FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

The closing date is 07 June 2026

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Melbury Lodge is our acute adult mental health inpatient unit in Winchester where our multidisciplinary team offers high quality recovery focused care to adults with a range of mental health disorders. Melbury Lodge has 25 beds across 1 male and 1 female ward.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a fitness instructor to join the team. We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible, resourceful, and resilient individual who is committed to providing support and assistance to patients in their recovery whilst an inpatient.

As a fitness instructor, you will be part of the OT team supporting the team by offering a variety of fitness activities to the patients, under the guidance and support of the Occupational Therapists. The role will involve running a mixture of group and 1 to 1 sessions. This post is part time 18.75 hours a week. The hours will include working some weekends, evenings, and bank holidays.

The successful post holder will need excellent communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with staff, service users and all stakeholders. The ability to prioritise changing work demands is essential. The post holder will co ordinate and conduct exercise programmes including 1 to 1 and group sessions for service users.

Main duties of the job

• Co ordinate and conduct exercise programmes (including 1:1 and group sessions) for service users.
• Work as part of the occupational therapy service providing input to groups and sessions promoting healthy lifestyles.
• Work closely with the occupational therapists and MDTs in the unit, recognising and immediately escalating any concerns around patient deterioration or lack of progression.
• Be responsible for recognising signs of a potentially unwell patient while under their care either in class or 1:1 setting and escalating appropriately in a timely manner.
• Be responsible for the diary management of their sessions/service users.
• Ensure the fitness room and equipment are maintained to the agreed standard reporting issues to the Occupational Therapy team manager.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

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

• Level 3 or 4 Personal Training Diploma or equivalent.
• First Aid Qualification.
• Member of the Register of Exercise Professionals.
• Appropriate Liability Insurance.
• 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).

Experience

• Proven teaching experience. Evidence of group and individual fitness instruction.
• Experienced in designing individual and group exercise programmes.
• Keen interest in mental health and wellbeing, physiotherapy, rehabilitation or health care provision.
• Experience of fitness or sports coaching.

Additional Criteria

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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.

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year (Full time equivalent salary pro rata based on 18.75 hours)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part time

Reference number

348-SAC-10615

Address

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Job locations

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road