Thrive Tribe creates long-term habit and behaviour change through a range of lifestyle and wellbeing programmes.Join us on our journey to empower over a million people to change their behaviours and thrive!
At Thrive Tribe we deliver award-winning healthy lifestyle and wellbeing programmes that make people happier and healthier! We would like the position of a Health & Wellbeing Coach for Learning Disabilities & Neurodiversity at Thriving Nottingham to spearhead an exciting and innovative programme approach to engaging with those with a learning disability and/or diagnosed neurodiversity enabling appropriate support to access our service healthy lifestyle pathways. The post will also closely engage and work in partnership with existing services supporting those with a learning disability or diagnosed neurodiversity. Consideration and consultation with carers when appropriate will be an important element when engaging with this cohort of the population of Nottingham City. The aim is to ensure that weight management, stop smoking and move more services are easily accessible to residents living with learning disabilities and/or neurodiversity, who can often be under-represented in health provision. This therefore focuses on linking Thriving Nottingham with other specialist support services to enable those services to refer directly into our service alongside good communication that allows the individual to be confident they are heard, and their healthy lifestyle needs are met appropriately. There will be an expectation for this role to play a part in working with local communities to be sensitive and responsive to the needs of this specific cohort of people and to deliver a tailored service based around those needs. You will work to ensure that this targeted approach is a success and liaise with the Thriving Nottingham Partnership and Engagement team as well as liaising across the other pathways to identify and target eligible and motivated individuals to take part in those pathway programmes. In addition, you will deliver high quality, bespoke evidence based, one to one tier 2 adult weight management support and stop smoking support to clients who have learning disabilities and/or neurodiversity.
Like all roles at Thrive Tribe, you can expect your time at work to be fun, varied and challenging. We don’t like to stick to a firm JD as we know from experience that things change throughout the lifetime of a role and it gives our people the chance to play to their strengths.A typical day as an Targeted support Health & Wellbeing coach might include :
Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders and partner organisations.
Work with existing community assets to build a collaborative and sustainable partnership that enables those previously underserved populations better access to services and support.
Source and deliver clinics in appropriate venues.
Provide eligible clients, with a flexible and bespoke tier 2 adult weight management/stop smoking programme, in line with the thriving Nottingham service, empowering people to lose weight and stop smoking and live happier, healthier lives.
Work alongside the Thrive Tribe Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Lead, to ensure recognition of the importance of a person’s mental and emotional health throughout their journey with the service and the benefits of behaviour change for supporting mental health as well as physical health.
Signpost clients to the wider community organisations after initial assessment and act as liaison for the client in the first instance if needed.
Delivery of small group sessions supporting behaviour change for overall health and wellbeing.
Support the Move More pathway to support physical activity as a vehicle for improving mental and physical wellbeing.
Support the project's referral generation by regularly promoting the service, enhancing visibility, and ensuring understanding of referral pathways and eligibility criteria.
Record and report activity on Thrive Tribe’s bespoke patient database and ensure targets are met. This includes ongoing analysis of client data to ensure the best outcomes are achieved and producing short summary reports/ client quotes and case studies to form part of a service reports to commissioners. Using validated tools such as WEMWEBS to assess any changes in emotional and mental wellbeing of those accessing the service. Validated tools for measuring daily living improvements.
Support development of appropriate resources and review core aspects of the service ensuring they accessible and inclusive.
Working with colleagues across all of our Thrive Tribe services to contribute to new projects and service developments – we’re always looking to share knowledge and resources!
Ensuring due consideration is given to our Safeguarding, Information Governance and Clinical Governance policies and procedures. To ensure safer recruitment and safeguarding for all we adopt pre-employment processes, including DBS checks.
Helping us maintain the ethos of Thrive Tribe by driving our organisational culture forward across our services and using every opportunity to embed our values!
About you...More than anything, we are looking for a team player who puts their heart in to their work. We’ve got some core values that run through everything we do, and we’d love it if they resonate with you too!
Be the changeYou like helping people. You’ll be working with those who need help the most, empowering them to make positive changes to thrive. You can empathise and build great relationships with clients.
Be effectiveYou are patient, can adapt under pressure and have the confidence to think on your feet. You're always happy to make time for other people. You adopt flexible approaches to engagement and delivery.
Be happy You recognise the power of a smile. You value a fun, supportive workplace and want to come to work raring to go (check out our rating on Glassdoor).
Be successfulYou are motivated and driven. Happy working solo or as part of a team, you love meeting targets. And will be given opportunities to contribute and develop your career.
Be big-hearted You want to make a difference. Working with a like-minded team of optimistic people, we want the same thing to do meaningful work and change lives.To work with us in this role you will need to have a good understanding and experience on a personal or professional level supporting people with a learning disability and/or neurodiversity . However, we hire based on attitude over traditional skills and experience so if you feel you are right for the job we would love to hear from you!
Perks...Every person makes Thrive Tribe the incredible place it is to work and play together, we’re unstoppable. Within our buzzing environment our talented people work hard but we ensure lots of fun is thrown in too! We offer you;
Regular team events and activities, including ThriveFest and our annual Challenge Weekend (for those who want to put their fitness to the test!)
Flexible working – we’re serious about life/work balance
Tailored health and wellbeing support such as access to life coaching
Rewards portal offering discounts on shops, restaurants, and days out
Enhanced parental leave
23 days holiday, increasing every year up to a maximum of 29 days (plus Bank Holidays!)
And last but not least, a day on us to live by our values!
Contract: Permanent full-time (part time can be discussed) Salary: £25, 000 to £28,000 FTE Closing Date: 12th January 2026
Applicants will be contacted to outline the next stages of the process. Interviews are likely to take place between the 20th & 22nd January 2026Location: Nottingham City. Please note, the successful applicant will be required to have the right to work in the UK. This position is not a sponsored position Learn more about Thriving Nottingham, www.thrivingnottingham.org.uk Got a question? Lisa Dean Clinical Lead for Thrive Tribe, Lisa.dean@thivetribe.org.uk telephone 07785264301
We believe that every person has the right to thrive at work, which is why we are committed to equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate. Should you require any specific accommodations in the recruitment process please let us know in your application .
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