Health and Fitness Assistant
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Stafford, ST16 3SR
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
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The post holder will work under the clinical supervision from Allied Health Professionals with support from the Health and fitness practitioner to implement physical activity intervention plans and other activities which promote service user health and wellbeing
The post holder will be responsible for devising safe exercise/ fitness sessions with support from the Health and Fitness Practitioner and supervision from Allied Health Professionals.
The post holder will be responsible for providing timely and accurate written and verbal feedback for all interventions as part of an overall physical health plan.
The post-holder is responsible for working collaboratively with other Trust services to provide seamless mental health care for service users within secure inpatient mental health services and seeking supervision to ensure understanding of occupational performance, communication and impact of the mental illness upon the service user.
To provide practical support, spend therapeutic time, including, using prescribed exercises to maintain / improve the physical wellbeing of an allocated group of service users with mental health needs within a secure setting.
To promote service user's recovery through the delivery of high quality, outcome measured care and evidence-based interventions.
To assist Allied Health Professionals in the implementation and evaluation of individualized care plans.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification document attached, for further details on this role.
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Qualifications
Essential
- Sports Instructor/ Fitness qualification at Level 2 or willingness to complete training.
- English and Maths GCSE or equivalent.
- Quality credit framework qualification at level 3 e.g NVQ or OCN which is transferable into the role.
Desirable
- BSc in sports science.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team and delivering a customer focused service.
- Understanding of the role of Allied Health professionals in delivering physical and mental health care in a secure setting.
- Relevant experience working within health, social care settings which provides transferable knowledge and skills.
- Basic knowledge of some conditions relevant to the clinical area and the effects of illness on function.
- Self-motivation for Continued Professional Development.
Desirable
- Ability to be part of planning and delivering a group.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
17 August 2026
Last checked
19 August 2026
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