Health Referral Facilitator

Responsibilities

• To ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the Physical Activity Referral Scheme (PARS), maximising effectiveness of all available resources.
• Carry out health and lifestyle assessments with referral patients and develop safe and appropriate programmes of physical activity / exercise.
• Act as first point of contact for patients referred onto the scheme
• To provide individuals with evidence-based, relevant and culturally sensitive information regarding a healthy lifestyle.
• To constructively interact with different people in a variety of areas within the operational team, wider health teams and GLL support services.
• As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.
• What you need:
• GP Referral qualification (Level 3)
• A recognised Fitness instructor or Personal training qualification (Level 3)
• Experience of pre-screening / assessing patients for suitability to physical activity / exercise programme
• Experience of monitoring and progressing individuals through an exercise programme
• A good understanding of the health and fitness industry
• Ability to motivate individuals and support behaviour change
• Good time management and punctuality
• As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
• A Values driven organisation
• Learning & development to support career development
• Good Pension schemes
• Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
• A part time position - 6 hours per week.
• Industry leading rates of pay
• opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
• Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
• Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
• Health assurance
• Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
• Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
• 25% off Red Letter Days
• 25% off Buy A Gift
• 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
• Ride to work scheme
• Free eye tests and discounted glasses
• About GLL:
• Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
• We offer two different types of work arrangements:
• A permanent employment contract - part time and full time
• A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool
• If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
• So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you'll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
• Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.
• However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people's lives.
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Additional Information

GLL is looking for a Health Referral Facilitator to work at Parkside Pools & Gym in Cambridge. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Health Referral Facilitator / instructor , there's never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Health Referral Facilitator / instructor it's a career. The Health Referral Facilitator / instructor role is responsible for prescribing suitable physical activity and supporting behaviour change for Medically Referred clients. The Health Referral Facilitator / instructor will include setting up and undertaking group and individual training sessions along with general day to day operation of the GP Referral programme including referral processing, accurate record keeping and data processing. The Health Referral Facilitator / instructor is responsible to the Health Referral (GP) Coordinator.

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