Job summary
An exciting opportunity to work with One Thornton Heath PCN, a well established primary care network of six GP practices in North Croydon.
The role involves coaching and motivating
patients in managing their own health and well being, to live independently and
improve their health outcomes. The post holder will work with individual and/or
groups of patients and liaise with other healthcare providers. Working for One
Thornton Heath PCN across six GP practices as part of their multidisciplinary
healthcare professional teams, support and supervision will be provided by a GP
Supervisor and/or a line manager. This
is a key position within our developing PCN and appropriate training will be
given.
Main duties of the job
You should have:
-
Excellent communication skills,IT skills, prioritisation skills, negotiating skills, presentation skills, empathy and good listening skills.
-
Work well under pressure and a good
sense of humour
Main Duties include:
· Help to improve
the PCN Diabetes & Hypertension challenges and other local health problems
as agreed by the PCN, with appropriate training/support.
· Support group
consultations (virtual as necessary) to support patients to better understand
their condition, how to manage it and agree self-management goals.
· Diabetes
& Hypertension reviews (including bloods/immunisations) for housebound
patients.
· Liaise with
other health care providers as necessary including community diabetes service,
ICN, etc.
About us
One Thornton Heath Primary Care Network is an established network of 6 GP practices with many years' experience of collaborative working.
All the practices are committed to providing high quality care for the 54,000 registered patients within the PCN. This post is part of a team of six 1TH PCN staff currently working successfully across the practices.
The post holder will be employed by a lead practice on behalf of the PCN and the lead pracycie will orovide regular support and clinical supervision, reporting to the PCN Clinical Directors adn Business Lead
Full traning will be given
Competitive terms and NHS Pension Scheme offered if eligible
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB
DESCRIPTION FOR THE POST OF
HEALTH
& WELL BEING COACH HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
One
Thornton Heath Primary Care Network
REPORTS TO: PCN Clinical Directors and
Business Lead
Job Summary:
The
role involves coaching and motivating patients in managing their own health and
wellbeing, to live independently and improve their health outcomes. The post
holder will work with individual and/or groups of patients and liaise with
other healthcare providers. Working for One Thornton Heath PCN across six GP
practices as part of their multidisciplinary healthcare professional teams,
support and supervision will be provided by a GP Supervisor and/or a line
manager. This is a key position within
our developing PCN and appropriate training will be given.
Responsibilities:
·
Coach and motivate patients through multiple sessions to identify
their needs, set goals, and support them to implement their personalised health
and care plan.
·
Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and
carers to ensure that they are active participants in their own healthcare.
· Empower patients to take
more control in managing their own health and wellbeing, to live independently
and improve their health outcomes through interventions such as:
o self-management education
and peer support
o establishing and attaining
goals set by the person based on what is important to them
o working with the social
prescribing service to connect them to community-based activities that support
their health and wellbeing.
· Provide support to local
community groups and work with other health, social care and voluntary sector
providers to support the patients’ health and wellbeing holistically.
· Work with people with
lower activation to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence (their
“Activation” level) when engaging with their health and wellbeing.
Main Duties
include:
· Help to
improve the PCN Diabetes & Hypertension challenges and other local health
problems as agreed by the PCN, with appropriate training/support.
· Support group
consultations (virtual as necessary) to support patients to better understand
their condition, how to manage it and agree self-management goals.
· Diabetes
& Hypertension reviews (including bloods/immunisations) for housebound
patients.
· Liaise with
other health care providers as necessary including community diabetes service,
ICN, etc.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB
DESCRIPTION FOR THE POST OF
HEALTH
& WELL BEING COACH HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
One
Thornton Heath Primary Care Network
REPORTS TO: PCN Clinical Directors and
Business Lead
Job Summary:
The
role involves coaching and motivating patients in managing their own health and
wellbeing, to live independently and improve their health outcomes. The post
holder will work with individual and/or groups of patients and liaise with
other healthcare providers. Working for One Thornton Heath PCN across six GP
practices as part of their multidisciplinary healthcare professional teams,
support and supervision will be provided by a GP Supervisor and/or a line
manager. This is a key position within
our developing PCN and appropriate training will be given.
Responsibilities:
·
Coach and motivate patients through multiple sessions to identify
their needs, set goals, and support them to implement their personalised health
and care plan.
·
Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and
carers to ensure that they are active participants in their own healthcare.
· Empower patients to take
more control in managing their own health and wellbeing, to live independently
and improve their health outcomes through interventions such as:
o self-management education
and peer support
o establishing and attaining
goals set by the person based on what is important to them
o working with the social
prescribing service to connect them to community-based activities that support
their health and wellbeing.
· Provide support to local
community groups and work with other health, social care and voluntary sector
providers to support the patients’ health and wellbeing holistically.
· Work with people with
lower activation to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence (their
“Activation” level) when engaging with their health and wellbeing.
Main Duties
include:
· Help to
improve the PCN Diabetes & Hypertension challenges and other local health
problems as agreed by the PCN, with appropriate training/support.
· Support group
consultations (virtual as necessary) to support patients to better understand
their condition, how to manage it and agree self-management goals.
· Diabetes
& Hypertension reviews (including bloods/immunisations) for housebound
patients.
· Liaise with
other health care providers as necessary including community diabetes service,
ICN, etc.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of a similar role or working in primary care
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
- Education, Training and Development
- -Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
- -Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
- -Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
- Ensures appropriate clinical supervision is in place to support development
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of a similar role or working in primary care
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
- Education, Training and Development
- -Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service
- -Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity
- -Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice
- Ensures appropriate clinical supervision is in place to support development
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.
