Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a passion for fitness to join our Health and Wellbeing team.
We are seeking a passionate, energetic and inspiring individual to join the team and provide motivational support, advice and guidance to our staff.
The applicant must hold Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification, Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification and be registered with CIMSPA (The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sports and Physical Activity) at time of application.
You will lead the development and delivery of the physical competency assessments programme for the Trust working closely with respective teams ensuring compliance to local and national policy and standards.
Using your extensive experience in the field you will also provide training advice and support with a focus on lifestyle behavior change.
You will be an innovative thinker with a flexible and pragmatic approach to work, be a people person who believes in, champions, and supports improvements in physical wellbeing.
You will be required to work across the whole Yorkshire region supporting all staff.
Main duties of the job The post holder will be an excellent Communicator, Empathetic, Compassionate, non-Judgmental and be willing to support the health and fitness needs of our diverse staff.
This can range from supporting rehabilitation, undertaking assessments, inductions and designing personalised programmes to help our staff achieve their goals.
You will be people focused with a passion for health and fitness.
Working within a multidisciplinary team including occupational health service providers you will use evidence base to develop new preventative approaches to raise awareness of and inform positive lifestyle and wellbeing improvements.
You will use a variety of communication platforms and approaches to deliver health and fitness related interventions.
This is a rare and ideal opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and innovative individual who wants to positively influence change within a large, complex organisation.
If you are interested, we would like to hear from you.
About us Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl.
hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with Contributory NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms Car lease and other salary sacrifice Dedicated employee assistance and counselling Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
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Job description Job responsibilities For a full description of the role including the person specification, please see attached job description.
Person Specification Skills/Competencies Essential Effective communicator (both verbal & written) and a good telephone manner A good level of physical fitness.
Able to demonstrate good understanding of wellbeing issues and a commitment to promote health and wellbeing.
Able to work alone or as part of a team and deal with a number of issues in accordance with written procedures using initiative Qualifications/Knowledge Essential Level 2 (fitness instructor) qualification.
Level 3 (personal trainer) qualification.
Registered with CIMSPA.
Experience Essential Experience of coaching/mentoring either on a one to one or group situation.
Experience of developing and delivering fitness programmes including development programmes for individuals.
Experience in writing reports, delivering presentations, and developing policies and guidance.
Personal / Other Essential Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for change and service improvement and team and individual development.
Able to travel throughout YAS and worksites in a timely manor.
Prepared to work late / weekends and bank holidays when required.
Holds a Full UK driving license with no more than 3 penalty points.
Able to produce fitness/health promotional material.