Health & Wellbeing Coach

Job description

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. 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 individual’s time in Ridgeway at Roseberry Park Hospital and in onward planning for their discharge into the community. Rethink Mental Illness will work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) to pilot a new Integrated Care Mental Health team with the postholder being co-located onsite at Ridgeway, Roseberry Park hospital, working directly onto the wards Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.30pm. The Postholder will be offered a full induction to the TEWV setting and to the Rethink organisation, which will include HWBC training packages and will have ongoing, regular supervision delivered by a Senior HWBC. Rethink staff will have access to the free onsite parking and free onsite gym/ staff fitness sessions. If this is something you think you would be interested in, please apply now! Why join Rethink Mental Illness? We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from: • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause. • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave. • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind. • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career. • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes. • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card. • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team. Our commitment to inclusion We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.