Health and Exercise Practitioner

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the countywide Falls Assessment and Education Service. We provide detailed, multifactorial assessments to those who have had falls as well as falls prevention advice and education to the public alongside clinical education to Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust staff.

Our health and exercise practitioners have a clinical caseload providing evidence based falls prevention exercise one to one in people's homes as well as in group settings. This role would be likely to suit someone with a healthcare or exercise instruction background who is confident in delivering group sessions. Experience of taking an exercise class would be beneficial. The post holder would also arrange and deliver falls prevention talks to public groups so being a confident public speaker with good networking and health promotion experience would be an advantage.

Due to the varied nature of the role, an ability to proactively and independently manage your diary and have a flexible approach is also an asset. The ability to travel to various locations around the county is essential, as is the ability to take equipment and resources along to talks from the team office base in Brockworth, Gloucester.

Main duties of the job

The service consistently receives positive feedback from patients and has an aim of 'reducing the number of people falling or at risk of falling in Gloucestershire through effective falls prevention education, information, assessment and intervention' which has in part led to the opportunity to expand our offer as well as develop the role and what we provide. Someone who is forward thinking and enjoys contributing to a team approach would therefore be welcomed.

If you have questions regarding this role or would like to have an informal discussion about your suitability please do call 0300 421 6241 to speak to Meghan Martin (Clinical Specialist Falls Physiotherapist and Team Lead) or another member of the team.

EXAMPLE: Deliver education to the general public and non-clinical staff groups about falls prevention and awareness based on Falls Guidelines.

To run a falls prevention exercise group and 1:1 exercise sessions safely and efficiently, ensuring health and safety policies are adhered to at all times. This is likely to be in the Cheltenham area on a regular basis with cover provided to the classes in Gloucester and the Forest-of-Dean as required.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

05 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-608

Job locations

Edward Jenner Court

1010 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park

Brockworth, Gloucester

GL3 4AW

United Kingdom

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