Healthy Lifestyle Advisor

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization is seeking a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor to deliver weight management programs for adults in Bolton. The role involves motivational interviewing, client care, and a commitment to fostering sustainable lifestyle changes. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in health promotion.

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering groups and/or one-to-one behaviour change for adults.
• Experience in planning and delivering health interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver group weight management sessions focusing on nutrition and physical activity.
• Conduct client assessments using motivational interviewing.
• Maintain client records and monitor progress according to organization protocols.

Skills

Motivational interviewing

Positive psychology

Client-centred care

Data entry

Record-keeping

Education

CIMSPA Level 2 Gym instructor/Group exercise award or equivalent

Degree in nutrition or health-related field

Job description

Job summary

Working as a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor on ABLs targeted weight management programme Your Health Bolton you will be working with adults to support, motivate and advise those who are currently overweight or obese. You will be passionate about working with individuals to begin the life changing processes necessary for permanent and continued weight loss and weight maintenance.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor, you will deliver group weight management sessions that include nutrition, physical activity, and behaviour change, in line with ABL Health protocols and NICE guidance. You will carry out client-centred assessments using motivational interviewing and positive psychology to support progress and maintain a caseload, monitoring outcomes and signposting to relevant interventions. Responsibilities include accurate record-keeping and data entry, contributing to the development of service resources, and supporting goal setting using SMART principles. Youll work flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team, addressing broader lifestyle factors such as alcohol, smoking, and physical activity. The role also involves attending training, team meetings, and stakeholder events to promote the service and ensure quality standards are met.

About us

ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing community health organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of community health services, we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative, effective, and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities and stakeholders.

Details Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0343-25-0015abl789

Job locations

71 Redgate Way

Farnworth

Bolton

BL4 0JL

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor for Your Health Bolton, delivering our targeted weight management curriculum, including engaging and informative nutrition sessions and suitable physical activity contributing towards getting the residents of Bolton active through our interventions.

You will be a motivated, passionate, organised, and proactive advisor, with experience working in community health programmes. You will be passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and delivering motivational change which is client centred. You will have a background in supporting people to build their confidence and ability to make sustainable healthy behaviour changes which works for their personal circumstances.

Our team have working backgrounds in nutrition, weight management, exercise, brief alcohol advice and smoking cessation. We offer you a full in-house training package to help you support our clients on their journey to a sustainable healthy lifestyle change.

Deliver group weight management sessions, incorporating nutrition, physical activity, and behaviour change in line with ABL Health protocols and NICE guidance

Lead client-centred assessments and use motivational interviewing and positive psychology techniques to support individual progress

Maintain a client caseload, monitoring progress and directing individuals to suitable lifestyle interventions

Accurately complete all administrative duties, including client records and data entry, in line with organisational procedures

Keep knowledge and qualifications up to date to ensure evidence-based practice

Develop and contribute to service resources and improvements

Support goal setting using SMART principles and work flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team to address wider lifestyle factors (e.g., alcohol, smoking, physical activity)

Participate in ongoing training, team meetings, and ensure adherence to clinical governance and quality standards

Attend stakeholder events to help promote the service and encourage referrals

Standard Information

Information Governance

Employees of ABL Health must comply with the provisions of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. The postholder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.

The postholder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

The postholder must comply with ABLs policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access, or use. The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and/or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in ABLs records management policies, and data quality processes and standards.

Health & Safety

Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the postholder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Safeguarding is Everyones Business

ABL has a responsibility to ensure that all children / young people and adults are adequately safeguarded and protected. Consequently, all ABLs employees, temporary staff and volunteers are required to adhere to ABLs safeguarding policies / procedures in addition to local and national safeguarding policies and to act upon any concerns in accordance with them.

Smoke Free

ABL is Smoke - Free. Smoking is not permitted on any of our premises or the surrounding land including car parking facilities.

Training

The postholder must attend any training that is identified as mandatory to their role.

The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give an overview of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the postholder.

Equality, Diversity & Human Rights

It is the responsibility of every person to act in ways to support equality and diversity and to respect human rights, working within the spirit and detail of legislation including the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. ABL is an equal opportunities employer and aims to challenge discrimination, promote equality, and respect human rights

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor for Your Health Bolton, delivering our targeted weight management curriculum, including engaging and informative nutrition sessions and suitable physical activity contributing towards getting the residents of Bolton active through our interventions.

You will be a motivated, passionate, organised, and proactive advisor, with experience working in community health programmes. You will be passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and delivering motivational change which is client centred. You will have a background in supporting people to build their confidence and ability to make sustainable healthy behaviour changes which works for their personal circumstances.

Our team have working backgrounds in nutrition, weight management, exercise, brief alcohol advice and smoking cessation. We offer you a full in-house training package to help you support our clients on their journey to a sustainable healthy lifestyle change.

Deliver group weight management sessions, incorporating nutrition, physical activity, and behaviour change in line with ABL Health protocols and NICE guidance

Lead client-centred assessments and use motivational interviewing and positive psychology techniques to support individual progress

Maintain a client caseload, monitoring progress and directing individuals to suitable lifestyle interventions

Accurately complete all administrative duties, including client records and data entry, in line with organisational procedures

Keep knowledge and qualifications up to date to ensure evidence-based practice

Develop and contribute to service resources and improvements

Support goal setting using SMART principles and work flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team to address wider lifestyle factors (e.g., alcohol, smoking, physical activity)

Participate in ongoing training, team meetings, and ensure adherence to clinical governance and quality standards

Attend stakeholder events to help promote the service and encourage referrals

Standard Information

Information Governance

Employees of ABL Health must comply with the provisions of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. The postholder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.

The postholder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

The postholder must comply with ABLs policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access, or use. The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and/or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in ABLs records management policies, and data quality processes and standards.

Health & Safety

Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the postholder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Safeguarding is Everyones Business

ABL has a responsibility to ensure that all children / young people and adults are adequately safeguarded and protected. Consequently, all ABLs employees, temporary staff and volunteers are required to adhere to ABLs safeguarding policies / procedures in addition to local and national safeguarding policies and to act upon any concerns in accordance with them.

Smoke Free

ABL is Smoke - Free. Smoking is not permitted on any of our premises or the surrounding land including car parking facilities.

Training

The postholder must attend any training that is identified as mandatory to their role.

The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give an overview of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the postholder.

Equality, Diversity & Human Rights

It is the responsibility of every person to act in ways to support equality and diversity and to respect human rights, working within the spirit and detail of legislation including the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. ABL is an equal opportunities employer and aims to challenge discrimination, promote equality, and respect human rights

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• CIMSPA (previously REPS) qualified Level 2 Gym instructor/Group exercise award or equivalent

Desirable

• Sports Coaching qualification.
• Degree in nutrition and/or eligible to be registered as an associate or full member of the UK Voluntary
• Register of Nutritionists/ OR degree in exercise, psychology, public health, other health related field.

Experience Essential

• Experience of delivering groups and/or one-to-one behaviour change for adults.
• Experience of delivering health promotion / public health interventions in community settings.
• Experience working with hard-to-reach groups and tackling health inequalities.
• Previous paid or voluntary experience working with people.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of planning and delivering appropriate health interventions specific to individual requirements.
• Experience in researching key nutritional information to remain up to date with relevant literature
• Experience in creating resources across digital platforms

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• CIMSPA (previously REPS) qualified Level 2 Gym instructor/Group exercise award or equivalent

Desirable

• Sports Coaching qualification.
• Degree in nutrition and/or eligible to be registered as an associate or full member of the UK Voluntary
• Register of Nutritionists/ OR degree in exercise, psychology, public health, other health related field.

Experience Essential

• Experience of delivering groups and/or one-to-one behaviour change for adults.
• Experience of delivering health promotion / public health interventions in community settings.
• Experience working with hard-to-reach groups and tackling health inequalities.
• Previous paid or voluntary experience working with people.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of planning and delivering appropriate health interventions specific to individual requirements.
• Experience in researching key nutritional information to remain up to date with relevant literature
• Experience in creating resources across digital platforms

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.

Employer details Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

71 Redgate Way

Farnworth

Bolton

BL4 0JL

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

71 Redgate Way

Farnworth

Bolton

BL4 0JL

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)