Self-Management

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Main duties of the job

Your main role will be to facilitate learning and competence for patients, ensuring they feel confident and able to optimise their skills, maximising the benefits of self-management. The role will require the candidate to work across all Kirklees PCNs. The successful candidate will: Have experience of community-based care Be passionate about patient's choices, their abilities to self-manage, and personalised care. Work under the direction of a team leader, managing their own patient lists, reviewing patients both at home and virtually whilst supporting them towards becoming experts in their own health care interventions. Have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to organise their workload effectively, work well as part of a team, whilst also being motivated to expand their knowledge base and work autonomously. Be willing to undertake training around health coaching, shared decision making and the personalised care agenda as well as the core clinical skills required. Utilising support services throughout Kirklees, the candidate will support the provision of personalised high-quality care, ensuring better patient outcomes, and positively influencing service change.

About us

Welcome to Locala Health and Wellbeing - proud to provide NHS community healthcare services across Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford. We help people have better lives - and you can too. "Join us" and you will get:

Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.

Generous pension - We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.

Agenda for Change pay scales and holiday allowances - We are committed to the AfC scales for all colleagues and acknowledge all existing NHS length of service.

Development opportunities - We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

A say in how things are done - We are a membership-based, colleague-owned organisation. Join us and you immediately become a member with opportunities to be involved and have your say.

Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated "Good" NHS healthcare services, as well as having a "positive social impact in local communities

Job description

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