Self-Employed Health & Wellbeing Coach (Cheshire & Merseyside)

Reed; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed Wellbeing is recruiting a Self-Employed Health & Wellbeing Coach to deliver NHS Healthier You sessions across Cheshire & Merseyside. You will work face-to-face with groups or individuals, travel as needed, and manage 12–20 hours per week.

Qualified in Level 3 Exercise Referral or related field, with First Aid, you will motivate participants to adopt healthier lifestyles using evidence-based coaching methods.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering health and wellbeing sessions to groups or individuals.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with a person-centred approach.
• Ability to travel across Cheshire & Merseyside with own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver NHS Healthier You Programme sessions in group or one-to-one settings.
• Motivate participants to make sustainable health and lifestyle changes.
• Adapt delivery to diverse needs and ensure inclusive sessions.
• Monitor progress, conduct reviews, and identify additional support needs.
• Signpost to local health and wellbeing services as required.
• Participate in training and quality improvement activities.

Education

Level 3 qualification in Exercise Referral

First Aid certificate

Job description

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 considerjoining Reed Wellbeing as a Self-Employed Health & Wellbeing Coach!

_ Please Note, these roles are expressions of interest only at this point. We are currently working ona number ofexciting opportunities within this area and are looking to build a pipeline of talent to allow us to work quickly upon contract award. We will bein a positionto be able to begin the formal recruitment process in the coming weeks and we will be in touch to discuss the next steps of your expression of interest as soon as possible. _

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 Cheshire & Merseyside, 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 yourday-to-dayresponsibilities 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 toimprove 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 whileidentifyingadditionalsupport needs.

• Signpost participants toappropriatelocalhealth, wellbeing and lifestyle support services whererequired.

• 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.