Health Coach - Black Country - The Better Health Generation

Are you looking for a chance to use your health and wellbeing expertise to make a positive difference in people’s lives? You may be just the person we need!

The Better Health Generation is a community of thought-leading health professionals bound together by purpose. We are experts in work-focused health services and give individuals and organisations access to high-quality, evidence-based and cost-effective health solutions that support performance and deliver tangible results.

We work within the following sectors:

Employability & Skills

Justice

Housing Associations

Apprenticeship & Edusector

Corporate

Charities

We are a company with a reputation for excellence,
and living our values of Quality, Results, Innovation and Integrity.

We are looking for…

Qualified Health Professionals who are passionate about empowering individuals with long-term health conditions and helping them improve their physical health, mental wellbeing, independence and quality of life.

You will work with individuals experiencing a range of health challenges, providing personalised, holistic and evidence-based support tailored to their individual circumstances, goals and aspirations. Many of the individuals you support may be seeking to enter, remain in, or return to employment, making an understanding of the relationship between health and work highly beneficial.

We welcome applications from professionals such as:

Occupational Therapists

Mental Health Practitioners

Counsellors

Psychotherapists

Nurses

Physiotherapists

Wellbeing Practitioners

Occupational Health Practitioners

Health Coaches

Other suitably qualified health professionals

Previous experience within Employability or Welfare to Work is not essential. We are looking for compassionate, resilient and motivated health professionals who are committed to delivering high-quality support and achieving meaningful outcomes for the individuals they work with.

Duties will include:

Conducting comprehensive initial assessments with referred participants to understand their health, wellbeing and support needs.
Managing your own caseload effectively, maintaining regular contact with participants through telephone, video and face-to-face appointments.
Developing personalised wellbeing and support plans that evidence progress and achievement of outcomes.
Delivering one-to-one and group-based interventions focused on health improvement, wellbeing, self-management and confidence building.
Supporting individuals to better understand and manage physical and mental health conditions that may impact daily living and employment.
Providing advice, guidance and coaching to enable participants to make positive lifestyle and behaviour changes.
Signposting and referring participants to appropriate statutory, voluntary and community-based services.
Working collaboratively with wider healthcare, social care and community services to ensure individuals receive holistic support.
Advocating for participants and supporting employers with reasonable adjustments, workplace wellbeing and return-to-work planning where appropriate.
Building effective relationships with local Job Centre Plus, NHS services, GPs, mental health services and community organisations.
Maintaining accurate, confidential and timely records in line with GDPR, professional standards and contractual requirements.
Ensuring safeguarding concerns, incidents and risks are managed and reported appropriately.
Contributing to service quality improvement, innovation and best practice initiatives.

Travel will be required as part of this role, predominantly within Birmingham and the surrounding areas. A driving licence and access to your own vehicle are preferred, with appropriate travel costs reimbursed.

This role is home-based, with travel required for face-to-face participant contact when appropriate to locations within the community, including a hub venue.

Qualification & Essential Criteria

You will be an empathetic, confident and resilient practitioner with excellent communication, assessment and problem-solving skills, and a genuine passion for supporting individuals to improve their health and wellbeing.

Essential Requirements

A recognised professional qualification in a health-related discipline.
Current professional registration where applicable (e.g. HCPC, NMC, BACP, BABCP, NCPS or equivalent).
Minimum two years’ experience delivering health, wellbeing or therapeutic interventions.
Strong understanding of physical health, mental health and wellbeing issues and their impact on daily functioning.
Ability to undertake holistic assessments and develop person-centred support plans.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a diverse caseload.
Good attention to detail and accurate record-keeping abilities.
Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and client management systems.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Home working facilities.
A driving licence and access to your own vehicle is preferred.
Enhanced DBS (can be arranged at point of offer).

Desirable criteria:

Experience working within community health, occupational health, employability or vocational rehabilitation settings.
Knowledge of welfare-to-work, employment support or government-funded programmes.
Experience supporting people with chronic health conditions, mental health conditions and/or neurodiversity.
Understanding of Access to Work, reasonable adjustments and workplace wellbeing.
Experience delivering remote health interventions and digital health support.