Health Referral Facilitator
Based: Gateshead Partnership
Salary: £14,318.46 (20 hours)
GLL is looking for Exercise Referral Instructors based across our Gateshead Partnership.
If you have a genuine passion for supporting people, join us as an Exercise Referral Instructor and help to improve people’s level of fitness, health – and ultimately, quality of life. GLL is a charitable social enterprise and the UK’s largest leisure provider, partnering with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools and world-class sporting venues. As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re different. Reinvesting back into our facilities, communities and people, we’re growing – and committed to developing the skills of our ‘Healthwise’ Exercise Referral Instructors too, through accredited and on-the-job training.
Healthwise is our GP Referral Scheme, designed to support a wide range of people. NHS patients can be referred for many reasons – from diabetes and heart disease to depression, dementia or post-operative recovery. Rehabilitation or weight loss are just the start. As an Exercise Referral Instructor, you’ll help us to educate people in changing their entire lifestyle.
It all begins with an assessment. People can be nervous, so you’ll need a patient, calm approach that puts them at ease in the gym environment. After identifying their needs, you’ll then demonstrate the equipment and design a bespoke programme, from simple exercises to group classes. Naturally, you’ll chart their progress too – taking measurements, discussing how they’re getting on and showing just how far they’ve come. Rather than short term results, your focus will be on helping people to gain the tools and confidence they need to take responsibility for their own body and health.
Ideally, we’re looking for an experienced Exercise Referrer, but the role would suit Personal Trainers too – people inspired by the chance to make a difference (and enjoy a regular wage, too). If you’re a fitness professional or someone with an academic background in a sporting discipline and relevant vocational experience who’s confident, sensitive and able to inspire a wide range of people – often with low fitness and confidence levels – this is for you. That means you’ll need to be REPS registered with an NVQ Level 3 Fitness Instructor and experience of delivering lifestyle interventions too.
Few fitness careers are as rewarding as this. So if you’re motivated to progress your career with an organisation that improves lives, join us and enjoy great benefits including opportunities to work across various locations, flexible hours, a uniform and discounted membership at all our leisure centres.
Closing date: 28th May 2025
The welfare and safety of the children in our care is of the utmost importance to us at GLL. We follow safer recruitment procedures to ensure that our staff are checked and appropriate to work with children and young people. Therefore we’ll require you to complete an enhance DBS check before you will be allowed to start work.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location. To be shortlisted for the role, internal applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to GLL by becoming a Society member where eligible.
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 full time permanent position – Change accordingly
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:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
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 Silver 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.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.