Sussex Health Instructor Network

This pilot project has now come to an end. If you are an instructor or healthcare professional working with people with long term health conditions, feel free to sign up to the Active Sussex eNews.

You can also contact Nick Chellel, the Workforce Lead at Activer Sussex, who ran the pilot, via the email address at the bottom of the page.

The aim of the network was to develop and support instructors/personal trainers that are part of the exercise referral pathway and/or working with participants with long-term health conditions. It was then opened up to healthcare professionals that work with people with long term health conditions. The network aimed to:

• Provide better development opportunities and support to instructors/personal trainers that are part of the exercise referral pathway and/or working with participants with long-term health conditions (Level 3 and Level 4). 
• Present the opportunity to recruit instructors/personal trainers (Level 2) who want to work with participants with long-term health conditions and upskill them accordingly.
• Give new or existing instructors and healthcare professionals the opportunity to come together with other like minded professionals to share good practice/challenge, helping to build relationships and work more collaboratively to achieve greater health outcomes. 
• Provide additional development and learning opportunities for instructors and healthcare professionals.
• Improve instructor knowledge and understanding of the Sussex health system and key NHS priorities, and help make key connections with local health partners to improve the pathway and opportunities for people with long-term health conditions. 
• Provide the opportunity for instructors to access funding for Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications to upskill themselves, enabling them to connect more effectively with their local health system and provide appropriate physical activity opportunities within their localities. 

Events Delivered 

Sussex Health Instructor Network Connect and Share Event (November 2024)– Click here to read the write up from the event. 

Sussex Health Instructor Network launch event (June 2023) – Click here to read a write up from the event. 

Webinar Series

Two webinars were delivered based on the network’s training needs, identified in the EOI forms:

Cancer & Physical Activity Webinar – Available to watch back on the Active Sussex Community of Learning page. 

Women & Girls Wellness – Resources from the This Girl Can Sussex Network & Sussex Health Instructor Network Community of Learning session are available on the Active Sussex Community of Learning page.