Job summary
We at Connect Health are delighted to be growing our team of talented clinicians and are currently looking for a Health and Wellbeing Coach who is passionate about using their current skills supporting people to reach their own health and wellbeing goals.
This role is with Connect Health Pain Services (CHPS) community pain service serving the Durham and Darlington locality. The successful candidate will work to coach and motivate patients, to guide them through multiple sessions, supporting them to identify their needs, set goals, and help them to implement their personalised health and care plan.You will support patients to self-identify existing issues and encourage proactive prevention of new and existing illnesses. This approach is based on using strong communication and negotiation skills and supports personal choice and positive risk taking.
Main duties of the job
Here are some of the main duties of the role will see the successful post holder utilising their specialist skills to
- You will onboard patients to our Pain Management Programme this involves calling patients, setting expectations of the programme and booking them into appropriate slots. This equate to approximately 7.5 hours per week.
- Identify and engage effectively in a non-judgemental and respectful manner with members of the community from all backgrounds, abilities and ages, listening and interpreting complex health information into understandable terms about health and health improvement.
- Assess the clients abilities and preferences, thinking laterally and then advising and supporting them in a variety of areas/activities being and sensitive to barriers to adopting a healthier lifestyle such as affordability, accessibility and life circumstances.
- Encourage people in choices and actions that are acceptable and achievable to them, while being aware of cultural and socialconsiderations in regard people's lifestyles
- Conduct review of a clients circumstances and challenges to determine the nature and extent of their non-clinical needs.
About us
Connect Health
is the largest and most experienced independent community healthcare provider
in the UK encompassing mental health, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, tier-2 MSK
(musculoskeletal), chronic pain, long Covid, First Contact Practitioners (FCP)
and rheumatology services, serving over 375k NHS patients pa across 29 NHS ICBs
(Integrated Care Boards).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we are looking for:
- Degree and/or equivalent experience in health care/social care or related area.
- Hold certificate for (or be willing to work towards) Levels 1 and 2 Safeguarding - Adults and Children
- Experience of working with health sector and multiple stakeholders.
- Experience of working with patients with challenging long-term conditions
- Experience of giving advice/education to individuals with long term conditions
- Experience and demonstrable evidence of incorporating patient/client views into the development of services e.g. co-production.
- Good understanding of service improvement, innovation, performance improvement across a range of disciplines.
- Experience of working with statutory sector.
- Experience of holistic review of individuals to facilitate the production of an action plan.
- Experience of working with and supporting volunteers
- An understanding of the community and social prescribing sector
- An understanding of community and primary health care sector
- Ability to use a range of IT programmes
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we are looking for:
- Degree and/or equivalent experience in health care/social care or related area.
- Hold certificate for (or be willing to work towards) Levels 1 and 2 Safeguarding - Adults and Children
- Experience of working with health sector and multiple stakeholders.
- Experience of working with patients with challenging long-term conditions
- Experience of giving advice/education to individuals with long term conditions
- Experience and demonstrable evidence of incorporating patient/client views into the development of services e.g. co-production.
- Good understanding of service improvement, innovation, performance improvement across a range of disciplines.
- Experience of working with statutory sector.
- Experience of holistic review of individuals to facilitate the production of an action plan.
- Experience of working with and supporting volunteers
- An understanding of the community and social prescribing sector
- An understanding of community and primary health care sector
- Ability to use a range of IT programmes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and/or equivalent experience in health care/social care or related area.
- Hold certificate for (or be willing to work towards) Levels 1 and 2 Safeguarding - Adults and Children
- Experience of working with health sector and multiple stakeholders.
- Experience of working with patients with challenging long-term conditions
- Experience of giving advice/education to individuals with long term conditions
- Experience and demonstrable evidence of incorporating patient/client views into the development of services e.g. co-production.
- Good understanding of service improvement, innovation, performance improvement across a range of disciplines.
- Experience of working with statutory sector.
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS and social care sector.
- Experience of working with patients with persistent pain
- Experience of motivational interviewing techniques and Health education delivery to groups and individuals
- Experience of working with primary care e.g. GP practices
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and/or equivalent experience in health care/social care or related area.
- Hold certificate for (or be willing to work towards) Levels 1 and 2 Safeguarding - Adults and Children
- Experience of working with health sector and multiple stakeholders.
- Experience of working with patients with challenging long-term conditions
- Experience of giving advice/education to individuals with long term conditions
- Experience and demonstrable evidence of incorporating patient/client views into the development of services e.g. co-production.
- Good understanding of service improvement, innovation, performance improvement across a range of disciplines.
- Experience of working with statutory sector.
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS and social care sector.
- Experience of working with patients with persistent pain
- Experience of motivational interviewing techniques and Health education delivery to groups and individuals
- Experience of working with primary care e.g. GP practices
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.
