Sports Therapist
East London NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Sports Therapist within the Therapy department in secure mental health services. You will work within a Sports Therapy team providing therapeutic sports and health related interventions. Addressing the health needs of individuals within mental health services is a crucial aspect of Recovery and the Sports Therapy team play a vital role within this. The ideal candidate will have some experience of working with individuals within mental health. Please contact Inthuja Kesavanathan for more details of this post on 020 8510 2131 or Inthuja.kesavanathan@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialist individual/group assessment and treatment programmes for inpatient service users in sports, health and fitness related activity.
- To provide these programmes in a manner which is safe, effective, inclusive and in accordance with Trust policies and procedures
- To support the Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Team (MDT) in its provision of assessment and treatment programmes to inpatient service users.
- To develop links with relevant community sports, health and fitness providers in order to facilitate service users accessing these services
- To contribute to the development of the Forensic Directorate Sports Service and Therapies Service.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Date posted
11 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£34,089 to £41,498 a year per annum Inc HCAs
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
363-FOR5230144-A
Job locations
John Howard Centre, 12 Kenworthy Road
London
E9 5TD
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
John Howard Centre, 12 Kenworthy Road
London
E9 5TD
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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