Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Sports and Exercise Technician who has a keen interest and enthusiasm in Sports and Exercise within the well-established Physiotherapy team. We are keen to recruit an individual who has a wide knowledge and experience in health and wellbeing related to sports and exercise.

St Martin Hospital is an acute inpatient mental health hospital that provides care to adults with mental health conditions.

Sports and Exercise Technicians are recognised as essential, core and supportive members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will be part of the sport tech team, which is within the physiotherapy service.

We are looking for an individual who is motivated to take part in service development projects. We offer regular supervision, Personal Development Plans, in-service training and support for Continual Professional Development activities.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Main duties of the job

• Provide and promote sport and exercise to service users in an acute mental health inpatient setting, through individual sessions and group settings.
• Educate & motivate service users to adopt healthier lifestyles and provide a range of health promotion activities, including the importance of regular exercise, healthy eating, weight management and smoking cessation.
• Work and plan alongside other members of the immediate team and wider MDT, communicating effectively about service users and service changes/developments.

About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential

• BTEC extended diploma/ Level 3 National Diploma in Sports and Fitness/ Personal Training or Equivalent Experience

Desirable

• Sports and Exercise related training and/or development

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience of working within a fitness setting
• Experience of working as a gym instructor, with groups and individuals, screening, assessing and designing exercise programmes
• Experience of coaching/leading sports activities with people of differing abilities

Desirable

• Experience of working in a mental health setting
• Experience of assessing and advising on healthy lifestyle issues
• Ability to teach a variety of sports
• Experience of working with service users with physical health conditions

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Good written skills
• Basic IT skills
• Group work skills

Desirable

• Understanding of mental health conditions

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Flexibility to change and innovation

Desirable

• Ability to reflect on own practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.