Primary Care Health Trainer

Job Purpose

The Better Health at Work Award is an award scheme focusing on health and wellbeing in the workplace.

The partnership is led by nine Local Authorities and co-ordinated by the Northern TUC, with the County Durham locality managed and delivered by Pioneering Care Partnership.

The award is free and available to all businesses across the region, who are supported by a dedicated workplace health teams & have access to free workplace training, including understanding stress and basic mental health. The award supports workplaces to deliver health activities that address key public health improvement priorities.

This role will have a specific focus within Primary Care settings across the North East and North Cumbria. Many registered Primary Care organisations struggle to allocate time and resource to deliver good quality activities and interventions, as this is often in addition to very busy day-jobs where services are time and patient critical. Currently, the dedicated workplace health team provide support and guidance but cannot offer a 'hands on' service or offer any additional resources to lever engagement or delivery.

The provision of a Primary Care Health Trainer adds much-needed capacity to internal delivery and is a practical resource for practices to draw upon with a focus on delivery of health checks, health and wellbeing clinics, groups and programmes tailored to the needs of Primary Care.

The post holder will act as an integrated member of a team, demonstrating a flexible approach to working across a dedicated geographical location to ensure the needs of Primary Care staff are met.

Job Description

Caseload

1. To work with a caseload of Primary Care organisations registered with the Better Health at Work Award across the North East and North Cumbria.

2. To support a caseload of Primary Care organisations by applying asset-based community development, engagement and consultation techniques as appropriate.

3. To work with Primary Care organisations on a 1:1 basis, both face to face and using digital platforms, including social media and video content, to support them through behaviour and lifestyle change and referring to relevant specialist services.

4. To deliver a series of Health Checks with 1:1 clients and groups to targeted Primary Care organisations across the North East and North Cumbria in line with locally agreed standardised quality assured protocols and practice.

5. To be responsible for data management of activity including inputting information onto databases and creating reports.

6. To support each Primary Care organisation in the planning, promotion, delivery and evaluation of all health and wellbeing interventions.

7. To signpost or refer individual clients to a range of health and wellbeing lifestyle intervention, primary and secondary care services and voluntary and community support.

Partners

1. With the support of their line manager, work with the team and partners to support the provision of health-based interventions and campaigns in primary care settings.

2. With the support of their line manager, work with partners and existing groups to develop engagement pathways to keep people well and in work and into appropriate local services.

3. To apply solution focused, problem solving to deal with the wider determinants of health and lifestyle issues including weight management, alcohol, smoking and mental wellbeing.

Marketing and Monitoring

1. To assist with service marketing and promotion activities, including supporting events, including cancer awareness, mental wellbeing and publicity campaigns.

2. To engage in service evaluation in line with the project plan and learning from best practice.

3. To contribute to the collation of verbal and written reports as required.

4. To contribute to knowledge sharing and learning before, during and after each workplace engagement, and to the development of a culture that helps colleagues become confident in using the appropriate technology and develop skills.

Other

1. To work flexibly as part of the team and to provide cover for colleagues as required maintaining appropriate staffing levels across the programme.

2. To ensure the service operates effectively and efficiently.

3. To audit and maintain resources, stock and equipment levels.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the line manager.

To book an informal discussion with Bobby Hewitson, Project Development Manager please email

Closing date for applications is: Sunday 4th January 2026 at midnight

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months

Pay: From £25,190.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Paid volunteer time

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newton Aycliffe DL5 4SF