Rehabilitation Specialist

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital | Fitness | Permanent | Part Time

Up to £27,985.32 pro rata depending on experience.

18 hours per week.

At Nuffield Health the UK’s largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it’s driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want – we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey.

It starts with you.

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Specialist to help us build a healthier nation. As a Rehabilitation Specialist you will deliver Nuffield Health Rehabilitation Programmes utilising the unique Nuffield Health pathway, championing the Charitable Purpose. This role will play a crucial part in Nuffield’s long‑term vision for clinical rehabilitation and will require the Rehabilitation Specialist to undertake remote (digital) and in‑person facilitation of exercise, emotion wellbeing support, healthy eating, and goal setting to aid the participants’ recovery.

The pathway will involve weekly one‑to‑one, group exercise classes (virtual and in‑person), promote goal setting and self‑directed activity.

You will demonstrate leadership and influencing skills, be a good communicator, organised and self‑motivated. As part of this role, you will work collaboratively onsite, centrally and with our Charity team and our beneficiaries. You will need excellent IT skills and hold a Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification which is essential for the role. Ideally you will have previous experience working in a Rehabilitation Specialist position and an understanding of rehabilitation, along with potentially a BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation (desired not essential).

• Organise and run a series of rolling 12‑week rehabilitation programmes.
• Facilitate and deliver both live‑stream and in‑person group exercise classes, with people that have varying degrees of abilities and physical function.
• Promote self‑directed activity using pre‑recorded on‑demand classes and a journal which will aid participants in being able to self‑manage their condition after the 12‑week programme.
• Have the capability to re‑calibrate exercises and intensities based on regular improvements demonstrated by changes in both effort and performance.
• Identify any deterioration of participants and, if necessary, follow internal escalation processes, ensuring reporting is processed within a specific timeframe and that outcome data is accurately captured, which is essential in supporting our Charitable Purpose and tracking and monitoring participants’ progress.
• Engage in one‑to‑one telephone conversations each week with every participant to offer coaching in terms of setting short‑term and long‑term goals, understanding restrictions, monitoring progress, understanding and offering emotional wellbeing support, and empowering self‑directed activity.

• Problem‑solving and diagnostic skills.
• Organisational ability.
• Effective decision‑making skills.
• Time and resource management.
• Experience working with vulnerable adults.
• Qualifications showing good English and number skills.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.