Health and Wellbeing Coach- Mid Chiltern Primary Care Network
Salary: Up to £29,000 per annum WTE dependant on experience
Working hours: Up to 37.5 hours per week, part time also considered
Annual Leave: 33 days inclusive of bank holidays
Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 Support
Please visit our website and find out more about our PCN, the staff that work for us and the services we provide to our local community - About Us - Mid Chiltern PCN
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health and Wellbeing Coach to join our developing multidisciplinary team. The Mid Chiltern Primary Care Network consists of five local GP Surgeries, covering the areas of Amersham, Great Missenden, Prestwood & Hughenden Valley.
We are looking for a Health & Wellbeing Coach to support our PCNs, utilising your health coaching skills to support people with lower levels of patient activation. You will develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their health and wellbeing, whilst increasing their ability to access and utilise community support offers. They may also provide access to self-management education, peer support, and social prescribing.
Health and wellbeing coaches will take an approach that considers the whole person in addressing existing issues and encourages proactive prevention of new and existing illnesses. They will take an approach that is non-judgemental, based on strong communication and negotiation skill, which supports personal choice and positive risk taking, addresses potential consequences and ensures patients understand the accountability of their own decisions, making the patient at the centre of every conversation.
Job Responsibilities
1. Coach and motivate patients through multiple sessions to identify their needs, set goals, and support them to implement their personalised health and care plan.
2. Provide personalised support to individuals, their families, and carers to ensure that they are active participants in their own healthcare; empowering them to take more control in managing their own health and wellbeing, to live independently and improve their health outcomes.
3. Work with the social prescribing service to connect patients to community-based activities.
4. Work with the Long-Term Conditions (LTC) team to deliver specific health advice, where appropriate.
5. Input data including appropriate disease and referral coding.
6. Provide support to local community groups and collaborate with health, social care, and voluntary sector providers.
7. Help establish and co-ordinate patient groups to aid self-management and peer support.
8. Support colleagues to improve their skills and understanding of personalised care, behavioural approaches.
9. Undertake training and induction, including a 4-day accredited training course in health coaching.
10. Raise awareness of shared decision making and decision support tools within the PCN.
11. Utilise existing IT and MDT channels to screen patients for health coaching.
12. Manage and prioritise a caseload, considering the whole person when addressing existing issues.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
* Understanding of the importance and process of helping people with long-term conditions to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence in managing their health.
* Understanding how to apply health coaching in independent and group settings.
* Able to work within a biopsychosocial model, using a range of tools and techniques.
* Demonstrable skills in supporting behaviour change.
* Excellent group and one-to-one facilitation skills.
* Skilled in active and reflective listening, building trust and rapport quickly.
Experience
* Training in motivational interviewing and coaching.
* Training in delivering psychological interventions.
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or related discipline.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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