Band 4 Health and Wellbeing Coach Health and Wellbeing Coaches take an approach that considers the whole person in addressing existing issues and encourages proactive prevention of new and existing illnesses. They use an approach that is non-judgemental, based on strong communication and negotiation skills, which supports personal choice and positive risk taking, addresses potential consequences and ensures patients understand the accountability of their own decisions, making the patient at the centre of every conversation. As a Health and Wellbeing Coach, you will utilise your health coaching skills to support people on the surgical waiting list, to become optimised for surgery - this will include, but not limited, to stopping smoking, reducing BMI, reducing alcohol consumption, managing long term conditions (diabetes and hypertension) and increasing activity levels. Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK. The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good. At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.” We are C ompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions. We are A spirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate. We are R esourceful and responsible in the way we work and live. We are E xcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice. Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Collis Job title: Service Manager Email address: louise.collisroyalberkshire.nhs.uk