Experience

VOLAIR LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wellbeing & Partnership Manager

  • Jul 2023 - Present

• Member of Knowsley's Healthy Weight Strategy Group

  • Apr 2021 - Present

• Member of Knowsley's Macmillan Cancer Strategy Group

  • Jun 2018 - Present

• Member of Knowsley's Age Well Strategy Group

  • Apr 2018 - Present

• Health and Fitness Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Jun 2023

• Senior Healthy Lifestyle Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2022

  • Negotiate SLA funding in conjunction with Knowsley CCG and Knowsley Public Health to deliver National and Borough wide initiatives.• Manage a team of 15 staff across 4 sites in Knowsley, which comprises Level 2, 3 and 4 instructors.• Set up and coordinate training for staff. I have set up and helped mentor staff through various courses such as Level 2 Gym Instructor, Level 3 Personal Trainer, Level 3 GP Referral, Level 4 BACPR Cardiac Rehab, Level 4 Cancer Rehab, MECC and Autism awareness training• Set up and manage a Cancer Prehab programme in conjunction with MacMillan Knowsley, Aintree Hospital and Whiston hospital. This pathway allows patients from these three sources to access exercise prehab before any surgical intervention aswell as during any therapeutic therapies. Patients are also re-referred after intervention for rehabilitation onto our 12 week programme.• Audit and provide weekly targets for staff performance to ensure improvement in retention rates and aid in the growth of the business.• Manage staff holidays and sickness in accordance with Volair’s policies and procedures• Coordinate fitness timetables and shift patterns to ensure the smooth running of the gym and fitness facilities across multiple sites.• Managing the AFL GP referral scheme for Knowsley. I ensure all patients receive a seamless experience when being referred from various health professionals, which includes cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. I also ensure quarterly targets are being met to fulfil the SLA. Since taking over the role, I have evolved the AFL programme which has seen an increase of referrals from 2000 patients to now 4000 per year without the loss of support needed for each individual.• Assessing instructors are delivering the correct exercise programs for patients with illnesses. Show less

• Healthy Lifestyle Advisor

  • Apr 2010 - Sep 2016

  The Healthy Lifestyle Advisor role involved the following:- Interpreting and assessing information on patients who have been referred by professionals such as GP's, physiotherapists, cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, occupational health, Macmillan cancer support, Whiston burns unit and dietitians for exercise programs- Assessments were made to make sure clients were in a position to exercise. Assessments included; taking blood pressure, spirometry, peak flow, body stat analysis and waist measurements- Consultations allowed me to develop a specific exercise program tailored to the patients needs- Recorded all data and analysis so all staff were able to access information on patients- Delivered presentations to various referral services to promote what Knowsley had to offer and build a trusting relationship - I delivered educational talks on a variety of lifestyle factors highlighting the effects of; weight management, stress, alcohol consumption, smoking and nutrition- Attended and organised outreach events to promote a healthy lifestyle to corporate businesses- Worked to achieve a monthly set target based on patient assessments, seeing how many were still exercising after a 12 week period- Delivered group based exercise classes ranging from 20-75 people Show less


Knowsley Council
• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Deputy Member of Knowsley Health & Wellbeing Board

  • May 2022 - Apr 2023


Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Cardiac Exercise Physiologist

  • Jan 2015 - Nov 2015

  My role was to help integrate cancer patients into mainstream cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation as part of pilot study. The pilot had successful outcomes, and I have been part of the process that enabled the project to develop a pathway for cancer specialists to refer directly onto two rehabilitation services. Within my role in this project, I had to write a report and present findings to the BACPR Group and the Liverpool Lung Cancer AGM. During this time, I supervised and prescribed exercise for the cancer and cardiac patients whilst also performing functional capacity tests, educational discussions, blood pressure monitoring and pulse checks. Show less



David Lloyd Leisure

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Personal Trainer

  • Jun 2008 - Apr 2010

  Develop and deliver complex training programs whilst providing nutritional advice to customers. Develop and deliver complex training programs whilst providing nutritional advice to customers.