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Job Vacancy – Exercise Therapist in Andover, Hampshire at the I Can Therapy Centre (power assisted exercise and community strength and balance classes)

Valley Leisure are now recruiting an exercise therapist Full time – £28,392 to £30,115 (FTE 39 hours per week) We are seeking a passionate and engaging exercise professional to deliver an excellent assessment, screening and exercise programming service at the I Can Therapy Centre, Andover. Operated and managed by charitable Valley Leisure Ltd, we help…

April 26, 2024NewsBy Later Life Training

Job Vacancy – Strength and balance Freelance Practitioners

Lincolnshire based – across the county Working for One You Lincolnshire’s strength and balance service paid £30 an hour, minimum wage for admin and 45p per mile of travel. A Strength and balance freelance practitioner will be delivering 24-week courses across Lincolnshire consisting of an hour of gentle but progressive strength and balance exercises followed…

April 4, 2024NewsBy Later Life Training

Job Vacancy – Experienced PSIs required

November 24, 2023NewsBy Later Life Training

Job Vacancies – Experienced PSI’s required

Standing Tall is a successful enterprise that provides evidence-based strength and balance classes in Brighton and Hove. Set up in 2010 and run by 2 local physiotherapists, all Standing Tall classes are run by experienced PSIs who are physiotherapists, OTs or therapy assistants. Due to demand, and an extension of our contract with Brighton and…

June 1, 2023NewsBy Later Life Training

Job Vacancies – Strength and balance practitioners

One You Lincolnshire are looking for PSI qualified instructors to fill positions across Lincolnshire and London. For full details please see below: Strength and balance Practitioners – Lincolnshire based – across the county: Working for One You Lincolnshire’s strength and balance service, paid £30 an hour as a freelancer and paid milage too. Description: You…

May 5, 2023NewsBy Later Life Training

Dance does not necessarily reduce falls even if it can reduce some of the risk factors for falls – review of evidence from the Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit

The Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit were requested by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to examine whether dance-based interventions are effective in preventing falls, reducing risk of falls, or preventing fear of falls in older adults, and to provide an overview of the evidence for cost-effectiveness of dance-based interventions for…

April 23, 2023Evidence Base for LLT Courses, Falls, Falls care, In the press, News, OEP Course, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Job Vacancy – Active Ageing Exercise Instructors (HILS)

Hours: 37 hours per week worked within the hours of 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required. Specific hours to be agreed with the successful candidate and flexible working applications can be considered alongside the needs Hourly rate: Starting at £10.90 per hour and agreed hourly rate dependent…

March 29, 2023NewsBy Later Life Training

Falls Prevention Activity Instructor – Everton in the Community

Everton in the Community have an exciting opportunity for a Falls Prevention Activity Instructor to join their growing team, field based covering various locations across the Liverpool City Region. If you have a genuine passion for helping support people to improve their health and wellbeing and who has the ability to build trust and rapport…

January 6, 2023NewsBy Later Life Training

Supporting people to be active at home

We all know that being as active as possible benefits our health. Have you noticed you have less energy when you been less active? Our body needs regular movement to stay well and many people associate less energy with ageing rather than ‘deconditioning‘. Physical activity and exercise that focusses on strength and balance can help…

October 16, 2022News, Resources for Older People, UncategorizedBy Dawn Skelton

Falls Awareness Week 19-25th Sept 2022: LLT Challenge for you and your Teams

Falls Prevention Awareness Week is 19th -25th September 2022 and we invite you to a challenge to help everyone ‘stand up to falls!’ At LLT we speak a lot about the significance and impact of words and language, and how a planned conversation can plant seeds for greater understanding and better lead to change over…

August 15, 2022Falls care, NewsBy Dawn Skelton

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