Health & Wellbeing Coach
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship is not clearly stated in this advert.
The advert didn't contain a clear role-specific sponsorship line, so HiveMind can't confirm eligibility. Verify with the recruiting manager or trust HR before you apply.
Role summary
This role is for a Health and Wellbeing Coach within secure forensic inpatient wards at Ridgeway, Roseberry Park Hospital. The coach will deliver low-level therapeutic interventions, supporting individuals with mental illnesses in their recovery through coaching, motivational interviewing, and psychoeducation. Responsibilities include providing one-to-one support, facilitating group activities, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality mental health support and discharge planning. The position involves working directly on the wards, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs (both 1-1 and in groups) in a coaching and goal setting way.
- Experience of developing and co-ordinating projects and activities.
- Excellent group facilitation skills, active listening and building rapport.
- Completed training or qualification relevant to the post, e.g. Train the trainer, mental health coaching, motivational interviewing, recovery training, Peer Support Worker or Coaching.
- Working knowledge and understanding of mental health and ability to recognise the indicators of deteriorating mental health.
- I operate from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity.
- Experience of working in a recovery focused manner and delivering recovery education.
- Ability to support, coach and encourage people to influence, speak out and lead within their own communities including those from marginalised communities.
- I work proactively and collaboratively with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
- I prioritise workload demands and positively respond to unforeseen challenges.
- I deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner.
- I am a confident communicator with excellent verbal and written skills.
- I work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural, and spiritual strengths and needs of the individual.
- I am committed to improvements, innovation, and advances in supporting practices and approaches in mental health.
- Ability to use feedback mechanisms, supervision, and personal development positively and be self-reflective in own personal and professional practice development.
- I have working knowledge of standard IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, and use of database / information systems.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in secure environments or experience of working with those convicted of offences
- Health education qualification, such approved Mental Health First Aid Practitioner
- Experience of co-production.
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs (both 1-1 and in groups) in a coaching and goal setting way.
- Experience of developing and co-ordinating projects and activities.
- Excellent group facilitation skills, active listening and building rapport.
- Completed training or qualification relevant to the post, e.g. Train the trainer, mental health coaching, motivational interviewing, recovery training, Peer Support Worker or Coaching.
- Working knowledge and understanding of mental health and ability to recognise the indicators of deteriorating mental health.
- I operate from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity.
- Experience of working in a recovery focused manner and delivering recovery education.
- Ability to support, coach and encourage people to influence, speak out and lead within their own communities including those from marginalised communities.
- I work proactively and collaboratively with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
- I prioritise workload demands and positively respond to unforeseen challenges.
- I deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner.
- I am a confident communicator with excellent verbal and written skills.
- I work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural, and spiritual strengths and needs of the individual.
- I am committed to improvements, innovation, and advances in supporting practices and approaches in mental health.
- Ability to use feedback mechanisms, supervision, and personal development positively and be self-reflective in own personal and professional practice development.
- I have working knowledge of standard IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, and use of database / information systems.
- Experience working in secure environments or experience of working with those convicted of offences
- Health education qualification, such approved Mental Health First Aid Practitioner
- Experience of co-production.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £28,392 — matches the national scale.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
Job summary
A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to work for Rethink Mental Illness as a Health and Wellbeing Coach (HWBC) within the secure forensic inpatient wards at Ridgeway, Roseberry Park Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The role will form part of a new Integrated Care Mental Health team, delivering low level therapeutic interventions. The postholder will support people with mental illnesses in the self-management of their recovery, building a professional relationship of trust in a non-judgmental manner with every client, as a basis for developing and enabling therapeutic relationships.
This role involves providing support based on mental health coaching, motivational interviewing, change management, psychoeducation (including around wider health and substance issues), grounding and emotional regulation. This ranges from providing informal information, 1 to 1 support, enablement of engagement with other professionals, facilitating group activities and forums and ad hoc support for those experiencing emotional distress.
They will work alongside the other staff in the mental health team to deliver high quality, mental health support during an individuals time in Ridgeway at Roseberry Park Hospital and in onward planning for their discharge into the community.
The Postholder will be offered a full induction to the TEWV setting and to the Rethink organisati
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.