Physiotherapy Technical & Fitness Instructor

We're looking for a Technical & Fitness Instructor to join our Buckinghamshire based team working out of the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury. Our Physiotherapy and Fitness Instructors are key to supporting our service users to move more, move well, move for fun and improve their physical health and address this inequality. People diagnosed with an SMI (Serious Mental Illness) have significantly worse health outcomes and life expectancies.

The main aim of this role is to focus on physical health rehabilitation, engagement, and enablement to optimise service users' ability to live independently and enjoy a good quality of life. Please note, to be successful in your application you must hold at least a level 3 qualification in fitness.

You will work alongside a dedicated and passionate team including physiotherapists, physical health leads, dietitians, occupational therapists, nurses, and activity coordinators to increase access to exercise, movement and physical rehab to support individuals' mental and physical health recovery, development of new skills and to find ways to move their body that they enjoy, as well as carrying out physical health interventions prescribed by the physiotherapist.

You will support the ward-based multi-disciplinary team (MDT) by working closely with service users to achieve their physical health goals and facilitating opportunities to enhance their engagement in community-based physical health resources.

Effective and efficient liaison with other teams and agencies will be essential to ensure collaborative working for the benefit of service users. The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role. You will also carry out physical health interventions prescribed by the physiotherapist whilst supporting the ward team with liaison with the Mental Health Physiotherapist.

You will be part of the inpatient mental health physiotherapy team and the ward-based MDT. You will have clinical supervision from a qualified physiotherapist, join in-service training and meet regularly with other physiotherapy TI's and fitness instructors from a range of mental health services.

Alongside our comprehensive
• in-house training offer, which includes masters level modules, Oxford Health is proud to be leading the way in developing healthcare apprenticeships to support our staff with their career aspirations. We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand.

You will need to use the "supporting statement" element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Please note – The role is subject to evaluation.

• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• We're advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
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