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 the 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 with 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 personalized 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 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 organization. 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 cities. We 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 live. We 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 service. Our 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 including hybrid working.
Benefits
* Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares, and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
* 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
* Contributory Pension.
* NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
* Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.
* Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
* Opportunities for research participation, career progression, and ongoing development.
* 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 manner.
* 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.
Employer details
Employer name
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
YAS Headquarters, Springhill
Brindley Way
Wakefield
WF2 0XQ
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