Job overview
The Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Health and Wellbeing Advisor.
Main duties of the job
The role is to guide, educate and support our staff members on how to improve how they manage their physical and mental health by developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to change their health-related behaviours, helping to improve their overall quality of life health and wellbeing
You will work to reduce health inequalities and develop health information in a variety of ways to ensure our staff have an understanding about good health and health lifestyle.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:
·Explore leadership within the NHS
·Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
·Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
·Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities,
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the about this job link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
1. Specialist knowledge of Health and Wellbeing and current national and local policies relating to wellbeing.
2. Knowledge of: Weight management/ healthy eating /Alcohol Awareness & Identification Brief Advice Training / Smoking cessation awareness / General understand of the National Health and Wellbeing Agenda
3. Ability to develop and facilitate workshops
Desirable criteria
4. MECC trained
5. Coaching experience
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
6. Registered nurse/midwife
Desirable criteria
7. Teaching qualification ENB 998, City and Guilds 730, Cert Ed or Experienced trainer with a history of delivering sessions to NHS staff
Experience
Essential criteria
8. Experience of delivering healthy lifestyle advice on a 1-1 and/or group basis, translating health improvement knowledge into practice.
Desirable criteria
9. Knowledge of models of behaviour change to increase activation to make positive changes.
10. Experienced Trained Health Advocate.
11. Experience in delivering immunisations
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.