Healthy Lifestyle Advisor

ABL; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider in Bolton seeks a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor to work on their 'Your Health Bolton' programme. Your role will involve delivering weight management curricula through engaging nutrition and physical activity sessions. Ideal candidates will be degree-educated or possess equivalent experience, alongside qualifications in health promotion. The position promises training and development opportunities, as well as multiple employee benefits, fostering a culture of health and support.

Benefits

Birthday Day off

Flexible Annual Leave scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Training and Development

Qualifications

• Experience working with hard-to-reach groups and tackling health inequalities.
• Delivering health promotion and public health interventions in community settings.
• Previous experience working directly with individuals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver group weight management sessions including nutrition and physical activity.
• Conduct client-centered assessments and maintain a caseload.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to service development.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team for holistic lifestyle support.
• Attend training and promote the service at events.

Skills

Community health programme experience

Motivational interviewing

Behaviour change techniques

Client-centered assessment

Nutrition knowledge

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

CIMSPA qualified Level 2 Gym instructor

Job description

Working as a Healthy Lifestyle Advisor on ABL’s targeted weight management programme ‘Your Health Bolton’ you will be working with adults to support, motivate and advise those who are currently overweight or obese. You will be passionate about working with individuals to begin the life changing processes necessary for permanent and continued weight loss and weight maintenance.

Role Purpose

You will be a ‘Healthy Lifestyle Advisor’ for Your Health Bolton, delivering our targeted weight management curriculum, including engaging and informative nutrition sessions and suitable physical activity contributing towards getting the residents of Bolton active through our interventions.

You will be a motivated, passionate, organised, and proactive advisor, with experience working in community health programmes. You will be passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and delivering motivational change which is client centred. You will have a background in supporting people to build their confidence and ability to make sustainable healthy behaviour changes which works for their personal circumstances.

Our team have working backgrounds in nutrition, weight management, exercise, brief alcohol advice and smoking cessation. We offer you a full in-house training package to help you support our clients on their journey to a sustainable healthy lifestyle change.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver group weight management sessions that include nutrition, physical activity and behaviour change, in line with ABL Health protocols and NICE guidance.
• Carry out client‑centred assessments using motivational interviewing and positive psychology, maintain a caseload, monitor outcomes and signpost to relevant interventions.
• Maintain accurate record‑keeping and data entry, contribute to the development of service resources, and support goal‑setting using SMART principles.
• Work flexibly as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, addressing broader lifestyle factors such as alcohol, smoking and physical activity.
• Attend training, team meetings and stakeholder events to promote the service and ensure quality standards are met.

Requirements

• Educated to degree level or demonstrable relevant equivalent experience.
• CIMSPA (previously REPS) qualified Level 2 Gym instructor/Group exercise award or equivalent.
• Experience of delivering groups and/or one‑to‑one behaviour change for adults.
• Experience of delivering health promotion / public health interventions in community settings.
• Experience working with hard‑to‑reach groups and tackling health inequalities.
• Previous paid or voluntary experience working with people.

Employee Benefits

• Birthday Day off
• Flexible Annual Leave scheme
• 37.5 hours working week
• Flu jabs
• Blue Light Card
• Cycle to work scheme
• Leadership and staff away days
• Training and Development

Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship; all applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.