Health and Exercise Practitioner

Main area Allied health assistant staff Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible working available) Job  

Site Edward Jenner Court Town Brockworth, Gloucester Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 25/08/2026

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

This is an exciting opportunity to join the countywide Falls Assessment and Education Service. We provide detailed, multifactorial assessments to those who have had falls as well as falls prevention advice and education to the public alongside clinical education to Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust staff.

Our health and exercise practitioners have a clinical caseload providing evidence based falls prevention exercise one to one in people's homes as well as in group settings. This role would be likely to suit someone with a healthcare or exercise instruction background who is confident in delivering group sessions. Experience of taking an exercise class would be beneficial. The post holder would also arrange and deliver falls prevention talks to public groups so being a confident public speaker with good networking and health promotion experience would be an advantage.

Due to the varied nature of the role, an ability to proactively and independently manage your diary and have a flexible approach is also an asset. The ability to travel to various locations around the county is essential, as is the ability to take equipment and resources along to talks from the team office base in Brockworth, Gloucester.

The service consistently receives positive feedback from patients and has an aim of ‘reducing the number of people falling or at risk of falling in Gloucestershire through effective falls prevention education, information, assessment and intervention’ which has in part led to the opportunity to expand our offer as well as develop the role and what we provide. Someone who is forward thinking and enjoys contributing to a team approach would therefore be welcomed.

If you have questions regarding this role or would like to have an informal discussion about your suitability please call  to speak to Meghan Martin (Clinical Specialist Falls Physiotherapist and Team Lead) or another member of the team.

EXAMPLE: Deliver education to the general public and non-clinical staff groups about falls prevention and awareness based on Falls Guidelines.

To run a falls prevention exercise group and 1:1 exercise sessions safely and efficiently, ensuring health and safety policies are adhered to at all times. This is likely to be in the Cheltenham area on a regular basis with cover provided to the classes in Gloucester and the Forest-of-Dean as required.

We have a skilled and…