Healthy Living Advisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.
The source advert contains explicit wording ruling out sponsorship for this specific role. Consider other live roles at the same band from sponsorship-friendly trusts.
“**Please note that VISA sponsorship is not available for this position**”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role involves facilitating healthy living initiatives for service users within the Complex Psychosis Pathway. The advisor will assess, plan, and deliver interventions focusing on physical activity, healthy eating, weight management, smoking cessation, and brief drug/alcohol interventions. The aim is to reduce health inequalities and support individuals in improving their mental and physical health. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, promoting recovery and therapeutic optimism.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in an area relevant to the post (e.g. nutrition or fitness instructor).
- Level 2/3 qualification in Fitness Instruction and be CIMSPA registered or be willing to work towards this.
- Experience/interest in working in mental health and complex psychosis.
- Knowledge of health promotion, theory and practice relating to mental health and nutrition.
- Values Based
Desirable criteria
- 1.Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- 2.Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- 3.Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
- Qu
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in an area relevant to the post (e.g. nutrition or fitness instructor).
- Level 2/3 qualification in Fitness Instruction and be CIMSPA registered or be willing to work towards this.
- Experience/interest in working in mental health and complex psychosis.
- Knowledge of health promotion, theory and practice relating to mental health and nutrition.
- Values Based
- 1.Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- 2.Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- 3.Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Are you interested in mental health, reducing health inequalities and supporting people to make changes towards a healthier lifestyle?
If so this could be the post for you.
This is an exciting opportunity to facilitate healthy living initiatives addressing health inequalities within our service user population as part of the Complex Psychosis Pathway for Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a motivated, innovative and enthusiastic healthy living advisor to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
The healthy living advisor role focuses on assessing, planning, and delivering healthy living interventions to service users to enable people to improve their mental and physical health.
We are looking for a practitioner who is qualified to a minimum of NVQ level 3 in an area relevant to the post (e.g. nutrition). Please note that we require the post holder to have a Level 2/3 qualification in Fitness Instruction and be CIMSPA registered.
Please note that VISA sponsorship is not available for this position
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in a way that promotes positive partnership working between all members of the Complex Psychosis Pathway. They will have an excellent understanding of the principles of recovery and models and will practice clinically in a way that promotes therapeutic optimism and hope with
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