Lifestyle Coach

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great career development in clinical &

Ongoing training and supervision

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a lifestyle coach within the Health, Wellbeing and Experience Team to support health goals for employees. You will work one-to-one, using motivational interviewing and connect people with community and digital resources.

Role involves travelling between sites, collaborating with partners across the Integrated Care System, and keeping up-to-date with health and wellbeing developments.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the core principles of behaviour change and how to apply them in practice.
• Knowledge of how lifestyle risk factors affect mental and physical wellbeing and how to self-manage conditions.
• Knowledge of national health improvement guidelines on physical activity, nutrition, sleep, smoking and alcohol.
• Knowledge of social determinants of health and their impact on health.
• Ability to communicate complex information by telephone, email and face to face, with good keyboard skills.
• Experience of working in one-to-one settings with clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one lifestyle coaching to identify needs and set SMART goals.
• Coach employees through sessions, building goals on small successes.
• Support employees to manage health through evidence-based approaches.
• Help access community and digital support on diet, activity and motivation.
• Promote initiatives for healthier workforces and work with system stakeholders.
• Travel between sites across the footprint and manage own caseload.

Skills

Behaviour change knowledge

Lifestyle risk factors

Public health guidelines

Social determinants of health

communication (phone/email/in person)

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

CPD evidence

Counselling qualification (nice to have)

Health coaching/fitness qualification (nice to have)

Motivational Interviewing qualification (nice to have)

Job description

This 12-month post with the Health, Wellbeing and Experience Team at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is hosted by the Trust but works with partners across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System. The role centres on one-to-one lifestyle coaching, using approaches such as motivational interviewing to help people set and reach personal health goals and to connect with community and digital support. Its distinct focus is evidence-based initiatives that promote healthier workforces, with regular travel between sites across the footprint. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Provide one-to-one lifestyle coaching to identify needs, set SMART goals and support personalised health and wellbeing objectives
• Coach and motivate employees through multiple sessions, building goals on what matters to them and on small successes
• Support employees to build knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health through evidence-based approaches such as motivational interviewing
• Help employees access and use community and digital support on diet, physical activity, weight management, safe activities and motivation
• Promote evidence-based initiatives that lead to healthier workforces
• Work with stakeholders across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System
• Travel between work locations across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent footprint
• Work on own initiative, prioritising work and meeting deadlines
• Attend networking opportunities and training to keep up to date with health and wellbeing developments
• Keep up to date with new and emerging groups and community support initiatives in the locality

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in healthcare or coaching, or equivalent relevant experience such as social care assessor or assistant practitioner, or a health promotion qualification in health and fitness, nutrition or…
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

• Working in a one-to-one capacity with clients
• Health promotion or health behaviour change work with individuals, translating and delivering key messages to employees
• Providing advisory support on complex situations that need multi-agency working

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of the core principles of behaviour change and how to apply them in practice
• Knowledge of how lifestyle risk factors affect mental and physical wellbeing and the ability to self-manage existing conditions
• Knowledge of national health improvement guidelines on physical activity, nutrition, sleep, smoking and alcohol
• Knowledge of the social determinants of health and how they combine to affect health
• Communicating complex and sensitive information by telephone, email and face to face, with standard keyboard skills

Other

• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills, with confidence to challenge constructively and work collaboratively in a wider team
• Willingness to work outside regular hours and respond flexibly to sudden demands and pressures
• Effective time management, planning and organising, including managing own caseload
• Managing risk and identifying unmet clinical need so employees are referred and receive the right care
• Committed to personal, professional and team development
• Personal accountability, emotional resilience and working well under pressure, with positive application of Trust values and behaviours

Nice to have

• English and Maths GCSE grade A to C or equivalent
• Counselling qualification
• Personalised Care Institute Level 2 Health Coaching qualification
• Qualification or certificate in Motivational Interviewing or Behaviour Change Health Literacy Training
• Qualification or certificate in Psychological First Aid
• RSPH Level 2 award in Improving the Public's Health
• Experience of working with vulnerable or hard to reach groups
• Understanding of, or previous experience in, an NHS organisation or comparable not for profit agency

What’s offered

• Great career development in clinical and non-clinical roles
• Ongoing training and support to learn and grow
• Regular supervision