Wellbeing Consultant

CHM; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A cancer health and wellbeing charity is seeking a Wellbeing Consultant in Newmarket. The role involves providing holistic support to cancer patients, requiring strong communication skills and experience in health-related services. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, supporting a positive patient experience throughout treatment.

Benefits

30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Enhanced sick pay

Auto enrolment into the pension scheme

Free Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Candidates should have experience of working within private or national health related services.
• Knowledge, experience or understanding of complementary therapies or other support services is desired.

Responsibilities

• Delivering one-to-one sessions focusing on holistic needs assessments.
• Ensuring a positive experience for patients within the treatment support services.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Experience in health-related services

Understanding of complementary therapies

Education

Healthcare profession or health-related degree

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Wellbeing Consultant
Ref: WBC447
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week, over 5 days. Hours usually 8-4pm, or 8.30-4.30pm
Salary: £28,080 - £33,280 per annum (dependent upon experience). Regional weighting applies per annum.
Location: Based at GenesisCare Cambridge, Fordham Road, Newmarket, CB8

About the Employer

Our client is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. They help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering support through their team of cancer support experts (which includes doctors, nutritionists, counsellors and exercise therapists)

This charity helps people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible. By making their services freely available, their aim is for all people with cancer to be able to access the high-quality support they need.

This organisation have been working in partnership with GenesisCare UK, a specialist healthcare company, since 2013. Together delivering an integrated cancer care approach which includes complementary treatment support and lifestyle advice for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy at all of their 14 centres across the UK. For over 40 years, this charity has supported people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced healthcare profession/health related professional to join this organisation's existing team of Wellbeing Consultants embedded within established UK GenesisCare cancer treatment centres.

This role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with patients, relatives, GenesisCare staff team and Wellbeing consultant team and the wider organization. They are looking for a professional who can work in a flexible, intelligent, and creative way.Candidates should have experience of working within private or national health related services and have knowledge, experience/understanding of complementary therapies or other support services.

Key role considerations

• This role will involve working alongsidepartner GenesisCare to ensure a holistic approach is taken in aspects of support and treatment.
• The bulk of the patient work is delivery of one-to-one sessions – completing holistic needs assessments, review appointments, consultations, mindfulness, and relaxation sessions.
• The Wellbeing Consultant is responsible for ensuring that patients and their relatives have a positive experience as they move through this organisation'streatment support services at GenesisCare.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Regional allowance pro rata, per annum
• Enhanced sick pay after six month’s service
• Auto enrolment into the companypension scheme
• Free Life Assurance
• Family friendly policies with enhanced maternity and paternity leave after one year of service
• Specsavers Corporate eyecare test
• Cycle to work scheme

Timetable for appointment

Closing date: Monday 6 October at 9.00am (the employer is unable to consider late applications)
First interview: Via Teams on Friday 10 October
Second interview: In person on Monday 13 October at the charity's UK National Centre, Pill, Bristol, BS20
Start date: To be agreed upon appointment with successful candidate

Interested?

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This employer is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. They are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing to support their ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both their employees and the lived experience of all communities touched by cancer. They welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

No agencies please.