Job summary
This is an exciting time for our Organisation as we set up our Health and Wellbeing Coach service from scratch to be delivered across a number of Primary Care Networks in Northampton.
We are looking for individuals who are driven and passionate about making a positive impact on peoples' lives.
Working in partnership with Trilogy Wellbeing Centres' across Northampton, this is a really positive development for primary care and a fantastic opportunity for the right people.
Main duties of the job
This is a vital role within the Primary Care Network and the successful candidate will work alongside social prescribing link workers and care coordinators to provide an all-encompassing approach to personalised care and enable people to work out how best to use the health and care system.
The successful candidate will have good communication,
negotiation and people management skills and act with compassion and integrity.
They will have experience of using coaching approaches, frameworks and models
or other helping strategies, for example, motivational interviewing.
The postholder will work with a diverse range of people from
different cultural and social backgrounds. The ability to work confidently and
effectively in a varied, and sometimes challenging environment is
essential.
About us
General Practice Alliance is a growing organisation, at the forefront of Primary Care within Northampton.
We offer a generous package of annual leave, NHS staff pension, NHS health service discounts, a discounted Trilogy Supergold Membership and access to an employee assistance programme.
Our Values
TO INSPIRE: an open culture which is respectful and honest, leading by example and encouraging all people to have a voice.
TO DEVELOP: develop resilience in people, communities, and sustainable services.
TO INNOVATE: support service transformation seeking innovative solutions to challenges.
For further information or an informal chat about the role, please contact Emily Skinner - Lead Health and Wellbeing Coach email emily.skinner10@nhs.net
Interview Dates:
1st December - Teams
5th December - Face to Face
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full Job Description please see supporting documents.
Job Purpose
Health
and Wellbeing Coaches support people to improve how they manage their physical and
mental health. They work
with people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to change their health-related
behaviours, helping to improve their overall quality of life, health and
wellbeing.
Primary Duties and Areas of
Responsibility
Health and Wellbeing Coaches
manage and prioritise a caseload, according to the needs, priorities and
support required.
They identify when a
persons needs are beyond the scope of the health and wellbeing coach role and
refer them back to other health professionals or organisations.
Health and Wellbeing Coaches
may work with people by phone, by video conference, or face-to-face.
The successful candidate
will be kind, reflective and self-aware and will enjoy working with a wide
range of people.
They will have good
communication and negotiation skills and a firm belief that people have
untapped resources within them, that can be unleashed by providing high
quality, non-judgemental support.
They will be proactive with
a flexible attitude, keen to work as part of a team and committed to developing
themselves in this skilled role and supporting colleagues to do the same.
Working with referral partners to maximise appropriate referrals
and promoting the health and wellbeing service.
In collaboration with your patients, create personalised plans,
measure outcomes and manage patient information in line with data protection
policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full Job Description please see supporting documents.
Job Purpose
Health
and Wellbeing Coaches support people to improve how they manage their physical and
mental health. They work
with people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to change their health-related
behaviours, helping to improve their overall quality of life, health and
wellbeing.
Primary Duties and Areas of
Responsibility
Health and Wellbeing Coaches
manage and prioritise a caseload, according to the needs, priorities and
support required.
They identify when a
persons needs are beyond the scope of the health and wellbeing coach role and
refer them back to other health professionals or organisations.
Health and Wellbeing Coaches
may work with people by phone, by video conference, or face-to-face.
The successful candidate
will be kind, reflective and self-aware and will enjoy working with a wide
range of people.
They will have good
communication and negotiation skills and a firm belief that people have
untapped resources within them, that can be unleashed by providing high
quality, non-judgemental support.
They will be proactive with
a flexible attitude, keen to work as part of a team and committed to developing
themselves in this skilled role and supporting colleagues to do the same.
Working with referral partners to maximise appropriate referrals
and promoting the health and wellbeing service.
In collaboration with your patients, create personalised plans,
measure outcomes and manage patient information in line with data protection
policies.
Person Specification
Job Circumstances
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home
Desirable
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding how to apply health coaching in group settings
- Able to use a range of tools and techniques to enable and support people, such as agenda setting, goal setting, problem solving
- Demonstrable skills in supporting behaviour change
- Skilled in active and reflective listening, building trust and rapport quickly
Experience
Essential
- Experience of using coaching approaches/frameworks and models or other helping strategies e.g. Motivational Interviewing
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
-
- Experience of working in health and social care care/community development setting or similar
- An understanding of the different factors that influence our health and wellbeing
- Experience of successful partnership across a variety of organisations
Qualifications
Essential
- Be willing to attend a 4 day training course held by an accredited Personalised Care Institute training company
Desirable
- Coaching/counselling qualification/experience or other relevant qualification/experience involving reflective listening skills relevant training and experience in non-clinical Supported Self-Management (SSM) Health Coaching through a PCI-accredited organisation
Person Specification
Job Circumstances
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home
Desirable
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding how to apply health coaching in group settings
- Able to use a range of tools and techniques to enable and support people, such as agenda setting, goal setting, problem solving
- Demonstrable skills in supporting behaviour change
- Skilled in active and reflective listening, building trust and rapport quickly
Experience
Essential
- Experience of using coaching approaches/frameworks and models or other helping strategies e.g. Motivational Interviewing
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
-
- Experience of working in health and social care care/community development setting or similar
- An understanding of the different factors that influence our health and wellbeing
- Experience of successful partnership across a variety of organisations
Qualifications
Essential
- Be willing to attend a 4 day training course held by an accredited Personalised Care Institute training company
Desirable
- Coaching/counselling qualification/experience or other relevant qualification/experience involving reflective listening skills relevant training and experience in non-clinical Supported Self-Management (SSM) Health Coaching through a PCI-accredited organisation
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.
