Apprentice - Wellbeing Service

If you have a desire to support individuals to improve their health, then this is the ideal opportunity to gain valuable insight and knowledge. As an Apprentice, you will work towards building the knowledge, experience, and skills required of a Wellbeing Practitioner to be able to:

• Work as part of a team rota covering all aspects of service, meeting clients in a variety of settings to identify their support needs through initial assessments. Updating all client interaction on the service caseload management system.


• Provide ongoing support through personalised support planning specifically around smoking cessation, weight management, harmful drinking and may include advice and developing/delivering a programme of support. When needed facilitating access to ongoing support to broader holistic issues impacting an individuals health - e.g housing, debt etc.


In addition, you will participate in Wellbeing Service Promotional events in a range of venues and support colleagues who are delivering training in subjects including Smoking Cessation, Alcohol and Weight Management brief advice etc. You will also support the service Triage team by processing referrals and assessing new client's needs.

With a desire to support individuals to improve their health and a willingness to learn about Public Health and of the wider determinants of health, you will have a knowledge and understanding of Portsmouth demographics. You will have good communication and interpersonal skills, data management and organisational skills. As well as good IT skills we are looking for someone who is flexible, adaptable, keen to learn and willing to undertake the Apprenticeship qualification as well as any other job specific training.

You will have good numerical and literacy skills be a team player and the ability to work across the Portsmouth area., Are you a citizen of the United Kingdom or another country within the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA).

Have you been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or another country within the EU or EEA for at least 3 years from current date. Do you depend on a visa or other permission to reside in the United Kingdom?

At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so.

With a little over 207,000 residents and 8,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority's main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to multi-million pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

Your New Role

People living in the most deprived communities in Portsmouth have poorer health outcomes and shorter life expectancy. Around two thirds of reduced life expectancy and health inequality is caused by four conditions (cardio-vascular disease, cancer, liver disease and respiratory disease). These conditions are primarily associated with the four main risk factors known to impact health - specifically smoking, excess alcohol, unhealthy weight, and physical inactivity. The Wellbeing Service supports individuals to modify behaviours, improve their health, increase life expectancy, and to reduce health inequalities for people in Portsmouth.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potential with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.


• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.


• We offer flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.


• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.


• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme


• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme.


• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.