Wellbeing Service Adviser

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Hawick Cottage Hospital

Wellbeing Service, Health Improvement Team, Public Health

Fixed Term until 31/03/27– 36 hrs, 12pm-8pm

This Is An Exciting Opportunity To Join The NHS Borders Wellbeing Service (GP Walk In – National Scottish Government Funded Initiative) Which Provides a Range Of Programmes To Support Clients To Make Positive Changes To Their Health And Emotional Wellbeing. These May Include

• Smoking cessation
• Support for healthier lifestyles including healthy eating and physical activity
• Addressing mild anxiety, stress and depression.
  
  

Through this provision the Wellbeing Service aims to reduce health inequalities and improve the wellbeing of people living in Scottish Borders. The post-holder will support people using evidence based health behaviour change and guided self help approaches to improve health and wellbeing. The post-holder will work within a team in Hawick Cottage Hospital and maintain local networks and an awareness of opportunities available for their clients.

The successful applicant will have a degree in a relevant area (e.g. health improvement, support and care services) and will have relevant practical experience of providing professional support to individuals. They will have active, empathic and reflective listening skills.

The successful candidate applicant must be willing to work 36hours per week over 7 days per week, 12pm-8pm, days and times per week may vary to cover service needs.

Note 1: For commonly occurring or self-explanatory jobs (such as domestics, administrators, registered nurses, etc), the advert text will be reduced to job title and informal enquiries only. The full advert text still appears in the internal job vacancy list, Job CentrePlus and the recruitment section of the SHOW website.

Note 2: We would like to remind all recruiting managers that the HR Department may minimise advert text where appropriate.

Note 3: Recruiting managers must indicate on the advert if the post holder will be required to undertake Exposure Prone Procedures (EPP).

As from 1st April 2026 the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will

be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. 

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

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

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcome