Healthy Lifestyle Advisor

The role delivers adult weight management programmes across community and digital settings, providing evidence-based support in nutrition, behaviour change, and physical activity to help clients achieve sustainable lifestyle improvements. It uses a client-centred approach, incorporating motivational interviewing, positive psychology, and SMART goal setting, alongside 1:1 health coaching, group sessions, and ongoing progress monitoring in line with NICE guidance.

The post holder works within a multidisciplinary team to contribute to assessments and care planning, and supports service development through co-producing materials, contributing to quality improvement, and submitting case studies for reporting. They also play an active role in community engagement and partnership working to promote services, support referrals, and engage potential clients.

In addition, the role ensures accurate record keeping, effective workload management, and compliance with organisational policies and governance standards, while contributing to staff development and completing ongoing training. The post holder is also required to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, and travel across the project area as needed.

The role of Healthy Lifestyle Advisor within ABLs One You Kent Service delivers evidence-based weight management and wider lifestyle behaviour change support to adults, helping individuals improve weight, physical activity, mental wellbeing, and overall health outcomes. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the post holder provides holistic, person-centred interventions across community and digital settings, including weight management programmes, 1:1 health coaching, and healthy eating and cookery sessions, while also supporting clients who may not yet be ready to engage in structured programmes.

The role uses a client-centred, evidence-based approach incorporating motivational interviewing, positive psychology, and SMART goal setting, with ongoing monitoring of progress and tailored support in line with NICE guidance. It contributes to multidisciplinary assessments and care planning, participates in MDT meetings, and supports service development, quality improvement, and co-production of programme materials.

In addition, the post holder is responsible for maintaining accurate records, meeting data requirements, and ensuring compliance with organisational policies and governance standards. The role also involves active community engagement, partnership working, promotion of services, and contribution to staff training and development, alongside flexible working across the project area including evenings, weekends, and travel as required.

ABL

Health Ltd is a dynamic, fast-growing community health organisation with an

ambitious vision to create healthier lives and stronger communities. As an

experienced, CQC-registered provider of community health and wellbeing

services, we are proud to deliver evidence-based, innovative and person-centred

care that makes a real and lasting difference.

We

work in partnership with individuals, communities and system partners to design

and deliver services that are locally rooted, strengths-based and responsive to

need. Everything we do is driven by a commitment to reducing health

inequalities, improving outcomes and ensuring people have access to the right

support at the right time.

ABL

is a values-led organisation where people matter. We invest in our teams,

encourage innovation and collaboration, and create an environment where ideas

are welcomed, and professional development is supported. If you are passionate

about improving population health, enjoy working at pace, and want to be part

of a supportive, multidisciplinary team that shares a genuine commitment to

making a difference, we would love to hear from you.

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