Health Trainer Thurrock Healthy Lifestyle Service

Job Title:Health Trainer- Thurrock Healthy Lifestyle Service
Salary:per annum(pro rata to hours worked as part-time)
Grade:D
Contract Type:Permanent
Working Hours:30 hours per week

About the Department

Thurrock Healthy Lifestyle Service is a key part of the local authoritys Public Health Team dedicated to supporting residents to improve their health and wellbeing. Our service provides practical one-to-one and group support to help people make positive lifestyle changes particularly those from disadvantaged or hard-to-reach communities.

Health Trainers work closely with individuals to assess their current lifestyle set achievable health goals and develop personalised action plans. They offer guidance and motivation on a range of health issues including healthy eating physical activity stopping smoking reducing alcohol intake and improving emotional wellbeing. Health Trainers also signpost clients to other relevant services and community resources as needed.

Our team is committed to reducing health inequalities by engaging with local communities building trust and empowering people to take control of their own health. We work in partnership with other health and social care professionals voluntary organisations and community groups to ensure a holistic approach to health improvement.

About the Role

As aHealth Trainer you willbe responsible for:

• Delivering healthy lifestyle interventions on one-to-one and group basis empowering individuals to identify and address risk factorsaffecting their health and wellbeing. Using evidence-based behaviour change techniques provide tailored advice and support to help clients make sustainable lifestyle improvements and reduce health includes supporting individuals to stop smoking achieve and maintain a healthy weight adopt healthier eating habits increase physical activity levels and reduce alcohol related harm.
• Using appropriate assessment evaluation and benchmarking tools and techniques to monitor client progress against their action plans.
• Ensuring that individuals are aware of options to improve their health within Thurrock including timely access to high quality and appropriate risk management interventions via onward referrals into clinical or lifestyle intervention services and signposting to relevant services and community assets.
• Conduct health check assessments within the Thurrock area in line with locally agreed approaches as outreach and in workplaces in line with national framework guidance and best practice.
• Engaging with a range of voluntary community faith sector local businesses and Health and Social Care professionals as well as communities and localities to identify groups and individuals who may benefit from healthy lifestyle interventions but may not traditionally engage with health promotion activities or NHS services.
• Supporting and promoting the development of schemes and opportunities to target those most vulnerable to poorer health and wellbeing outcomes.

This role offers the chance to make a real difference by empowering individuals to take control of their health reducing health inequalities and improving the wellbeing of communities through personalised support and positive lifestyle change.

WhatWereLooking For

Werelooking for someone who has:

• A minimum of 2 years experience in a relevant health improvement/health trainer field for example nursing/clinical smoking cessation diet and nutrition weight management sports science.
• Good communication and facilitation skills to support the assessment and monitoring of behaviour change
• Good interpersonal skills to enable interaction with clients with a range of emotional needs in order to listen influence negotiate and motivate individuals in relation to health behaviours.
• An ability to work individually and as part of a specialist mixed skill team.
• An ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences both written and verbal.

Essential qualifications:

• Diploma or equivalent experience in health trainer/health improvement field
• RSPH Level 2 award in Nutrition for Health or equivalent qualification.
• National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT) accredited skills practitioner certificate

DBS Check:Basic check is required for this post

Benefits of Working with Us

At Thurrock Council we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Employeeassistanceprogramme and wellbeing support
• Staff discounts and local offers
• A supportive and inclusive working environment

Important Dates

Closing Date (Redeployment Only):15th October 2026

Closing Date (Internal & External):25th October 2026

Interview Date:To Be Confirmed

Additional Information

If you have any questions about the role or interview process please contact:

Tina Lincoln - Health Trainer Service Manager

To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below:

Download Job Profile (PDF Document)

If the Job Profile and Person Specification list any qualifications as essential please also upload copies of those relevant qualifications.