Health and Wellbeing Coach - West

The Health and Wellbeing Coach will work in the West Essex community providing health and lifestyle coaching and care co-ordination within their areas.

This will include:

- Independently running health & wellbeing workshops/exercise classes in a group, in a virtual setting or face to face to NHS service users experiencing mental wellbeing difficulties, who may also experience long term health conditions.

- Independently conducting health & lifestyle initial appointments and 1-1 sessions via telephone or video call. The Healthy Living Healthy Minds programme aims to help improve service users wellbeing by focusing on improving lifestyle factors, such as physical activity levels and healthier eating. Thus, in-depth coaching sessions are important to address the causes and barriers to improving lifestyle.

- Contributing to the Healthy Living Healthy Minds programme development and assisting in producing resources.

- For candidates who do not hold the training for Level 3 GP Referral (also known as Level 3 Exercise Referral), this will be provided and will be expected to be completed within the first 6 months of employment (funded by Vita Health Group).

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The Role:
What you will do?

The Health and Wellbeing Coach will work in the West Essexcommunity providing health and lifestyle coaching and care co-ordination within their areas.

This will include:

• Independently running health & wellbeing workshops/exercise classes in a group, in a virtual setting or face to face to NHS service users experiencing mental wellbeing difficulties, who may also experience long term health conditions.
• Independently conducting health & lifestyle initial appointments and 1-1 sessions via telephone or video call. The Healthy Living Healthy Minds programme aims to help improve service users wellbeing by focusing on improving lifestyle factors, such as physical activity levels and healthier eating. Thus, in-depth coaching sessions are important to address the causes and barriers to improving lifestyle.
• Contributing to the Healthy Living Healthy Minds programme development and assisting in producing resources.
• For candidates who do not hold the training for Level 3 GP Referral (also known as Level 3 Exercise Referral), this will be provided and will be expected to be completed within the first 6 months of employment (funded by Vita Health Group).

This is a full time, permanent contract with one evening shift per week, either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday from 12:00-8:00pm. This is a remote role, but with a desire to have face to face provision in future, and the post holder would ideally be able to travel across the WE region if required.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum level 3 accredited qualification in personal training or exercise instruction (such as REPs or CIMSPA)
• Experience of delivering face-to-face or virtual exercise classes
• Experience of working individually and within a team
• Ability to encourage behavioural changes, and design individualised health & wellbeing plans
• Sound health and wellbeing knowledge including exercise and nutrition
• Experience of working with people experiencing mental wellbeing difficulties
• Willingness to work a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening 12-8pm
• Basic knowledge of the Talking Therapies mental health service
• Adept in time management and prioritisation
• Friendly and approachable with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion
• Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required
• Level 3 GP Referral (Also known as Level 3 Exercise Referral)
• Certificate / diploma in behavioural change, personal coaching, or motivational interviewing
• Recognised qualifications in exercise class instruction

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UKs largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of Making People Better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as Best Company to Work for at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024.

This is also recognised by current employees our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:

• Supportive team and management
• Positive work environment
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Trust and respect
• Autonomy and flexibility

We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development…