WorkWell Coach

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is launching a new WorkWell Coach role to help people with health conditions move towards employment. You will deliver tailored coaching across multiple channels and work within a multidisciplinary team to support sustainable journeys to work.

As part of a pioneering service, you will assess needs, create action plans and provide ongoing coaching while liaising with partner services and employers. Some evening or weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Level 5 foundation degree or equivalent experience.
• Functional Skills at Level 2 in English and Maths.
• Recent experience supporting neurodivergent individuals and a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored one-to-one support to a caseload, delivering coaching face-to-face, online and by telephone.
• Carry out holistic assessments, co-produce practical plans and connect participants with services.
• Build relationships with employers and partner organisations to support return‑to‑work planning.

Skills

Communication skills

Driving licence

IT literacy

Education

Foundation degree level

Functional Skills Level 2 (English & Maths)

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

WorkWell Coach

The closing date is 25 October 2026

Be part of something new, innovative and truly life-changing. WorkWell is a pioneering service designed to bridge the gap between health and employment, helping people with physical and mental health conditions to move towards, stay in or return to work. As a WorkWell Coach, you'll empower individuals to overcome barriers, build confidence and achieve goals that matter to them.

This is more than a coaching role. You'll work alongside healthcare professionals, employment services, employers and community organisations as part of a multidisciplinary team committed to improving lives. Using a person-centred, strengths-based approach, you'll support participants to identify what is holding them back, develop personalised action plans and access the right services at the right time.

Every day brings variety, challenge and reward. You'll help people recognise their potential, take positive steps forward and achieve meaningful outcomes, while shaping a brand-new service that will make a lasting difference across the community.

Main duties of the job

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

As a WorkWell Coach, you'll provide tailored one-to-one support to a caseload of participants, delivering coaching face-to-face, online and by telephone. Through holistic assessments, you'll explore health, wellbeing, employment and social factors to understand each person's unique circumstances and co‑produce practical, achievable plans that support their journey towards sustainable employment.

You'll provide ongoing coaching and mentoring, helping individuals develop confidence, resilience and work‑readiness skills through activities such as goal setting, job searching, CV development, interview preparation and wellbeing support. Working in a trauma‑informed and strengths‑based way, you'll also connect participants with specialist services and community resources, advocating on their behalf where needed.

You'll build positive relationships with employers and partner organisations, supporting conversations around workplace adjustments and return‑to‑work planning. Alongside delivering high‑quality, person‑centred support, you'll manage your own caseload, maintain accurate records, monitor outcomes and contribute to the success and growth of this exciting new service.

Additional Working Pattern: Some evening and weekend work may be required.

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high‑quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working‑friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non‑EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Training and Experience

• You will have either: A level 5 foundation degree level of study Or you will be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of experience.
• In addition you will also have Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C/ 4-9 or equivalent in English and Maths)
• You'll need to have recent experience of working with/ supporting neurodivergent individuals as well as lived experience
• A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country

Knowledge and Skills

• You'll need have sound communication skills in order to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing whilst being mindful of potential language, learning needs and cultural differences.
• You will need to have a customer focussed approach which is essential to; Provide clients and their families with the best possible experience
• You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases
• Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage including Autism peer support worker Capability Framework (2022), local Lived Experience Framework, the NHS England STAMP STOMP health care pledge and Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People

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

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

£28,392 to £31,157 a yearpro rata per annum