Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Exercise and Rehabilitation Instructor

The closing date is 21 December 2025

Job summary

The cancer physiotherapy team at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust are calling for a dynamic, and motivated individual, looking for an opportunity to join our Cancer Therapy Team working within the award-winning Guy's Cancer Centre.

One opportunity exists for an experienced personal trainer, or Band 3 or 4 rehabilitation instructors, looking to develop their skills in cancer rehabilitation and work in an outpatient team.

Applicants would ideally have previous experience of working with people with cancer or a strong desire to do so. The applicants would be providing person-centred assessments and intervention to cancer patients throughout their treatment pathway from prehabilitation to rehabilitation. Successful applicants will be involved in leading one to one and group exercise sessions, delivering these either remotely or in-person, as well as carrying out administrative tasks to support the team.The post holders will be required to support service developments and show flexibility when adapting to and leading change. Excellent communication, organisational and information technology skills are essential for the roles.

Main duties of the job

To lead and participate in physical activity and exercise interventions either face to face, by telephone or over virtual platforms, in 1:1 or group formats, for patients with a cancer diagnosis awaiting treatment (prehabilitation), currently receiving treatment or following treatment.
To provide individualised advice, information and support using motivational interviewing skills based on risk assessment and patient choice to support patients to become more physically active. This will involve devising individual patient care plans including screening, onward referral, information delivery, goal setting, and identification of barriers, coping strategies and plans for monitoring.
You will be expected to carry your own caseload of patients and you will have access to a well-equipped gym, with a wide variety of machines, free weights and equipment to enable you to deliver tailored exercise interventions.
To promote the Guy's Cancer physical activity pathway, and to be activity involved in health promotion during all stages of patient care.
To participate in team projects, service development and in-house training.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,094 to £36,195 a year p.a. inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LIS10119D

Job locations

Guy's Cancer Centre / Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to additional uploaded document for job description details and personal specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to additional uploaded document for job description details and personal specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Personal training qualification

Desirable

Level 4 Cancer Rehabilitation trained
Degree in Sports Science or equivalent sports related degree
Training in Motivational Interviewing
Yoga/Pilates trained

Knowledge

Essential

Experience of working as a gym instructor or personal trainer, with groups and individuals, screening, assessing and designing exercise programmes
Worked in team and contributed to the smooth-running of the team / department
Experience presenting information to a group or 1:1 setting using communication styles to support behaviour change
Experience of maintaining a caseload of patients / clients

Desirable

Experience of working with people with cancer or other chronic conditions in an exercise setting
Experience using Motivational Interviewing in people with long term conditions

Skills

Essential

Evidence of being self-motivated and enthusiastically endorse a physically active lifestyle
Excellent interpersonal skills
Recognises boundaries of own responsibilities
Awareness of the role of physical activity in the ongoing care of long term conditions and exercise prescription
Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
Accurate and competent IT skills in Excel and word and online virtual platforms
Able to cope with occasional, potentially stressful, upsetting emotional situations or work under pressure

Desirable

Presentation skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Personal training qualification

Desirable

Level 4 Cancer Rehabilitation trained
Degree in Sports Science or equivalent sports related degree
Training in Motivational Interviewing
Yoga/Pilates trained

Knowledge

Essential

Experience of working as a gym instructor or personal trainer, with groups and individuals, screening, assessing and designing exercise programmes
Worked in team and contributed to the smooth-running of the team / department
Experience presenting information to a group or 1:1 setting using communication styles to support behaviour change
Experience of maintaining a caseload of patients / clients

Desirable

Experience of working with people with cancer or other chronic conditions in an exercise setting
Experience using Motivational Interviewing in people with long term conditions

Skills

Essential

Evidence of being self-motivated and enthusiastically endorse a physically active lifestyle
Excellent interpersonal skills
Recognises boundaries of own responsibilities
Awareness of the role of physical activity in the ongoing care of long term conditions and exercise prescription
Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
Accurate and competent IT skills in Excel and word and online virtual platforms
Able to cope with occasional, potentially stressful, upsetting emotional situations or work under pressure

Desirable

Presentation skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Cancer Centre / Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Cancer Centre / Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)