Fitness Instructor

Do you take pride in helping people with their fitness? Join the team at Farmfield Hospital as a Fitness Instructor, where you will work 37.5 hours between Monday to Friday and be a part of meaningful change. You will join the Occupational Therapy team, where you will facilitate all fitness-based activities within the Occupational Therapy timetable. You'll enjoy support from the OT team, which consist of Registered Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants.    

A range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations.

As a Fitness Instructor, you will be required:

• To provide a sports and exercise service to service users at Farmfield Hospital.
• To be responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating group gym facilities and sessions in the hospital. Some of these sessions will also be in the local community.
• To support service users to improve their health and wellbeing by coaching individuals/groups to lead a healthy lifestyle as well as carrying out health promotion interventions in collaboration with the physical health team.
• To use techniques to motivate individuals and empower them to identify, make and sustain positive lifestyle changes to improve health and wellbeing.
• To provide practical and emotional support and to help address the additional barriers faced by people living with mental illness.
• To work closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and OT Team in co-ordinating and facilitating client centred activities.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Recognised sports coaching or fitness instructor qualification.
• Experience of working with clients with mental health diagnoses.
• Experience in instructing groups and individuals in sports, exercise and physical activity.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Evidence of autonomous working.
• Have a knowledge of a range of sporting and fitness activities.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of people with mental health issues.
• Ability to adapt fitness programmes in accordance with physical and Mental Health needs and risk.

Where you will be working:

Location:  Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Surrey, RH6 0BN 

Farmfield Hospital care for adult men who potentially have a forensic background and enduring a Mental Health illness such as Personality Disorder, substance misuse and challenging behaviours.

What you will get:        

• Annual salary of £26,332
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• 24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be.
• Access to Wagestream, to help you manage your finances.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.