Location: All Sites
Hours: Part Time, (15 hours)
Days: Wednesday and/or Thursday and/or Friday (2 days in total)
Requirements: Access to a car & valid driving licence
Benefits:
While you’re a part of Nouvita, we will support you to fulfil your duties to an exemplary standard. You’ll gain access to a wealth of benefits as a valued team member.
Fully funded DBS
Blue Light Card (High street discounts with many major brands)
Annual Leave: 28 days including bank holidays (Pro Rata)
Access to our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme – earn up to £1000
CQC-recognised training programme (including paid induction & up to 11 annual sessions)
Career progression - many of our managers started as support workers
Employer pension contribution
Birthday leave following one years employment
A cash back medical plan (more details of the full package can be provided upon request)
An outgoing and caring Personal Trainer is required to work with patients/service users with learning disabilities, mental health conditions and complex needs. The ideal candidate will be calm, understanding and possess the ability to motivate and engage. Although you will be based at our hospital in Baldock you will perform a mobile service, travelling to our Care and Nursing Homes across our eight sites providing a high level of support.
The role will include working with small groups or one to one work with people with Mental Health needs or a Learning Disability. Full training in Mental Health and Learning Disability support is given in addition to supervision and practice support from the Therapies team.
This is truly rewarding role which can make a huge positive difference to the lives of our service users and patients.
Skills Required:
- Driving License
- A recognised formal qualification as a Personal Trainer
- GCSE in Maths and English
- Strong communication skills
- Comfortable being hands-on with patients
- Previous experience of working as a Physiotherapist Assistant or Personal Trainer
- Previous experience as a support worker or health care assistant would be advantageous
- Willing to demonstrate exercises
- An understanding of mental health illnesses
- Good standard of physical fitness