Health and Wellbeing Coach

NHS; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in the UK is seeking a Health and Wellbeing Coach to provide lifestyle coaching and care coordination within the community. The role includes running workshops and individual sessions for service users facing mental health challenges. Ideal candidates will possess a minimum level 3 qualification in personal training and experience in exercise instruction. This position offers flexibility and career development opportunities as well as a focus on diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible work-life balance

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Minimum level 3 accredited qualification in personal training or exercise instruction.
• Experience delivering exercise classes, face-to-face or virtually.
• Ability to encourage clients towards behavioural changes.

Responsibilities

• Run health and wellbeing workshops for NHS users.
• Conduct health and lifestyle appointments via video or phone.
• Assist in the development of health programmes.

Skills

Minimum level 3 accredited qualification in personal training or exercise instruction

Experience of delivering face‑to‑face or virtual exercise classes

Experience of working individually and within a team

Ability to encourage behavioural changes

Sound health and wellbeing knowledge including exercise and nutrition

Experience of working with people experiencing mental wellbeing difficulties

Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Willingness to travel

Education

British schools accredited qualification in exercise instruction

Job description

Overview

The Health and Wellbeing Coach will work in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire community providing health and lifestyle coaching and care co‑ordination within their areas.

Job responsibilities

• Independently running health and wellbeing workshops or exercise classes in a group, in a virtual setting or face‑to‑face for NHS service users experiencing mental wellbeing difficulties, who may also experience long‑term health conditions.
• Independently conducting health and lifestyle initial appointments and one‑to‑one sessions via telephone or video call. The Healthy Living Healthy Minds and Get Active for Low Mood programmes aim to improve service user wellbeing by focusing on lifestyle factors such as physical activity levels and healthier eating, addressing causes and barriers to change.
• Contributing to programme development and assisting in producing resources.

This is a 12 month fixed‑term maternity cover role.

Skills and experience

Essential

• Minimum level 3 accredited qualification in personal training or exercise instruction (such as REPs or CIMSPA)
• Experience of delivering face‑to‑face or virtual exercise classes
• Experience of working individually and within a team
• Ability to encourage behavioural changes, and design individualised health & wellbeing plans
• Sound health and wellbeing knowledge including exercise and nutrition
• Experience of working with people experiencing mental wellbeing difficulties
• Willingness to work Tuesday evenings
• Basic knowledge of the Talking Therapies mental health service
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Adept in time management and prioritisation
• Friendly and approachable with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion
• Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required

Desirable

• Level 3 GP Referral (Also known as Level 3 Exercise Referral)
• Certificate / diploma in behavioural change, personal coaching, or motivational interviewing
• Recognised qualifications in exercise class instruction

Benefits

We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development and provide regular continued professional development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/

Equal opportunities and diversity

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is seeking to improve the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. For further information on our EDI commitments please view here: Vita Health Groups commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• We are a Mindful Employer
• Our status as a Disability Confident Leader dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be considered for interview.
• Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.
• Our Gender Matters Scheme where all women applicants for senior roles (£60,000+) that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.
• Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS), Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• Access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues including Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded speaking up culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.
• Treating transgender individuals with dignity and recognising the potential complications that may arise when taking references. We encourage applicants to contact HR at [e-mail] to discuss or amend how we manage reference requests.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after six months.

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.