Lifestyle Coach

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Lifestyle Coach to support staff health and wellbeing across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICS. You will deliver one-to-one coaching, promote lifestyle changes and connect employees with community and digital support services.

Travel between work locations is expected, with regular supervision and opportunities for professional development within a supportive NHS environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a healthcare, coaching qualification (or equivalent relevant experience).
• Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD).
• English and Maths GCSE grade A-C or equivalent.
• Counselling qualification.
• Personalised Care Institute Level 2 Health Coaching Qualification.
• Qualified/certificate in Motivational Interviewing or Behaviour Change Health Literacy Training.
• Qualified/certificate in Psychological First Aid.
• RSPH Level 2 award in Improving the Public's Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one lifestyle coaching sessions with employees to identify needs, set SMART goals and support employees to implement and achieve personalised health and wellbeing objectives.
• Support employees to develop knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health and wellbeing using evidence-based approaches such as motivational interviewing.
• Increase access to community and digital support for wellbeing, including diet, physical activity and weight management, safe activities and personal coaching.
• Coach and motivate employees through multiple sessions to identify needs and help them attain personally important goals.
• Attend networking opportunities and training to stay up to date with health and wellbeing updates.

Skills

Behaviour change

Communication

Collaboration

Risk assessment

Local health landscape

Complex information

Interpersonal skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

CPD evidence

GCSE English & Maths

Counselling qualification

Health coaching qualification

Motivational Interviewing/Behaviour Change Training

Psychological First Aid

RSPH Level 2 in Public Health

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Lifestyle Coach

The closing date is 06 November 2026

This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Are you passionate about helping people make positive changes to improve their health and wellbeing?

Do you believe that lasting health improvement starts with understanding what matters most to people, building on their strengths, and connecting them with opportunities in their local community?

If so, The Health, Wellbeing and Experience Team at Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT) would like to hear from you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Lifestyle Coach who will help individuals to improve their health, wellbeing, confidence and quality of life through personalised coaching, behaviour change support and increased participation in community opportunities.

In the role you will be hosted by MPFT but will work with stakeholders across the Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent Integrated Care System (ICS). What makes this role unique is that your focus will be on promoting evidence-based initiatives leading to healthier workforces.

In the role you will be required to travel between work locations across the Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent footprint.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work on your own initiative, expected to prioritise work and meet deadlines in order to fulfil the requirements of the post. You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to deal with potentially highly sensitive and challenging situations.

As part of this role, you will be expected to:

Provide one-to-one lifestyle coaching sessions with employees to identify needs, set SMART goals and support employees to implement and achieve personalised health and wellbeing objectives.

Support employees to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their health and wellbeing through evidence-based approaches such as motivational interviewing.

Increase the ability of employees to access and utilise community and digital support offers covering a range of wellbeing factors including diet, physical activity and weight management, safe activities and personal coaching and motivation

Coach and motivate employees through multiple sessions to identify their needs, supporting people to establish and attain goals set by the person based on what is important to them, building on small successes leading to big changes.

Attend relevant networking opportunities and training to stay up to date with current health and wellbeing updates.

Keep up to date with new and emerging groups and community support initiatives relevant to the locality.

Regular supervision will be available.

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please note: If you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of your application, we encourage you to review the Trust's guidance on the use of AI within the recruitment process. Further information can be found on Join Us :: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust or www.mpft.nhs.uk/joinus

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information on main responsibilities of the role please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a healthcare, coaching qualification (or equivalent relevant experience i.e. Social Care Assessor, Assistant Practitioner) or health promotion related qualification (i.e. health & fitness, nutrition or physical activity)
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• English and Maths GCSE grade A-C or equivalent
• Counselling Qualification
• Personalised Care Institute Level 2 Health Coaching Qualification
• Qualified/certificate in Motivational Interviewing or Behaviour Change Health Literacy Training
• Qualified/certificate in Psychological First Aid
• RSPH Level 2 award in Improving the Public's Health

Experience

• Working in a one- to-one capacity with clients
• Experience of health promotion/health behaviour change work with individuals and ability to interoperate, translate and deliver key messages to employees
• Experience of providing an advisory service assisting with complex situations which require multi agency working
• Ability to organise and manage own caseload and prioritisation of case work.
• Experience of working with vulnerable/ hard to reach groups
• Experience of working in an MDT setting
• An understanding or previous experience of working within an NHS organisation or comparable not for profit agency.

Skills

• Knowledge of the core principles of behaviour change and how these can be practically applied
• Knowledge of the contribution of lifestyle risk factors to poor mental and physical wellbeing to an individual's overall health and their ability to self-manage existing conditions
• Knowledge of national health improvement guidelines relating to physical activity, nutrition, sleep, smoking and alcohol consumption
• Knowledge of the social determinants of health and how these combine to impact an individual's health
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider team
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face.
• Knowledge of the local landscape of health, social care and community wellbeing offers or ability to gain this knowledge

Personal Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills. Confidence and ability to constructively challenge where required.
• A willingness to work outside regular working hours where necessary and be flexible and responsive to sudden and unexpected demands and pressures
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Able to manage risk and identify unmet clinical need to ensure employees are referred and receive the right care
• Committed to personal and professional development
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
• Committed to team development
• Experience of engaging/working with culturally diversity communities

Trust Values

• Demonstrate the positive application of the Trust values and behaviours

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 name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust