Job summary
WISE Wellness Coaches are improving the health and wellbeing of everyone in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. Wellness Coaches are health professionals with a diverse range of skills who provide people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to become more active in their care to maximise personal well-being and overall health. Our Wellness Coaches use a range of evidence-based interventions and strategies to holistically support people's needs and for them to actively and safely engage in change.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is Fixed term to 31 March 2024 to meet the needs of service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work independently in a variety of Community and Primary Care settings in CTMUHB, as part of the Wellness Improvement team. They will roll out the development and implementation of the Health Trainer Support across the Health Board area in a using a variety of methods including education sessions and individual person support to activate individuals to improve their health and wellbeing.
The post holder will be expected to undertake appropriate specified training to use the licenced software and training programmes that they will deliver. They will have excellent communication and behaviour change skills used to skilled conversations and brief interventions. They will have opportunities which will enable them to support and motivate patients to make positive lifestyle changes, identifying their own risk factors, set goals and enable them to reduce and manage their risk and condition.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support, Fitness Instructor or equivalent qualification or experience
Desirable
- Experience of working with individuals and delivering motivational one to one support
Knowledge
Essential
- Motivational interviewing and brief intervention training.
- Have an understanding and experience of utilising the principles of behaviour change and motivation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a housing, leisure, primary, secondary or community care setting or equivalent
Desirable
- Good understanding of local services and communities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support, Fitness Instructor or equivalent qualification or experience
Desirable
- Experience of working with individuals and delivering motivational one to one support
Knowledge
Essential
- Motivational interviewing and brief intervention training.
- Have an understanding and experience of utilising the principles of behaviour change and motivation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a housing, leisure, primary, secondary or community care setting or equivalent
Desirable
- Good understanding of local services and communities
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).
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).
