Part Time: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am – 3.00pm
About Us
We’re the UK fire family’s charity, providing timely clinical care and wellbeing support to members of the UK’s fire services and their families, helping them to adapt to physical, emotional and social challenges to adapt to conditions, injuries and illness and to transition to life after service.
We’re now recruiting for an Exercise Therapist to join the Physical Services team at our rehabilitation centre in Penrith, Cumbria, on a part time basis for up to a year.
About the Role
You will be part of a multi professional team of clinicians working collaboratively to meet an individual’s needs and help them reach their goals through a holistic approach.
With access to state-of-the-art gym and rehabilitation equipment, as well as digital technology, you will deliver rehabilitation programmes through both one to one and group work, remotely and face to face.
You will be responsible for delivering evidence-based rehabilitation sessions—both 1:1 and group‑based, delivered face‑to‑face and digitally—tailored to the individual needs, abilities, and goals of each service user. Working collaboratively with physiotherapists you will design, implement, and progress personalised rehabilitation programmes, track progress, adapt plans as required and ensure goals remain achievable and relevant.
You will also provide education and coaching to support the self‑management of common health conditions, helping service users achieve their rehabilitation goals and improve their overall quality of life.
We promote a healthy work life balance for all employees, and in addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, you have access to a health care cash plan an Employee Assistance Programme, and other wellbeing tools should you need support during your employment.
About You
To be successful, you will:
* Have a degree in a Sports or Exercise related discipline with elements of at least two of the following: Exercise physiology, exercise psychology, exercise for special populations, health promotion, principles of training
* Be able to demonstrate your continued professional development appropriate to the role
* Have experience developing and delivering therapeutic exercise programmes for individuals with a range of physical, neurological, or long‑term health conditions.
* Experience leading both one‑to‑one and group exercise sessions, including land‑based and aquatic environments.
* Competence in identifying red flags and contraindications, adapting exercise delivery to ensure service user safety, and raising clinical concerns to a Physiotherapist (or appropriate clinician) as appropriate.
* Comprehensive knowledge of common health conditions and their impact on physical activity, with the proven ability to deliver rehabilitation that safely accounts for the complexities of cardiovascular health, obesity, and mental wellbeing.
For further information, please review the full Job Description and Person Specification.
This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services Check.
Why Join Us?
At Fire Fighters Charity, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion. You’ll be part of a supportive team dedicated to making a real impact.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures and experiences. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we’re here to support you.
How to apply
Please apply via our online portal.
We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time.
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