About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about fitness, rehabilitation, and making a real difference? We're looking for a motivated and dynamic Health & Fitness Instructor to join our innovative Rehabilitation Therapy Service (RTS) at Broadmoor Hospital.
This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to work in a high secure setting, where you will support and encourage patients with acute and enduring mental illness to engage in meaningful physical activity as part of their recovery journey and overall wellbeing.
As part of our dedicated Health & Fitness team, you will deliver engaging, structured, and patient-focused activities across a wide range of environments, including:
Ward-based gyms
Main Fitness Suite
Indoor Sports Hall
Outdoor 3G Polymeric Multi-Use Games Area
Fitness Studio
You'll play a key role in creating inclusive, motivating, and therapeutic activity programmes that promote physical health, build confidence, and enhance social engagement.
This role also offers the opportunity to step into leadership on shift, where you will support, supervise, and develop colleagues, ensuring activities are delivered safely, effectively, and to a high standard. The successful candidate must have a minimum of Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification.
Main duties of the job
Take a lead role in providing day-to-day support, guidance, and leadership within the Health and Fitness Department, working closely with a Band 5 Supervisor to ensure high-quality service delivery.
Bring creativity and innovation by designing and delivering new and engaging health and fitness activities, responsive to patient interests, age, culture, and backgrounds -- including both individual and group programmes.
Work collaboratively with Dietitians and Physiotherapists to plan and deliver targeted sessions that support patients with physical limitations, mobility challenges, and weight management goals.
Act as a positive role model and key resource for the team, actively participating in and contributing to all patient sessions to maximise engagement and therapeutic benefit.
Ensure the team maintains high standards of clinical documentation, supporting staff to record accurate, timely, and professional notes within RiO, in line with service expectations and timeframes.
Support the monitoring of patient progress by ensuring regular, high-quality reporting, including CPA and LATCH updates, capturing achievements, engagement, and areas for development.
Take responsibility for maintaining a safe and compliant environment, ensuring that all daily, weekly, and quarterly checks and procedures are completed accurately and on time.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Good general education with 2 or more CSE, GCSE or O' Levels To have a relevant trade or skill NVQ, City and Guilds, BTEC Management/Leadership training course Level 3 To have minimum of a relevant sports or gym qualification (Level 2 gym Instructor)
Desirable
Level III Award in Education and Training Motivation and Engagement Training Adult Education qualification - PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector)
Experience Essential
Experience of working with patients in a health care setting Experience in evaluating patients' skill level and needs. Experience as a band 3 in a relevant patient care NHS post Demonstrates the ability to role model, empower and motivate staff. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Microsoft Teams)
Desirable
Experience of working with patients with forensic mental illness and personality disorder Experience of line managing staff To have experience dealing with challenging people Experience in writing local operational protocols or session protocols in collaboration with others. Experience in leadership of teams of staff
Knowledge Essential
To have a knowledge of the application of Risk assessment and management To have a working knowledge of the importance of grading therapeutic / sporting activities to meet patients' needs. Evidence in mental health Awareness
Desirable
Knowledge of wider NHS papers or policies or CQUIN's relevant to Mental Health Applied Knowledge of wider NHS papers or policies To have a working knowledge of a manager duty of candour To have an understanding of the Recovery and Social Inclusion in mental health.
Personal Qualities Essential
Able to communicate and negotiate effectively with staff at all levels. Effective leadership skills Good motivational techniques and abilities. Clear effective planning and decision-making skills. Able to Lead and contribute to in-service training for staff. Good time management skills
Desirable
Sensitive and supportive of colleagues. Demonstrate a positive attitude to change To have an enquiring approach to service development
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.
Employer details Employer name West London NHS Trust
Address Broadmoor Hospital
Crowthorne
RG45 7ET
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)