Sports and Exercise Technician
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Canterbury, CT1 1TDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 October 2026
8 days leftJob description
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-es...
- 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.
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.
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
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
24 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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