Job summary
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.
About us
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,
Job description
Job 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.
Job description
Job 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
- Specialist knowledge of Health and Wellbeing and current national and local policies relating to wellbeing.
- Knowledge of: Weight management/ healthy eating /Alcohol Awareness & Identification Brief Advice Training / Smoking cessation awareness / General understand of the National Health and Wellbeing Agenda
- Ability to develop and facilitate workshops
Desirable
- MECC trained
- Coaching experience
Qualifications & Training
Essential
Desirable
- Teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998, City and Guilds 730, Cert Ed or Experienced trainer with a history of delivering sessions to NHS staff
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering healthy lifestyle advice on a 1-1 and/or group basis, translating health improvement knowledge into practice.
Desirable
- Knowledge of models of behaviour change to increase activation to make positive changes.
- Experienced Trained Health Advocate.
- Experience in delivering immunisations
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of Health and Wellbeing and current national and local policies relating to wellbeing.
- Knowledge of: Weight management/ healthy eating /Alcohol Awareness & Identification Brief Advice Training / Smoking cessation awareness / General understand of the National Health and Wellbeing Agenda
- Ability to develop and facilitate workshops
Desirable
- MECC trained
- Coaching experience
Qualifications & Training
Essential
Desirable
- Teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998, City and Guilds 730, Cert Ed or Experienced trainer with a history of delivering sessions to NHS staff
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering healthy lifestyle advice on a 1-1 and/or group basis, translating health improvement knowledge into practice.
Desirable
- Knowledge of models of behaviour change to increase activation to make positive changes.
- Experienced Trained Health Advocate.
- Experience in delivering immunisations
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
