Job Summary
We have an opportunity for a part time advanced Activity and Wellbeing Coordinator to join our team delivering on our Staff exercise referral programme. The role would be required to work across all trust sites.
The role will have responsibility for the promotion and management of our staff exercise referral programme. You will be delivering tailored, one-to-one movement and wellbeing interventions to staff identified as inactive or at risk of ill health. The role involves conducting initial assessments, designing personalised activity and rehabilitation plans, and supporting individuals to improve physical activity, lifestyle behaviours, and overall wellbeing. The role will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy, and Staff Psychology, to ensure coordinated care, while also contributing to health checks, behaviour change support, and ongoing monitoring of participant progress to promote long-term self-management.
Main duties of the job
Oversight of the staff gym facilities, including the overall day to day running of the gym suites, and ensuring all processes, policies and procedures, including in relation to the management of Service Level Agreements, Health and Safety and HR are followed.
Give expert advice to our staff that are referred from into our Northumbria Safe, Fit & Well programme with a complex medical history or barriers to physical activity.
To deliver the MECC agenda and offer expert advice on exercise, nutrition and healthy lifestyles, sign posting to relevant external services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification at degree level in a health-related subject
- Personal Training level 3 qualification
- Fitness specific qualifications e.g. Indoor cycling, Circuits etc
- First Aid Qualification
- Certificate/Professional qualification in a related area e.g. Exercise referral
Desirable
- Certificate/Professional qualification in a related area e.g. Nutrition, Obesity and weight management
- Mental Health First Aid
- Registration with a professional body e.g. CIMSPA
Other Requirements
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working in a gym environment and delivering a variety of fitness/wellbeing groups and classes.
- Substantial experience of working with individuals within a multidisciplinary team, setting realistic goals and developing physical activity plans to suit their individual needs
- Substantial experience of developing general health promotion activities.
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.
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).
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Closing Date: 14 June 2026
