Employer: Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kingshill Centre
Town: Wednesbury
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/03/2025 23:59
WorkWell Senior Work and Health Coach
NHS AfC: Band 6
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
* Adult and older adult mental health services
* Specialist learning disability services
* Mental health services for children and young people
* Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in an NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.
We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family-friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and ethnic minority candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Black Country Healthcare we recognise and value all forms of knowledge and expertise, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the job description/person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Job overview
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting 1 WTE WorkWell Senior Work & Health Coaches to manage the Work & Health teams across the Black Country, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Sandwell. The successful candidate will support the team to increase access to quality WorkWell interventions and support participants to address barriers preventing them from progressing into employment and retaining employment. Quality will be key to developing tailored individualised action plans.
Main duties of the job
This role will support the teams to maintain focus on employment and the wider determinants of health impacting on participants' goals. The role will provide supervision, advice, and mentoring in order to achieve core KPI's employment and delivery quality outcomes. The successful candidates will support the KPI submission with clear and accurate data collation, ensure that the quality of service delivery remains in line with WorkWell audit requirements and that co-production is embedded in our ethos. This is an exciting opportunity to continue to develop innovation and deliver an exemplary service.
Working for our organisation
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Post Title: WorkWell Senior Work and Health Coach
Department: Employment & Recovery Services
Location: Black Country Wide
Directorate: Strategy and Partnerships
Band: 6
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 15 Months
The role will work collaborating with clinicians, participants, families, partner organisations and employers across the Black Country. The successful candidates will support a small team who carry a caseload of up to 25-30 individuals.
Key responsibilities include:
* Collation and submission of monthly KPIs and caseload management tools for Work & Health Coaches.
* Managing staff and complying with HR policies and procedures as required.
* Creating and maintaining partnerships in the geographical area both internally and externally.
* Carrying a small caseload and leading the team by example for delivering a high-quality service.
Person specification
Person Specification Criteria
* Management training or equivalent experience
* An ability to lead, supervise and develop a staff team independently
* An ability to initiate and develop relationships with both internal and external partners
* Working knowledge of the barriers faced by individuals who may be socially excluded and furthest from the labour market
* Ability to consistently achieve performance and quality targets
* Experience of supporting individuals with long-term Mental Health support needs
** Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position**
We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming response of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.
If you do not hear from the recruitment 4 weeks within the advertised closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Please ensure that you check your emails on a regular basis for any recruitment updates regarding this vacancy. If you are not successful at the shortlisting stage and would like feedback, please contact the Recruitment Team directly for feedback.
The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years’ working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working directly for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years.
Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.
The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.
As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people.
Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process.
Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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