Would you like:

• To work for an award-winning specialist healthcare company that is dedicated on improving and delivering services rather than delivering the same for less?
• Outstanding personal development and CPD opportunities?
• Flexibility that enables you to balance your work life and personal commitments?

If you answered yes to the above Vita Health Group is your perfect next employer!

The Role:

• Independently running health & wellbeing workshops/classes in a group and virtual setting to NHS service users experiencing mental wellbeing difficulties, who may also experience long term health conditions.
• Independently conducting health & lifestyle assessments and 1-1 sessions via telephone and/or face to face. The Healthy Living Healthy Minds programme aims to help improve service user’s wellbeing by focussing on improving lifestyle factors. Thus, in-depth coaching sessions are important to address the causes and barriers to improving lifestyle.
• Contributing to the Healthy Living Healthy Minds programme development and assisting in producing digital materials for service users

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• Recognized qualification in exercise instruction (such as Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training).
• Experience of delivering face-to-face or virtual exercise classes
• Experience of working individually and within a team
• Ability to encourage behavioural changes, and design individualised health & wellbeing plans
• Sound health and wellbeing knowledge including exercise and nutrition
• Experience of working with people experiencing mental wellbeing difficulties
• Basic knowledge of the IAPT NHS mental health service
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Adept in time management and prioritisation
• Friendly and approachable with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion
• Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required
• Willingness to undertake occasional evening or weekend work when required

Desirable:

• Prior NHS or healthcare setting experience
• Certificate / diploma in behavioural change, personal coaching, or motivational interviewing
• Level 3 Exercise Referral
• Recognized qualification in exercise class instruction

The Company:

Vita Health Group is a leading UK healthcare provider with over 30 years’ experience delivering best in class physical and mental health services across corporates, NHS and private patients.

We comprise of three leading UK healthcare providers, each with their own great reputation within the healthcare industry; RehabWorks, Workplace Wellness and Crystal Palace Physio Group.

Why Vita Health Group?

Our company purpose is “to make people better” which is inclusive of everyone we treat. In order to achieve this, we strongly believe in our company values:

• Leadership
• Customer Focussed
• People Centred
• Quality
• Integrity

Our values provide the building blocks for us to achieve the Vita Health Group vision to be the UKs Leading Healthcare Provider of best in class Physical and Mental Health Solutions.

We are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer and value excellence in everything we do. We have a strong focus on supporting and developing our employees and are keen to bring on board candidates that share our vision to be a workplace of choice.

We continually look at attracting the very best people from the widest talent pool. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment that you might need in the applications process, you can do so by visiting our website and clicking on “contact us” button located at the top right of the page or please dial the number for our head office in Bury St Edmunds and ask to speak to a member of our recruitment team who will be happy to discuss your requirements.

Benefit Package

The role offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:

• Enhanced annual leave
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Ability to work from home when required and where possible (min 5mb download speed required)
• Benenden health cover
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Online benefits portal, including high street discounts and a wellbeing zone
• Continued Professional Development opportunities and comprehensive training provided
• Life Assurance insurance
• Access to internal Equality and Diversity Networks/Groups
• Length of service awards

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months.

Vita Health Group is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident Committed Employer.  We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Vita Health Group is actively seeking to increase the diversity of its workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of lived experience.

We are committed to supporting wellbeing for all employees and are associated with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.

*Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.* 

Vita Health Group