Self-Employed Health & Wellbeing Coach (Birmingham & Solihull)

Reed; Birmingham; In loco; GBP 21.000 - 36.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Reed Wellbeing is seeking a self-employed Health & Wellbeing Coach to deliver NHS Healthier You programmes across Birmingham and Solihull. You will run group or one-to-one sessions and travel to meet participants, with £50 per 90-minute session and 12–20 hours available per week.

Ideal candidates will hold a Level 3 qualification in related health fields, be fully First Aid trained, and bring experience in facilitating health behaviour change.

Competenze

• Group facilitation experience delivering health, lifestyle or behaviour change programmes.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with a person-centred approach.
• Confident use of digital platforms to deliver services, record data and meet reporting requirements.
• Willingness to participate in induction, supervision, observed practice and CPD.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends and travel across the region using own vehicle.

Mansioni

• Deliver NHS Healthier You programme sessions in group and/or one-to-one settings.
• Motivate and support participants to make sustainable lifestyle changes using coaching techniques.
• Adapt delivery to diverse needs and learning styles to ensure inclusive participation.
• Monitor progress, review outcomes, and identify additional support needs.
• Signpost participants to local health and wellbeing services when required.
• Participate in training and quality improvement activities to maintain high standards.
• Contribute ideas to improve programme delivery and outcomes.

Conoscenze

Group facilitation

Communication skills

People engagement

IT skills

CPD participation

Travel readiness

Formazione

Level 3 qualification in Exercise Referral / Health Improvement / Promotion / Public Health / Nutrition & Weight Management / Coaching & Behaviour Change / Education & Training

First Aid certificate

Descrizione del lavoro

We are on a mission to be the partner of choice for developing people and their communities. Reed Wellbeing is a public service provider delivering lifestyle and wellbeing programmes that help people improve their health.

Pay Range

£50 per90-minutesession.

Job Description

Are you passionate about helping people to lead healthier lives?

Are you an enthusiastic, experienced health professional, looking for a flexible & highly rewarding role?

Then consider joining Reed Wellbeing as a Self-Employed Health & Wellbeing Coach!

This role will deliver across one or more programmes that make up the NHS Healthier You service. These programmes include the Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP), Type 2 Diabetes Pathway to Remission Programme (T2DR), Behavioural Support for Obesity Prescribing Programme (BSOP)and Long-Term Conditions Prevention Pilot (LTCP).

As a Self-Employed Health & Wellbeing Coach, youwillbe responsible forthe engagement and delivery of sessions inbothgroup and/or one-to-one settings with participants.

Sessions are delivered face-to-face across Birmingham and Solihull, therefore flexibility and a willingness to travel are essential. Applicants must also have access to their own vehicle and hold a full UK driving licence.

Expected availability for programme delivery is between 12 and 20 hours per week. In return,you will receive £50 per 90 Minute session.

Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Deliver engaging NHS Healthier You Programme sessions to participants in a group and/or one-to-one setting,in accordance withour curriculum, resources and qualitystandards.

• Motivate, support, and empowerparticipants to make sustainable lifestyle and behaviour changes, using evidence-based coaching techniques to improve theiroverallhealth and wellbeing.

• Adapt session delivery to meet the diverse needs, abilities, and learning styles of participants, and create a positive and inclusive environment to encourage participation.

• Monitor participant progress, conduct regular revies, and celebrate achievements while identifyingadditionalsupport needs.

• Signpost participants toappropriate localhealth, wellbeing and lifestyle support services where required.

• Participate in training, professional development, and quality improvement activities to ensure the highest standards of service delivery.

• Contribute ideas and feedback to support continuous improvement of programme delivery and participant outcomes.

To be successful in this role, we are lookingforsomeone with:

Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum Level 3 qualificationinExercise Referral,Health Improvement/Promotion/Public Health,Nutrition&Weight Management,Coaching&Behaviour Change, orEducation & Training.

• Evidence of training, qualification, or assessed competence in behaviour change delivery , aligned with recognised frameworks (e.g. COM‑B, Behaviour Change Wheel, motivationalinterviewingor health coaching approaches).

• Fully First Aid trained, with a valid certificate.

EssentialSkills & Experience:

• Experiencefacilitatinggroups and supporting individuals to achieve positive health, lifestyle, or behaviour changes.

• Strong communicationand relationship-building skills, with a person-centred and non-judgemental approach.

• Ability to engage and motivate people from diverse backgrounds and with varying levels of confidence and health literacy.

• Demonstrable IT skills, including the ability to confidently use digital platforms and systemsto deliver services, record data, and meet reporting requirements.

• Willingness toparticipatein induction, supervision,observedpractice, competency assessment and ongoing CPD including all mandatory core training.

• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as required, and the ability to travel throughout the designated region using your own vehicle.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience delivering behaviour change programmes aligned withNHS‑commissionedor public health services.

• Experience working with individuals and/or groups withadditionalneeds, long-term health conditions, obesity, or pre-diabetes.

• Fluency in multiple languages.

• Experience supporting service users via digital or remote delivery platforms.

• Qualification in group-baseddelivery.

• Level 3 Qualification in British Sign Language.

We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.