Primary Care Careers

Health and Wellbeing Coach

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Job summary

WGGL Primary Care Network has a fantastic opportunity for two health and wellbeing coaches to join our PCN, to support our 5 GP practices and assist in re-shaping primary care across our communities. One post will cover Wickhambrook and Long Melford surgeries, and the other will cover Guildhall, Clare and Glemsford surgeries, on a full-time basis for 37.5 hours per week. There is an expectation that post holders will cover annual leave at the other surgeries.

Main duties of the job

The main duties include:

  • Coaching and motivating through multiple sessions using personalised goal-setting to implement a patient's personalised health and care plan for long-term lifestyle and behaviour change
  • Identifying frequent attenders and working with patients with lower activation scores to understand and increase their level of knowledge, skills and confidence to self-management their health conditions
  • Pain management psychological element
  • Mental health (well managed)
  • Working with carers
  • Referringto social prescribing link workers and the broader PCN MDT to enable patients to take control of their health and wellbeing
  • Supporting return to work
  • Supporting participation in community activities/exercise to improve mental and physical wellbeing
  • Addressing loneliness
  • Supporting in the recovery from drug and alcohol addiction
  • Lifestyle group education sessions/webinars
  • Responsible for day-to-day planning and personal caseloads

About us

WGGL PCN is comprised of 4 surgeries, Wickhambrook, Glemsford, Guildhall Clare and Long Melford.

For further information please contact Jenna Radford: jenna.radford@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

17 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,655 a year upwards, DOE

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

6524

Job locations

Wickhambrook Surgery

Boyden Close, Nunnery Green,

Wickhambrook

Suffolk

CB8 8XU


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

All applicants should:

Desirable

  • Be educated to GCSE or equivalent
  • Be willing to attend a 4 day training course delivered by an accredited Personalised Care Institute training provider
  • Have experience of working within a social care and/or health setting, working with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Demonstrable experience of effective planning and organisational skills to deliver targets to deadlines
  • Demonstrate understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and diversity
  • Demonstrate commitment to combatting disadvantage and inequality in health provision
  • Demonstrate a commitment to enabling and empowering clients to become actively involved in the organisation
  • Be able to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
  • For further information, please see the person specification in the attached job description
Person Specification

All applicants should:

Desirable

  • Be educated to GCSE or equivalent
  • Be willing to attend a 4 day training course delivered by an accredited Personalised Care Institute training provider
  • Have experience of working within a social care and/or health setting, working with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Demonstrable experience of effective planning and organisational skills to deliver targets to deadlines
  • Demonstrate understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and diversity
  • Demonstrate commitment to combatting disadvantage and inequality in health provision
  • Demonstrate a commitment to enabling and empowering clients to become actively involved in the organisation
  • Be able to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
  • For further information, please see the person specification in the attached job description

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Wickhambrook Surgery

Boyden Close, Nunnery Green,

Wickhambrook

Suffolk

CB8 8XU


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Wickhambrook Surgery

Boyden Close, Nunnery Green,

Wickhambrook

Suffolk

CB8 8XU


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

WGGL PCN

07966211098

Details

Date posted

17 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,655 a year upwards, DOE

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

6524

Job locations

Wickhambrook Surgery

Boyden Close, Nunnery Green,

Wickhambrook

Suffolk

CB8 8XU


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