Lifestyle Advisor, Droitwich, Ombersley and the Rurals PCN

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: Lifestyle Advisor

HOURS: Part-time 20 - 22.5 hours per week can be flexible

REPORTS TO: PCN Operations Manager & PCN ACP Lead

BASED: Droitwich, Ombersley & The Rurals (DO&R) Primary Care Network (PCN)

SALARY: From £22,000 dependent on qualifications and experience

BENEFITS: NHS Pension,Mentorship and Supervision, day CPD time per week and pro rata for part time employees, increased annual leave entitlement, based on length of service, option to purchase 1 week's extra annual leave through a salary sacrifice scheme.

We also offer Volunteer days, x2 paid days for a chosen dedicated charity, the option to give back to your local community, and to the causes closest to your heart. Maternity/Maternal Adoption leave, Shared parental leave. Enhanced paternity/paternal package and plenty more.

About Us

Droitwich, Ombersley & The Rurals PCN consists of 7 practices, based across South Worcestershire, serving over 54,000 patients. We aim to offer and deliver excellent, safe, co-ordinated, high quality patient care. Continuously learning, evolving and implementing new models of care, to create inclusion and reduce inequalities and improve outcomes.

We work hard to promote a culture where staff feel engaged, valued and recognised by the organisation and the others they work with.

We have an Additional Roles team of 26 healthcare professionals and are looking for individuals with a passion to deliver excellent service in General Practice and in the local communities.

Job Summary

DO&R has an exciting opportunity for two Lifestyle Advisors to join our PCN. We are looking for someone who will support patients and GP Practices to work with individuals to identify and modify health risk related lifestyle behaviour, to reduce inequalities and reduce longer term demands on care. Where appropriate set up and facilitate group support, providing participants with the opportunity to give and receive support from people facing similar problems, share successes, struggles and experiences and build confidence and self-belief.

Key Responsibilities

To manage the referrals process encouraging and promoting referrals from a wide range of health and social care professionals as well as self-referrals to ensure broad use of the lifestyle service

To provide personalised one to one support to individuals to take control of their health and wellbeing and improve their health outcomes

To carry out a lifestyle assessment to establish the most significant area(s) to focus on

To co-produce a personalised plan to improve health and wellbeing, setting achievable goals and steps to achieving the agreed outcomes

To record and measure health behaviours and outcomes appropriate to the specific goals set, e.g. BMI, GPPAQ, AUDIT-C, WEMWEBS, smoking status

To upskill, share knowledge and provide information and guidance regarding lifestyle behaviours including healthy eating, physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking and mental wellbeing

To facilitate group sessions and workshops enabling peer led community groups to support sustained behavioural changes

To work closely with the social prescribing services to allow service users to be supported to address not only lifestyle behaviours but the wider determinants of health that may have led to harmful lifestyle choices

To manage and prioritise caseload, in accordance with needs, priorities and urgent support required by individuals

To refer people back to other health professionals/agencies where appropriate, recording and monitoring referrals to other NHS and social care services to evaluate referral routes and the effectiveness of a system wide approach

To work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community and gaps in community provision

To build effective relationships with key staff in GP practices, attending relevant meetings and becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on the lifestyle service

To work in partnership with other local agencies to raise awareness of the lifestyle service and social prescribing and to promote the service and its benefits widely

To seek regular feedback about the quality of services and the impact of the lifestyle service, preparing and providing both written and verbal feedback and reports on performance

To work with the PCN to recruit and support volunteers to facilitate, engage and mentor individuals to access community groups and services to build independence, self-confidence and resilience in achieving and maintaining their lifestyle goals

To use appropriate systems for data capture, case management, feedback and reporting, to include EMIS, adhering to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements

To work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning

To work as part of a team to tackle population health inequalities in the PCN

Other Responsibilities

Provide mentoring on a one-to-one and group basis as required

Work with service users families to provide information, advice and guidance to enable them to access other appropriate support and services

This role will involve working in different locations and will require you to travel. The ability and means to travel independently within Worcestershire are essential.

There may be occasional evening and weekend work which will be considered as part of your normal working hours.

A commitment to personal, professional and organisational development

Collaborative Working Relationships

Recognises the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient care

Demonstrates use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. ICBs)

Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team

Is able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary

Liaises with other GP Practices and staff as needed for the collective benefit of patients

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of physiological benefits and fitness programming for a range of medical conditions
• Knowledge of nutrition and weight management principles and aware of relevant health guidelines and recommendations
• Knowledge of relevant Partner agencies and their functions
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate confidently with staff at all levels
• Ability to work well across teams
• Good time management and an ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision
• IT skills and experience in the use of Microsoft Office programmes
• Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work)
• Experience of supporting people one to one and in groups, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work)
• Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
• Experience of working with the VCSE sector (in a paid or unpaid capacity), including with volunteers and small community groups
• Experience of data collection and providing monitoring information to assess the impact of services
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations

Desirable

• Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
• Experience of using EMIS clinical system
• Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health / health improvement (including unpaid work)
• Make Every Conversation Count (MECC), Connect 5, Mental Health First Aid Training
• Nutrition qualification
• Knowledge of running weight management courses
• Development and delivery of exercise classes for special populations
• First Aid training

Qualifications

Essential

• Health related degree or similar qualification

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.

Employer details

Employer name

SW Healthcare

Address

Droitwich Medical Centre

Ombersley Street East

Droitwich Spa

Worcestershire

WR9 8RD

Employer's website

http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)