Exercise and Physical Activity Specialist | North London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,419 - £55,046 Per annum including HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, N19 5NX |
| Cwmni: | Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7817273/455-NLFT-0713 |
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We are looking for a new person to join our vibrant and busy team working in acute mental health services. We have a new, well equipped sports hall and we are keen to expand our physical activity programme across the wards.
The post-holder will provide and oversee a group exercise programme with an emphasis on healthy lifestyles and use of exercise as a therapeutic intervention. The post-holder will also work alongside the therapy team to provide bespoke exercise plans and goal attainment work.
We are looking for someone from a sports science background with mental health clinical experience, or a physiotherapist or occupational therapist with exercise and mental health as a specialist interest.
• To oversee and provide the sports and physical activity programme with an emphasis on healthy lifestyle and movement across the inpatient service
• To actively involve service users in identifying their needs and goals as part of the multi-disciplinary team care plan. To provide prescription for exercise as appropriate.
• To carry out specialist group and individual interventions, individual or jointly with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, as appropriate.
• To use professional specific assessments and interventions, as appropriate, to support the service user’s engagement in the exercise pathway.
• To maintain close relationships with third sector partners and develop further opportunities for joint working and developing pathways into the community.
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Please see job description and person specification for more information about this role and whether you meet the criteria for application.
This advert closes on Monday 6 Apr 2026