What you’ll be doing
This is a fixed-term role for 7 months, created to support the delivery of recommendations from the Speaker's Conference on the employment conditions of Members' staff. As a Wellbeing Advisor, you will play a key role in ensuring Members and their staff have access to high-quality health and wellbeing support, advice, and guidance, helping to create a positive and supportive working environment across Parliament.
Working within the Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service (PHWS), you will collaborate closely with the Members and Members' Staff Services Team and a range of stakeholders across both Houses of Parliament. As part of a multidisciplinary team of clinical and administrative professionals, you will:
- Work directly with Members, Office Managers and Members' staff across the UK, providing one-to-one wellbeing support to improve physical and mental wellbeing, developing tailored plans using the 5 Ways to Wellbeing model.
- Provide practical wellbeing advice, guidance and signposting to appropriate internal and external support services, ensuring individuals receive the right help at the right time through a person-centred and needs-led approach.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, including the Members and Members' Staff Services Team, Office Manager networks, Trade Unions, and other internal and external partners, while promoting awareness and engagement with the wellbeing services available across the Parliamentary community.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact, helping to strengthen wellbeing support for Members and their staff while contributing to Parliament's commitment to an inclusive, healthy and thriving workplace.
This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office.
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Why Join us?
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:
- Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
- Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.
What we’re looking for
Qualifications
- Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, a Psychology degree (or equivalent), or substantial experience in a workplace health and wellbeing role.
Health & Wellbeing Knowledge
- Good understanding of mental health, wellbeing, and supporting individuals in the workplace through coaching, mentoring, or advisory approaches.
- Awareness of the barriers that may be experienced by neurodivergent individuals and those with long-term health conditions.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management, health and safety, confidentiality, GDPR, and equality, diversity and inclusion principles.
Delivering Information & Decision Making
- Experience providing advice, guidance, and signposting to appropriate support services.
- Able to make informed decisions, use initiative, and adopt a proactive, solution-focused approach.
- Experience managing sensitive situations, complaints, or conflict effectively.
Customer Service & Teamwork
- Strong customer service skills with the confidence to support individuals in challenging or complex situations.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team, with a commitment to inclusion and respect.
Best Practice & Governance
- Understanding of evidence-based practice, governance, and accurate record keeping.
- Knowledge of safe working practices, policies, procedures, and reporting requirements.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and maintaining high professional standards.
Organisation & Communication Skills
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting information to groups both in person and virtually.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications and using digital tools to manage workloads effectively.
How to Apply
CV & Supporting Statement – If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with an 500-word limit addressing the person specification found in the Job Description.
More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament
Additional Information
Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement.
Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.
We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.
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