Location: Central London, United Kingdom
Salary: £34,749 per annum
Closing date: 29 Apr 2013

Permanent
40 hours a week

Do you want to be part of "a world of good"?
We are one of the UK’s leading health and fitness training providers at the cutting edge of the fitness training industry; one that offers world class training through the sector’s most extensive and, importantly, inclusive portfolio.

You will be leading our dynamic team of regional managers and tutors, supporting them to create a financially successful, target-driven business model through the development and delivery of excellent client relationship management techniques and outstanding fitness courses.

You will ensure that all core programmes are appropriately staffed with qualified tutors/assessors whilst driving financial sustainability at all times. Motivating and coaching your team members will come as second nature to you due to your industry experience and first-class communication skills. Fitness qualifications considered essential for this role can be found on the job description.

If this inspires you to join us in helping to make the lives of others happier, healthier and more fulfilled then get in touch today. (CVs will not be considered).

Job Title: Health Improvement Practitioner (Physical Activity/Check4life) 
Employer: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 
Location: Whitehouse 
Salary: £21,176 to £27,625 pa 
Closing Date:19/03/2013 

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people. We are a high performing organisation with a track record of success.

We are looking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated individual to contribute to the effective development, delivery and evaluation of the Get Active Physical Activity Programmes, which provide both population and targeted physical activity opportunities across the lifecourse in a range of settings, for example: walking and cycling, exercise referral, multi-activity, an equipment loan scheme and Check4Life (NHS Health Check) programmes.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the planning, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based physical activity and Check4Life health check sessions across County Durham to encourage local people with diverse needs to engage, increase and maintain participation in a physically active lifestyle to contribute to improved health and wellbeing and a reduction in health inequalities.

You will be required to liaise with identified partners including community, public and private sector organisations to address local health needs and consult with service users in the design, delivery and quality assurance of the physical activity health improvement programmes.

Candidates will be in possession of or working towards a degree or equivalent in related area (e.g. sports science, health studies, youth and community work), with recognised exercise teaching or coaching qualifications, for example Gym Instructor, Exercise to Music and GP Referral. You will have practical experience of designing individualised physical activity programmes and delivering a range of physical activity sessions for people with long term chronic conditions and diverse needs.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication, teaching and training, motivational and time management skills and be flexible and creative in their approach to delivering physical activity health improvement programmes with the ability to travel independently across County Durham and Darlington.

Please note this position requires a Disclosure Barring Service check (DBS) formerly CRB.

For Informal Enquiries Contact: Lucy Swan (Health Improvement Specialist Physical Activity/Check4life) on 0191 5692847 or lucy.swan@nhs.net or Stewart Doyle (Health Improvement Specialist Physical Activity/Check4life) on 0191 5692847 or stewartjohndoyle@nhs.net

Please note if you are successfully shortlisted we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from, please ensure you check your emails regularly.

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively promote equal opportunities.

The Trust has core values of Quality, Care, Respect, Leadership and Achievement which it expects all its staff to demonstrate. Full details of these are available on the Trust website: http://www.cddft.nhs.uk/working-for-us/our-core-values.aspx 

Location: Stadium Business & Leisure Complex, Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Salary: £24,646 - £26,276 per annum (consolidated)

Closing date: 24 Feb 2013

Reference: KAL13/007

For more: www.kirkleesactive.co.uk 

Kirklees Active Leisure's aim is to get 'more people, more active, more often' in Kirklees by providing and managing an excellent range of leisure facilities across our Region. Through our 11 sites we are able to offer affordable sport, leisure and recreational activities to the people of Kirklees encouraging access to a fun and healthier lifestyle.

Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) is the largest fitness operator in the Kirklees area. With over 18,000 members our health and fitness product continues to go from strength to strength with personal training becoming an increasingly key aspect of our provision.

KAL currently has over 15 Personal Trainers currently working in our sites and we are committed to developing our Personal Training product and increasing the percentage of our members who benefit from working with a Personal Trainer.

To help us achieve our goals we are looking for a highly motivated individual with a passion for Personal Training, development and delivery to take up this new key position of Personal Training Support Manager working across all KAL sites.

Some of the key responsibilities of the role include;

* Personal Trainer management / development
* Personal Trainer Product Development
* Source and develop links with training companies to assist in the recruitment process of Personal Trainers
* Ensure continued and increased income growth
* Delivering high levels of customer service at all times in line with Kirklees Active Leisure policies and objectives.
* Contribute to the ongoing development of Personal Trainers including both personal and education aspects.

The successful candidate will have excellent leadership and communication skills to allow them to coach a team of diverse Personal Trainers and work with a variety of people to ensure Kirklees Active Leisure gets more people, more active, more often.

Experience of managing people is essential along with business acumen and a sound understanding of financial reporting.

The successful candidate will have a detailed understanding of the Personal Training product and previous experience as a successful Personal Trainer.

It is essential for the successful candidate to have a passion for top quality customer service as; KAL aims to deliver a customer experience which is second to none. This will be achieved through focussing on member retention as well as continual improvements to the product to improve the experience of every single Personal Training client in the business.

For more information / an informal discussion on the post please contact Kelly Potts on 07528 988 768

Interviews for the post will be held on Friday 08 March 2013.

Application Process: For more about this post see the link below which contains an Application Form and the Job Description / Employee Specification.

Applicants should complete the Application Form and return this with written evidence as to how they meet the criteria of the post as stated in the Employee Specification – this can either be written evidence or a CV covering all areas of the Employee Specification.

Job Reference: 618-PH0121

Job Title: Health Improvement Specialist (Physical Activity, H. Eating,Obesity)

Area of Work: East Sussex County Council

Employer: Hastings and Rother PCT

Department: Public Health

Location: Lewes

Salary: £35,280 - £38,553 per annum

Closing Date: 3/3/2013

East Sussex is an attractive place to live, with beautiful countryside, and stunning beaches all within easy reach of Gatwick and London. It has pockets of urban and rural deprivation and a population of over 500,000 residents.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a dynamic team to provide specialist health improvement input to East Sussex County Council and its partners.. The post holder will develop, deliver and/or commission health improvement interventions and services in defined areas of work. 

The post holder whilst based in Lewes may be required to travel across East Sussex. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

We are currently recruiting to 5 Specialist Health Improvement posts in the Public Health Department. Where candidates apply for more than one Health Improvement Specialist post we will endeavour to conduct a single interview for each applicant and consider them for all posts they have been shortlisted for. 
For more information on the essential and desirable criteria for this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Application information

For informal discussion, please contact Anita Counsell - Head of Specialist Health Improvement on 01273 336045. anita.counsell@eastsussex.gov.uk

Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Equal opportunities
East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. 

YOU NEED TO APPLY VIA www.eastsussex.gov.uk/ jobs

Please note the following before applying: 

1. Closing date: we reserve the right to amend the closing date based upon the number of applications received. Vacancies attracting a high volume of applications may therefore close earlier than advertised. 

2. Work Permits: at present we are unable to offer Tier 2 Certificates of Sponsorship to migrant workers for any post, and applicants requiring sponsorship in order to work in the UK will therefore not be shortlisted. 

3. Interviews: all shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview. Telephone interviews will not be considered. 

4. Unsuccessful applications: if you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of your application, we regret that you will not have been offered an interview on this occasion. 

5. Criminal records: due to the requirements of certain roles, a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosure must be obtained by the organisation. Please be aware that anyone who is included in the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) barred lists will commit an offence if they engage, or seek or offer to engage, in a regulated activity from which they are barred. 

6. General: this post will be subject to review under the relevant NHS Terms and Conditions of Service.

Job Title: Specialist Physical Activity Instructor

Wage: £18,652 to £21,798

Employer: East Coast Community Healthcare CIC

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC is a social enterprise, owned by our staff providing a full range of NHS funded community health services across Great Yarmouth & Waveney and beyond. We aim to provide high quality services in new and exciting ways to improve the health and well-being of our communities. With over 850 staff, four hospitals and 37 services we are a ‘not for profit’ organisation as we reinvest surpluses for the benefit of our communities. 

Specialist Physical Activity instructor to join the established Children and young Peoples activity team. You will be an enthusiastic and motivated coach with a sports teaching and fitness background and hold a minimum of one level 2 to level 3 NGB award and with a good knowledge of a range of effective physical activity interventions. You will have the ability to motivate and engage hard to reach young people covering 5 to 18 years in suitable and effective physical activity and be prepared to undertake the necessary training to become a Specialist Exercise Referral coach for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years. 

You need to be flexible and prepared to work evenings and some weekends and be able to work across the Great Yarmouth & Waveney area, providing physical activity support and facilitating access to appropriate classes to clients accessing the children’s and young people’s activity Service. This may include running 1:1 clinics, school groups, and support for families or providing face to face and telephone advice. 

The Physical Activity Service provides individual and group support in a variety of settings and locations. The successful candidate will facilitate Physical Activity during school term time and holiday time in schools and other community venues such as community physical activity hubs and workplaces. Some sessions will be on evenings and weekends. You may be involved in other duties related to promoting and delivering Physical Activity Services. 

The ability to travel is essential. 

For further details regarding this post please contact Justine Hopkins on 01493 744411 or Marten Payne 01493 744432

PLEASE NOTE ALL COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE MADE VIA EMAIL. PLEASE ENSURE YOU REGULARLY CHECK YOUR EMAIL AND NHS JOBS ACCOUNTS. 

Should you wish to speak to Human Resources regarding this post please call 01502 718610 (office hours 9am – 5pm) or email ecch.hradmin@nhs.net. Please note CVs are not accepted as a means of applying for a job. You are encouraged to apply online via NHS jobs. Paper applications are available on request

Taken from http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.cgi?selection=913016227

Destination Youth Ltd in Partnership with School of Sports Science, Liverpool John Moores University

 

Salary: c. £23,000

This is a 12 month fixed term post and the post holder will be based at Destination Youth, Crank, Merseyside. There is potential for a long term position post cessation of KTP term, to be employed by Destination Youth.

 

Company details

Destination Youth is an innovative sports science led physical education/ health and wellbeing business, aimed at the education, healthcare and commercial markets.

 

Project aims

To collate and generate cutting-edge research to validate and inform the development of company products and services to encourage behaviour change and greater physical activity in young people.

           

Candidates should possess a First or 2.1 Honours Degree, or a relevant Masters Degree, in Exercise Science or a related discipline.

 

More information about Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and advantages of being a KTP Associate can be found on the KTP website at www.ktponline.org.uk

 

For further information about this post and to apply online please visit our website: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/working-at-ljmu/  Alternatively contact Estelle Hargraves on 0151 231 2690 or email e.s.hargraves@ljmu.ac.uk

 

(speculative CVs will not be accepted)

 

Closing date for applications is Friday 7^th December 2012

 

Interviews to be held the week commencing 17^th December 2012.

 

LJMU is committed to achieving equality of opportunity

 

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships enable recently qualified people (known as KTP Associates) to work in companies managing challenging projects central to the development needs of participating companies

 

 

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships can provide you with:

 

       A springboard to accelerate your career

 

       The support of academic experts and KTP advisors

 

       Opportunity to lead and manage a project with defined goals

 

       Potential of a permanent post with the company partner at the end of the project

 

       Opportunity to gain valuable experience in a commercial environment

 

This Partnership received financial support from the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships programme (KTP).  KTP aims to help businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK Knowledge Base.  KTP is funded by the Technology Strategy Board along with the other government funding organisations.

Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University

6 months fixed term (likely to be extended to 12 months)

The Physical Activity, Exercise and Health research group, based within the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Research Analyst to work on the SportsLinx project and other physical activity and health programmes.