CNWL NHS Foundation Trust • Milton Keynes MK6 5NG
About this role
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Fitness Instructor to join our inpatient service at the Campbell Centre.
This role involves providing a service to service users with complex mental health problems on an acute adult inpatient mental health ward within the service.
You will be required to undertake assessment of service users (within departmental guidelines) regarding their suitability to participate in exercise sessions.
- To plan, teach, implement, and review individual and group exercise programmes, and sports sessions to promote/improve physical and mental wellbeing in both gym and community settings.
- To complete service user records and other required documentation.
- To maintain, repair and ensure correct and safe functioning of all gymnasium/ sports equipment. Including organising outside repairs and warranties etc and planning for new equipment.
- To work closely with the Social and Recovery Team and Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) in coordinating and facilitating client centred activities.
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
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This vacancy doesnotmeet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. “Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and continuously held a Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."
As such, if you don’t meet the Transitional Provision (above) we are unable to consider your application unless you can provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom. If you believe you are eligible for sponsorship or already hold a valid right to work in the UK, please ensure you provide full details of your immigration status in thePre-Screening Immigrationsection of your application form.
Please noterole eligibility also depends on whether the role meets the salary threshold for the relevant occupational code (SOC CODE).
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- Undertake day-to-day assessment of service users’ mental health, physical function, and ability to engage in activities, and adapt programmes accordingly.
- To plan, teach, implement, and review individual and group exercise programmes, and sports sessions to promote/improve physical and mental wellbeing in both gym and community settings.
- Deliver a range of physical and therapeutic activities (e.g. gym sessions, walking, cycling, group exercise, sports).
- To complete service user records and other required documentation.
- To maintain, repair and ensure correct and safe functioning of all gymnasium/ sports equipment. Including organising outside repairs and warranties etc and planning for new equipment.
- To work closely with the Social and Recovery Team and Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) in coordinating and facilitating client centred activities.
This advert closes on Friday 12 Jun 2026
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