Health and Wellbeing Advisor - Livingston, United Kingdom - The Fedcap Group

The Fedcap Group

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Livingston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Role
The Health & Wellbeing Adviser will support with the Health and Wellbeing Strategy across UK employability.

To develop a holistic health and employment approach whilst integrating into operations and progressing customers closer to the labour market and into sustainable employment.

Location:
Livingston (office-based role with 1 day hybrid)

Salary:
£25,000 to £28,000 depending on experience

Contract: 6 month fixed-term contract

Key Responsibilities

Provide evidencebased health or wellbeing advice using clinical expertise and judgement for customers to address barriers to employment
Promote positive selfcare and wellbeing strategies to maintain customer engagement, motivation and resilience
Deliver health education, lifestyle and wellbeing groups and workshops through facetoface and digital platforms. These sessions may include Anxiety Management, Managing Stress & Resilience, Sleep & Routine, Assertiveness, Managing Interview Nerves and to also be involve in the planning of workshop activities
Perform biopsychosocial assessments and deliver onetoone sessions with customers to assist them in improving their wellbeing and support with producing tailored, employmentfocused action plans
Work closely with the Employment Advisers and wider teams to manage customer referrals and supporting activities, ensuring action plans are aligned and updated via regular case conferences
Develop relationships and networks with key stakeholders including employers, job centre teams, GPs and other healthcare providers
Observe and adhere to our customer service standards so that all customers are provided with the same high standard of service that maximise their chances of securing sustainable employment
Maintain IT files and customer records in accordance with our quality standards and adherence to a clinical governance framework
Ensure compliance with our company policies (including Health & Safety, Safeguarding and Data Security) so customers and colleagues are protected at all time Support in the development of a range of standardised training and support materials for nonhealthcare trained employees to raise awareness and improve the employee knowledge base

Person Specification

Experience and Qualifications

Essential:

Qualified health professional registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), or British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Previous experience supporting individuals with physical and mental health difficulties in a participant facing environment.
Ability to build rapport, engage and coach individuals to progress.
Knowledge and experience of local specialist networks and provisions.
Able to engage with peers/practitioners across local areas
Ability to embrace our company values which are
Kindness, Respect, Integrity, and Innovation

Key Competencies:

Adaptability
Results focused
Customer centric
Rapport building
Resilience
Quality & Compliance

Desirable:

Experience of presenting and delivering health or wellbeing related group interventions, facilitating workshops or training sessions face to face and through digital technology.
Supported customers with health issues in a back to work, vocational rehabilitation or occupational health setting
Knowledge and experience of the employability sector and local labour market.

What else can we offer you?...

...a rewarding career that makes a genuine difference to people's lives.

You won't work on weekends or bank holidays
A monthly benefits scheme worth £500 with access to over 900 retailers
A cycle to work scheme that is open all year long
Laptop and mobile phone for every employee
Employee assistance programme (EAP). A telephone service offering various support services including emotional support, stress helpline amongst others.
The opportunity of an Institute of Employability Professionals (IEP) qualification for all employees
A twoweek Induction and training programme
Company annual leave, including a buy/sell scheme
Free life cover
Pension with a 4% match from Fedcap

Additional information

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Disability confident employer and Access to work

As a Disability confident employer, we work in partnership with other organisations' to underpin the governments aspiration to support disabled customers into work.

This includes but not limited to making reasonable adjustments and providing specialist equipment to those who need it so they can work in a comfortable working environment.

Veterans and service personnel

Fedcap is positive about employing veterans and service personnel spouses or family members as part of our commitment to upholding principles of the Armed Forces Covenant.

INDHP

Mission:
To create opportunities for people by designing an