Health Coach

Job summary

Would you like to work within Primary Care and Mental Health, a service delivered in partnership with MIND and SHSC, which ensures that the people of Sheffield have excellent local, joined up, sustainable primary and community mental health support to enable them to live their lives to the full?

Are you passionate about health and wellbeing and want to make a real difference to peoples lives?

Whether youre a Personal Trainer, Health Coach, or someone with a genuine passion for supporting others to live healthier lives, wed love to hear from you.

Were looking for caring, compassionate and motivated people who can encourage, empower and support individuals to take positive steps towards better health and wellbeing, including carrying out physical health checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Coach you will work closely with the Learning and Disability team and Lead Nurses to support and encourage up take of Seriously Mental Illness and Learning Disability physical health checks.

You will play a crucial role in coordinating and supporting the development and implementation of the project, as well as completing health checks across the city. As the role involves regular travel on a citywide basis, access to a car and the ability to travel regularly are essential requirements.

We have 2 full time positions available and we are open to exploring part time options.

About us

Primary Care Sheffield (PCS) is a not-for-profit healthcare organisation delivering NHS services across Sheffield, including primary care, community services and mental health. We work in partnership with NHS organisations, GP practices and local communities to break down barriers to different types of services and bring high-quality, accessible care closer to the places people live.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, they shape how we work and how we treat one another, our values are to be innovative, open, person-centred, ambitious and empowering. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where our people can develop, contribute ideas and make a meaningful difference to the patients and communities we serve.

Details

• Date posted: 02 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £24,852.66 to £25,419.71 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: A3466-26-0053
• Job locations: Primary Care Sheffield Ltd, 28 Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield, S7 1NF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Use the principles of Making Every Contact Count (MECC) to provide brief health and wellbeing interventions, to help people make informed choices and take positive steps to improve their health.
• Work with individuals to identify health and wellbeing needs and develop personal health plans and realistic action plans, reviewing progress and adapting goals to help people make and sustain positive behaviour changes.
• Plan and deliver engaging one-to-one and group sessions, providing advice, education and practical support around healthy lifestyles and wellbeing.
• Carry out basic health checks and observations, such as height, weight and blood pressure.
• Document health plans and maintain accurate patient records.
• Identify individuals who may benefit from additional support and signpost or refer them to appropriate health, wellbeing and community services.
• Build positive, supportive and non-judgemental relationships with individuals, carers and families, adapting communication to meet different needs and circumstances.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, health professionals and external organisations to provide coordinated support and improve outcomes for individuals.
• Develop and maintain links with local community, voluntary and health organisations, including identifying new referral pathways and strengthening existing pathways into the Health Trainer Service.
• Collect data to contribute to the evaluation and improvement of service performance.
• Recognise and appropriately respond to risks or concerns relating to patient care, escalating issues to senior colleagues where required.
• Plan and manage your own workload effectively, ensuring agreed activities, appointments and targets are delivered within required timescales.
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings, training, community activities and health promotion events.
• You must be able to travel across the city to meet service users and deliver sessions in a range of community settings.
• You must becompetent in phlebotomy, or be willing to develop this skill and achieve competency within three months of appointment.

Your application is an opportunity to tell us about you. We encourage you to use your own words to describe your experience, achievements, and motivation. Whilst AI tools may be used to help structure or proofread your application, the content must be an authentic reflection of your own knowledge and experience with applications that include unedited AI-generated text such as placeholder wording, prompts or template instructions, automatically declined.

PCS is a Disability Confident employer committed to a supportive and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If you need reasonable adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply.