Job Title:
Wellbeing Consultant
Job Ref:
Bristol – WBC446
Cambridge – WBC447
Surrey – WBC448
Contract:
Permanent
Hours:
Bristol (37 hours per week, Monday to Friday)
Cambridge (30 hours per week, over 4 days)
Surrey (30 hours per week, over 4 days)
Salary:
£ 28,080 – £33,280 pro rata, per annum (dependent upon experience). Regional weighting applies to Cambridge and Surrey roles, pro rata, per annum.
Location:
All roles are based at the GenesisCare centres:
GenesisCare Bristol, 300 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Bristol, BS32 4SY
Genesiscare Cambridge, Fordham Road, Newmarket, CB8 7XN
Genesis Surrey, Rosalind Franklin Close, Guildford, GU2 7AW
About Us
Penny Brohn UK is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. We help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering support through our team of cancer support experts (which includes doctors, nutritionists, counsellors and exercise therapists)
Penny Brohn UK 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 our services freely available, our aim is for all people with cancer to be able to access the high-quality support they need.
Penny Brohn UK have been working in partnership with GenesisCare UK, a private healthcare company, since 2013. We deliver 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, Penny Brohn UK 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 three experienced healthcare professions/health related professionals to join our 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 Penny Brohn UK organization. We are looking for a professional who can work in a flexible, proactive, 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 alongside our partner 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 the Penny Brohn UK treatment support services at GenesisCare.
In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:
30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata per annum)
Regional allowance in Cambridge and Surrey (pro rata per annum)
Enhanced sick pay after six month’s service
Auto enrolment into the Penny Brohn UK pension 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
Application Process
To apply for this position, please send your CV along with a supporting letter to jobs@pennybrohn.org.uk (quoting the specific job reference in the subject line for the location you wish to apply for).
Your covering letter must demonstrate why you are interested in the position, how you meet the criteria detailed in the job description and person specification and what it is that you can bring to the role. Unfortunately, CVs submitted without a supporting letter will not be considered.
We kindly request that candidates who have previously applied for a Wellbeing Consultant role within the last six months, refrain from making a further application on this occasion.
If you would like an informal chat with the hiring manager before applying, or for queries, please contact the HR department at the same email address.
Thank you for considering Penny Brohn UK, we look forward to hearing from you!
For further details with regards to the role, please see the attached job description.
Timetable for appointment
Closing date: Monday 14 July at 9.00am (we are unable to consider late applicants)
First interview: Via teams: Bristol 24 July, Cambridge 23 July, Surrey 21 July
Second interview: In person on Thursday 31 July at Penny Brohn UK, National Centre, Pill, Bristol, BS20 0HH
Start date to be agreed upon appointment with successful candidates.
At Penny Brohn UK, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. We are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing to support our ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both our employees and the lived experience of all communities touched by cancer. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
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