Job description
Job title: Bone Health Exercise Instructor
Grade: E
Hours: Full time
Responsible to: Falls Coordinator
Accountable to: Director of Public Health
Location: Kingston Public Health Team
Contract: 1 year
1. Job Summary:
 Provide osteoporosis screenings to people 50+ years old in Kingston in community settings.
 Provide group exercise programmes for people with bone health conditions including
osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
 Hold education sessions to service users on bone health, exercise and nutrition.
 Work in collaboration with the Bone Health and Exercise Specialist and provide
administrational support with referrals and data collection.
 Provide bone health risk assessments over the phone and in person when needed using the
FRAX tool.
 Support people living in sheltered housing accommodations by providing advice on how to
achieve optimum bone health including nutrition and exercising and general lifestyle advice.
 Represent the Bone Health Service at community events.
 Keep Service database up-to-date.
 The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in
accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
2. Key Working Relationships
 The post holder will be required to liaise with a broad range of health care professionals,
third party organisations and internal and external stakeholders; including the Kingston Falls
Service, GPs, Kingston Hospital, sheltered housing schemes and care homes.
 Support the work of the Falls Coordinator and Bone Health Specialist to develop and
implement project data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data.
 Report regularly on issues, referral numbers and service uptake to falls coordinator.
 Support the work of the Bone Health and exercise specialist.
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Work in partnership with the Kingston Falls Prevention Service and Kingston Hospital Falls
Navigator to ensure the local bone health pathway is integrated with the local falls
prevention pathways.
Refer patients onto other exercise interventions when appropriate.
3. Functional Responsibilities
 Maintain data collection systems to ensure the progress and outcomes of the project can be
monitored adequately.
 Provide information to falls coordinator on the development of the project and statistical
information matters.
3.1 Service Provision
 Provide evidence based osteoporosis risk assessments and basic falls assessments face
to face and over the phone when appropriate.
 Support the mapping and securing of appropriate venues for group exercise
programmes.
 Follow our standard programme and provide evidence-based group exercises for people
over the age of 50 years who suffer from a bone health condition.
 Organise and hold educational sessions to the public on bone health, nutrition and
exercising.
3.2 Research and Development
 Actively support and contribute to the development of key performance indicators for
successful assessment of performance.
4. Operational Responsibilities
 Support the implementation of the Service Specification through timely and relevant
information analysis and administrative support, in accordance with agreed priorities of the
team.
 Deliver against agreed objectives, achieving quality outcomes.
 Plan, organise and manage bone health screening sessions face to face and over the phone
and group exercise sessions.
5. Policy and Service Development
 Make recommendations for more effective service delivery.
 Contribute to the review and development of the Kingston Bone Health pathway and to
the development of an integrated approach to falls and fracture prevention in Kingston.
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Person Specification
Supporting Evidence
In the supporting evidence of your application form, you must demonstrate your experiences by
giving specific examples for the criteria within the person specification.
Factors
Knowledge,
training and
experience
Description
Educated to degree level in
Sport science, Physiotherapy,
Physical education or in a
similar subject area.
REP or equivalent registered
Experience of working at a
similar level in falls prevention
or bone health or exercise
provision.
Experience at delivering
exercise interventions to
people suffering from chronic
conditions
Knowledge of assessment of
bone health, falls risk and
appropriate exercise provision
including knowledge of
relevant guidelines
Communication
skills
Essential Desirable Assessment
X
A/I/C
X
A
A/I
X
X
A/I
X
A/I
Experience of working in the
field of bone health or falls
prevention
X
A/I
Previously worked in similar
field within the public sector.
X
A/I
ECDL
X
A/I
The ability to communicate
with a wide range of health
care professionals including
oral and written
communication skills
X
A/I
The ability to talk to patient
and the public from a wide
range of backgrounds
Ability to talk about sensitive
X
A/I
X
A/I
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issues including medical
conditions with service users
Problem solving skills and
ability to respond to sudden
unexpected
demands
X
A/I
Excellent time management
skills
X
A/I
Planning Skills
Ability to plan and manage
own workload
X
A/I
Physical Skills
Ability and fitness to provide
group exercise classes
Ability to work on own
initiative and organise own
workload with minimal
supervision to deliver exercise
classes
X
A/I
X
A/I
Motivated, driven and
enthusiastic
Interested in working with
older people
Flexible and adaptable
X
A/I
X
A/I
X
A/I
Able to work in a team
X
A/I
Can demonstrate special
interest in bone health and
osteoporosis
X
A/l
Interested in working with
older people
X
A/I
Analytical skills
Autonomy
Other
Assessments will take place with reference to the following information
A= Application form
I= Interview
T= Test
C= Certificate
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