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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

Person Specification

Education, training and qualifications

Essential

GCSE level qualifications
NVQ and/or BTEC in Care Related Skills
Qualification in relevant practical skills
Health and Fitness related Diploma to Level 2 (must include gym instructions

Previous Experience

Essential

Using a specialist skill that is relevant to mental health
Using a range of fitness/health related skills
Work with people who have experienced mental health problems
Planning and running groups
Collaborative working with multi-disciplinary clinical teams
Experience of CPD and role development activities

Desirable

Working in a forensic mental health environment

Knowledge, Skills and abilities

Essential

oPromoting equal opportunities in action and understanding of importance of clinical confidentiality
oBasic understanding of needs and concerns of service users with mental health needs
oBasic understanding of Sports and its role in mental health and ability to undertake further specialist learning.
oInterpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with service users who have complex needs
oClinical skills to carry out therapeutic individual and group based interventions
oAbility to contribute to and work within clinical risk assessment
oAbility to use own initiative and work alone at times
oAbility to plan, prioritise and coordinate own time and plan tasks.
oWilling to take responsibility for administrative and departmental duties as necessary

Effort and Environment

Essential

oPhysical skills required facilitating a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required
oMental and emotional effort required to undertake concentration required for clinical consultations and interventions on both one-to-one and group basis
oAbility to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with clients who have serious mental health problems

Personal Characteristics

Essential

oAbility to work autonomously and make decisions
oEvidence of excellent organisational skills
oSelf-motivated, reliable, flexible & adaptable
oAbility to use initiative, creative & innovative
oAbility to work in a busy and challenging environment
oAbility to stay calm and focused

Person Specification

Education, training and qualifications

Essential

GCSE level qualifications
NVQ and/or BTEC in Care Related Skills
Qualification in relevant practical skills
Health and Fitness related Diploma to Level 2 (must include gym instructions

Previous Experience

Essential

Using a specialist skill that is relevant to mental health
Using a range of fitness/health related skills
Work with people who have experienced mental health problems
Planning and running groups
Collaborative working with multi-disciplinary clinical teams
Experience of CPD and role development activities

Desirable

Working in a forensic mental health environment

Knowledge, Skills and abilities

Essential

oPromoting equal opportunities in action and understanding of importance of clinical confidentiality
oBasic understanding of needs and concerns of service users with mental health needs
oBasic understanding of Sports and its role in mental health and ability to undertake further specialist learning.
oInterpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with service users who have complex needs
oClinical skills to carry out therapeutic individual and group based interventions
oAbility to contribute to and work within clinical risk assessment
oAbility to use own initiative and work alone at times
oAbility to plan, prioritise and coordinate own time and plan tasks.
oWilling to take responsibility for administrative and departmental duties as necessary

Effort and Environment

Essential

oPhysical skills required facilitating a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required
oMental and emotional effort required to undertake concentration required for clinical consultations and interventions on both one-to-one and group basis
oAbility to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with clients who have serious mental health problems

Personal Characteristics

Essential

oAbility to work autonomously and make decisions
oEvidence of excellent organisational skills
oSelf-motivated, reliable, flexible & adaptable
oAbility to use initiative, creative & innovative
oAbility to work in a busy and challenging environment
oAbility to stay calm and focused

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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).

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