Prehab Support Worker Job at University College London Hospitals NHS Trust

Prehab Support Worker Job at University College London Hospitals NHS Trust – his is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the UCLH Prehabilitation team. Our Prehab service started in 2021 and is run by a close team who are passionate about improving patients’ fitness for surgery. We now receive about 400-500 referrals per year. Our data shows that all patients have benefited from an improvement in fitness, fatigue and quality of life following completion of the prehab programme, optimising them for their surgery. 

Due to the success of the service we have been awarded a Sustainability and Transformation Grant to recruit an additional Prehab Support Worker for 12-months to expand our service. 

We are looking for an excellent team player who has experience leading exercise classes and providing one-to-one exercise training to join our team and help grow the service. The current team consists of Doctors, Physiotherapists, Dieticians and admin support. Patients can also be referred for pain management, psychology and smoking cessation as required.

Person specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Broad general education

Desirable criteria

• Personal training qualification level 4 or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working with the people
• Working in a team
• Delivering exercise classes and programmes, ideally to people with underlying medical conditions

Desirable criteria

• Working with patients in an outpatient clinic setting
• Working virtually

Communication

Essential criteria

• Fluency in written and spoken English

Personal Qualities and Skills

Essential criteria

• Good computer literacy and keyboard skills
• Excellent team working and communication skills

Desirable criteria

• An interest in Nutrition

Assessment & treatment planning

Essential criteria

• Confident in communicating with a variety of patients both in a 1:1 setting and in a group environment
• Confident in designing and implementing 1:1 exercise programmes based on patient needs and abilities

OTHER

Essential criteria

• Able to participate in 7-day services.

Closing Date: 26-Oct-2025 22:59