Gym Instructor

Main area Fitness Instructor Grade NHS AfC:
Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (e-roster) Job
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Employer Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Derwent Unit Chesterfield Town Chesterfield Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/02/2026 23:59

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community.

We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

As a Fitness Instructor you will work closely with the Occupational Therapy and Recreation Team to create opportunities for individuals with acute mental health problems to engage in meaningful activity. By facilitating practical activity groups and individual sessions, you will contribute towards a balanced therapeutic programme, providing service-users with appropriate challenges while maintaining a safe environment.

The post frequently involves working alone in a group setting and the post holder will be supervised in order to promote social inclusion, enabling independence, and enhancing the autonomy of the service user. This will involve initiating and sustaining a respectful, consistent and reliable therapeutic relationship with service users that enhances their ability to build social networks and work in partnership with other agencies.

The service also aims to promote resilience with people in an acute part of their illness to be supported in their homes and communities to prevent admission to hospital wherever possible

• CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

The post holder will contribute towards the delivery of a recovery focussed service, working as a member of the multi-disciplinary team with the support and supervision of occupational therapists and Rec workers.

• Develop a working knowledge of the recovery ethos.
• Build awareness of the recovery philosophy and the social inclusion agenda, promoting autonomy and enabling choice.
• Plan and carry out individual and group interventions within a specific remit (e.g., sporting, creative, or technical activities).
• Undertake a range of activities, working flexibly in accordance with the needs of service-users and the service as a whole.
• Maintain dedicated time for practical groups and demonstrate effective time management when preparing activities and writing notes.
• Report any changes in occupational functioning that may indicate either positive or negative effects of treatment.
• Ensure that assessment and treatment is delivered in a person cented manner ensuring the gender, sexual orientation, ethnic, cultural and spiritual needs of service users are adhered to.
• Use effective interpersonal skills that relate to service users, carers and team members on an equal and respectful basis.

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual…