Health Coach – Child Healthy Weight Team - INTERNAL ONLY

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Note that this post is only open to internal staff of NHS Ayrshire & Arran.

Who We Are

NHS Ayrshire and Arran are one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful . You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

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Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Coach - Child Healthy Weight Team based at Ailsa Hospital . This post is offered on a permanent basis.

Hours

36 hours per week, with some evening work required on occasion.

Job share will be considered for this post.

From 1 April 2026, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change staff in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37 to 36 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

UK Driving Licence

A UK driving licence is essential for this role.

What You Will Do

The postholder is responsible for delivering child healthy weight programmes to groups of children and parents. Programmes include activities on physical activities for health, food for good health, changing behaviour, and are run during and after school hours in community settings.

Key Results Areas

• To deliver on objectives, set in conjunction with Health Improvement Officer relating to delivery of the Child Healthy Weight programmes.
• To lead in the delivery of CHW – Jumpstart programmes to groups of families.
• This will include collection and delivery of resources, collation of health packs, delivering the sessions and gathering simple data about attendance.
• Leading discussions, group work and activities in nutrition and active living and supporting families to use health support packs.
• To plan the programme for each session and to amend as appropriate to the group they are working with
• To assist in the ongoingdevelopmentof Jumpstart programmes for groups of children, young people and where appropriate a parent or carer, (max 12 families at a time) who meet the Scottish Government criteria for overweight or obesity.
• To complete pre and post assessments of participants
• To use Health Behaviour Change principles to support children, young people towards positive health behaviours
• To keep accurate records of all activities carried out and to contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the project.

Knowledge, Training And/or Experience Required For This Post

• SVQ4 in a child healthy weight health related subject e.g. nutrition, physical activity orexperience and competence equivalent to that qualification
• Enthusiasm, positive approach and genuine interest in health and people particularly young people
• Experience of working with groups including children
• Ability to lead groups-physical activity sessions e.g., active play and to lead discussions on nutrition
• Ability to motivate others to participate in practical sessions
• Knowledge of and interest in health issues
• Knowledge of health behaviour change processes
• Basic IT skills
• Well organised, good time management.

If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Alan Brown, Health Improvement Officer – Child Healthy Weight, .

Right to Work / Certificates of Sponsorship

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It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be able to offer visa sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. When considering if a post meets the salary threshold for sponsorship, please note the salary advertised is based on a full-time contract and must be pro-rated for part-time positions. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case‑by‑case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 posts or bank contracts.

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