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Creating a Coaching Culture in the NHS and Beyond
Welcome to our Diploma in Health and Wellbeing Coaching with a pathway designed specifically for workplaces.
Introduction
We are living in volatile, uncertain and complex times with wellbeing at work seen as a central challenge across public and private sectors. Employers are experiencing higher rates of long- and short-term absence from work due to chronic health issues and available workforce is at a record low in many sectors. Presenteeism is a growing issue – individuals being at work but not fully focussed and with reduced efficiency. A key challenge is enabling individuals and teams to ‘work well’ and this is where a health and wellbeing approach can be game-changing.
Building a Healthy Workforce
Our Diploma course is ideal for workplaces looking to invest in the health and wellbeing of their employees and looking to support a healthy working culture and environment.
Whether you are looking to up-skill, if you already have some health coaching experience, or your organisation is looking to introduce a new role in this area, we can offer you a tailored training route that suits your needs.
A Training Pathway Designed with You in Mind
We have designed our Diploma in Health and Wellbeing Coaching in a modular structure from entry-level training up to Level 5*. Our flexible modular structure offers a bespoke approach that allows recognition of your prior learning and enables you to progress your health and wellbeing coaching development over time at your own pace.
Units of study at higher levels of training can be undertaken in a flexible order to further facilitate participation at a time to suit you and your employer. The great news is that you will be able to start putting your learning into practice immediately following Day 1 of the Foundation Certificate. By the end of the Intermediate Certificate, you will have the skills, knowledge and confidence to begin applying a health and wellbeing coaching approach in your organisation.
We award certificates at key milestones during participants learning journeys so you can see and celebrate your achievements as well as gaining confidence and credibility with colleagues. It also means your workplace can quickly showcase their investment in you and your colleagues
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The Peak Health Coaching training pathway for a Diploma in Health and Wellbeing Coaching has a step-by-step cumulative ‘staircase’ structure. Information is given below for each ‘step’ within the overall pathway so check out the links for further details.
(*Level 5 is based on the SEEC indicators; total course duration is 600 learning hours, on a par with 50% of the second year of a university degree.)
The Complete Work-based Pathway
to Senior Practitioner Diploma in Health and Wellbeing Coaching
The NHS & GP Crisis: Employees are not getting the support they need
A recent Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report estimated that the hidden cost of employee sickness has risen by £30 billion since 2018. With NHS delays and limited GP access, employees suffering from chronic conditions, physical or mental, are often left without adequate support.
This has serious business consequences:
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Higher Absenteeism – Employees take more sick days due to unmanaged health issues.
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Rising Presenteeism – Employees work while unwell, impacting productivity.
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Burnout & Disengagement – Mental health challenges increase stress and turnover.
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Chronic Conditions Affecting Retention – Long-term illnesses like chronic pain, diabetes, and stress-related conditions make it harder for businesses to retain top talent.
While the NHS works to address these challenges, businesses cannot afford to wait. The solution? Workplace health coaching.
Senior Practitioner Diploma Key Features
On successful completion of the Diploma programme, you will be able to:
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practice as a health and wellbeing practitioner at NHSE Tier 3 or above
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become a full membership of the UKIHCA
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apply for recognition as an EMCC Senior Practitioner
Pre-requisites
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Peak Health Coaching Practitioner II Certificate, or equivalent (see above)
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Participants should be active health coaching practitioners or in roles where they regularly use a health coaching approach.
Course Length
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Learner led, usually around 9-12 months.
Learning Outcomes
This course offers the opportunity to:
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Work independently, with support, and as part of a peer network, to consolidate your practice as a health and wellbeing coach
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Deepen your knowledge, skills and techniques for reflective practice
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Develop your identity as a coach and be able to express your coaching philosophy and approach to professional practice
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Develop research or quality improvement skills to enable you to research or evaluate health and wellbeing coaching practices
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Develop a special interest in researching evidence-based practice, supervision or quality improvement.
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Achieve PCI-accredited and UKIHCA-approved Health and Wellbeing Supervisor status (optional, supplement applicable)
Course Structure
Throughout the course you will work on your Professional Practice Portfolio ready for submission ahead of your final oral assessment. You will have access to regular tutor-facilitated sessions to support you. In addition, you will take four core modules and select four further specialist modules to suit your interests. You should aim to log a minimum of 150 coaching hours by the end of the course.
CORE BLOCK
Participants complete all of these modules:
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Professional Development
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Professional Practice
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Health Literacy
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Health Education
OPTIONS BLOCK A
Participants select 1 or 2 from this block:
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Working with Groups Module
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Pain Management Module
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Metabolic Health
*Can pick total of 3 modules across Blocks A and B and 1 from Block C
OPTIONS BLOCK B
Participants select 1 or 2 from this block:
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Workplace module
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Independent Practice
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Negotiated module
*Can pick total of 3 modules across Blocks A and B and 1 from Block C
OPTIONS BLOCK C
Participants select 1 from this block:
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Research Module
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Quality Improvement Module
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Supervisor Training (M1 and M2)
Assessment
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Coaching log.
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Portfolio/written assignments to evidence evolving coaching competencies, knowledge, understanding, skills.
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Oral assessment (supervision).
Investment
The full fee of our engaging and innovative, Senior Practitioner Diploma in Health and Wellbeing Coaching is
£3950 plus VAT
(£3160 plus VAT when you book Full course in 2025)
(This fee includes Foundation (Module 1), Intermediate (Module 2), Practitioner I,
Practitioner II Certificates plus learning and assessment for the Senior Practitioner Diploma).
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For those progressing on from our Practitioner II Certificate the fee is
£2000 plus VAT
For those who are new to the Peak Pathway and would like to find out more about this level of training and how it fits with your current experience and previous learning, please book a discovery call with us.
The per person cost will vary, depending on whether you are purchasing an individual place, a full course for a number of your team, or indeed a series of courses for your organisation.
Please get in touch to discuss your specific requirements.
Accreditation and Approval
TESTIMONIAL
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) Health and Wellbeing Team completed health coaching accreditation with Peak Health in 2024. The training was well structured, supportive and easily applicable to our patient groups – LAS staff. Attending this training was a new way of working for the team, historically, LAS staff request signposting and solutions from the Wellbeing Hub. This new skill allowed us to be proactive and join our colleagues on their journey to achieving their individual goals. We were then able to embed health coaching within sickness absence support alongside the traditional health goals. Throughout the course and in the months thereafter, the Wellbeing team were supported by Tim and colleagues through group and individual supervision, check-ins and case study reviews. Tim’s encouragement of our work based training and experienced assistance with introducing and changing our offering to colleagues has been a huge benefit to the LAS.
Nicola Shipp
Health and Wellbeing Business Manager
Invest in a Healthier, More Resilient Workforce
If you’re an HR leader, business owner, or workplace well-being champion, now is the time to act.
At Peak Health, we specialise in workplace health coaching that empowers employees to take control of their well-being — leading to higher engagement, better productivity, and improved job satisfaction.
Get in touch today to explore how we can help your organisation build a healthier, more resilient workforce.
0114 291 9137