Job Summary
33 days annual leave + bank holidays, Pension scheme and additional employee benefits including car lease scheme. Listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.
We have an amazing opportunity for 2 Health Coaches to join Sunderland GP Alliance Ltd on a Fixed-Term, Full Time basis.
Responsibilities
* As a city-wide Health & Wellbeing Coach within the Work Well programme, you will take a holistic and person-centred approach to supporting individuals who are out of work or at risk of leaving work due to social, physical or mental health conditions.
* Using motivational interviewing and coaching techniques, you will empower individuals with lower levels of patient activation to build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their own health and wellbeing. This includes building trust, supporting self-management of health conditions, and connecting individuals with appropriate community resources and employment services.
* You will provide one-to-one support to improve lifestyle, confidence, and readiness for work, working collaboratively with other services to create a single gateway to access health, employment, and community support. The role focuses on early intervention, aiming to prevent long-term unemployment and promote recovery, independence, and improved quality of life.
Experience
* Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a paid or unpaid capacity.
* Experience of setting up and delivering Group Consultations within a Health or Community setting.
* Experience in delivering behaviour change interventions i.e. Smoking Cessation, NHS Health checks, Weight management.
* Demonstrable knowledge in lifestyle or health interventions for example exercise or nutrition
* Experience of supporting people with their mental health or wellbeing needs
* Experience of working in a community setting
* Experience of handling confidential information.
* Experience of collecting and recording information and data
* Ability to identify risk to self and others
* Identifying and reporting safeguarding incidents
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: £31,156.70 per year
Work Location: In person