Job summary
What is next in your career?
GPA are the only
primary care provider that connects GPs and patients in the Northampton area in
a time when medical transformation is inevitable and demands fresh thinking.
We are excited to be recruiting for Health and Wellbeing Coaches to
join our friendly team. This is a 12 month FTC and both full and part time hours are available.
We are looking for individuals who are driven and passionate about making a positive impact on peoples' lives.
Main duties of the job
GPA are working
on two exciting new projects designed to proactively outreach to people in
Northampton with specific long-term conditions, particularly in local areas of
high deprivation.
Our health
coaches will be supporting people to increase their ability to self-manage
their long-term conditions by helping them to build their skills, knowledge,
confidence, and motivation to make healthy lifestyle choices and improve health
outcomes, by working with people to set personal goals and change their
behaviours.
They will be
working with people who have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on a
one-to-one basis and will link them into a comprehensive pathway of support
with the aim of reducing exacerbations and hospital readmissions.
Our health
coaches will also be working with people who have indicators, or who have been
diagnosed with coronary heart disease, in group settings, delivering local
Healthy Hearts Community Hubs, to support healthy lifestyle change and
self-management alongside a group of peers.
For an informal discussion regarding the role please email emily.skinner10@nhs.net or helen.macmillan3@nhs.net to arrange a convenient time to speak.
Interview dates: 29th September and 4th October
About us
GPA is a medium sized organisation, and rapidly expanding GP Federation based in Northampton, leading the transformation of equitable healthcare across the town and beyond. The membership is a collective of 21 GP practices and covers a patient population of approximately 210,000.
Website: https://northantsgpalliance.com/
In return for your fantastic people skills and hard work ethic, we offer a unique set of rewards and benefits:
- Company Pension
- Employee Discount Schemes - You will have access to a range of exclusive benefits such as the Blue Light Card which provides members with access to over 15,000 discounts online and on the high street!
- Wellbeing Offer including and Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing portal, Feeling Good app.
- Discounted Trilogy Supergold gym membership package.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full Job Description please see supporting documents.
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.
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
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Understanding how to apply health coaching in group sessions.
- 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
- An understanding of the different factors that influence our health and wellbeing
Desirable
- Experience of working in health and social care care/community development setting or similar.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of successful partnership across a variety of organisations.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards.
- Be willing to attend a 4 day training course held by an accredited Personalised Care Institute training company prior to taking referrals
Desirable
- Coaching/counselling qualification/experience or other relevant qualification/experience involving reflective listening skills.
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
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Understanding how to apply health coaching in group sessions.
- 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
- An understanding of the different factors that influence our health and wellbeing
Desirable
- Experience of working in health and social care care/community development setting or similar.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of successful partnership across a variety of organisations.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards.
- Be willing to attend a 4 day training course held by an accredited Personalised Care Institute training company prior to taking referrals
Desirable
- Coaching/counselling qualification/experience or other relevant qualification/experience involving reflective listening skills.
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.
