**Working pattern**:
Part-Time

**Reference number**:
348-SW-6017

**Job locations**:
Hawthorn Lodge
Moorgreen Hospital, Botley Road, West End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 3JB