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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health and Well-being Coach

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Job summary

The role of Mental health and Wellbeing Coach will work with Social prescribing Link Workers and integrate as part of the network alongside wider community and voluntary sector stakeholders. The role will support individuals to move from surviving to thriving by helping people to feel in control of their health and wellbeing by addressing mental health, general health, wellbeing and inclusion needs using a behaviour change approach. It will span all ages incorporating typical presentations in both adult, child and adolescent mental health.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will help shape and improve the delivery of contemporary and holistic health support and treatment across The Rothbury Practice and wider network and will:

  • Contribute to, and advise on, the development and implementation of local mental health & well-being improvement programmes.
  • To provide individual support for people within primary care to explore ways of improving mental health and well-being
  • Support people to utilise self-help and facilitated tools to aid induvial goal planning and measurement of recovery
  • Support people to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing, which includes improving the levels of physical activity, promoting a healthier diet and improving mental wellbeing
  • Support access to wider community activities and support as part of an individual plan
  • Effectively signpost and support access to appropriate services
  • Actively contribute to the annual review of those patients diagnosed with mental health problems and learning disabilities
  • Support primary care colleagues to address the wider determinants of health and deliver individual package of support and education
  • Facilitate collective action, support and advice to people within local communities in order to reduce health inequalities whilst responding to identified health needs through one to one support
  • Utilise social prescribing to develop individual recovery and support planning including working with the team directly across the PCN

About us

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 50,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC,they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.

Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.

Details

Date posted

03 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Pro Rata Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

319-5941299HD

Job locations

The Rothbury Practice

Whitton Bank Road

Rothbury

NE65 7RW


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Promote effective and efficient working practices across the team to achieve measurable outcomes
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with local communities, primary care, secondary mental health service, VCSE sector , social prescribers
  • To actively support the primary care network in fulfilling all contractual requirements of service delivery
  • Safely and effectively manage own caseload under supervision of GP and Lead Mental Health Coach
  • Undertakes any other tasks deemed appropriate by the line manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Promote effective and efficient working practices across the team to achieve measurable outcomes
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with local communities, primary care, secondary mental health service, VCSE sector , social prescribers
  • To actively support the primary care network in fulfilling all contractual requirements of service delivery
  • Safely and effectively manage own caseload under supervision of GP and Lead Mental Health Coach
  • Undertakes any other tasks deemed appropriate by the line manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Knowledge of public health /health improvement, acquired through training, extended courses and experience to degree level equivalent.
  • Health coaching/counselling qualification

Desirable

  • Health related degree
  • Experience on supervising staff
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Knowledge of public health /health improvement, acquired through training, extended courses and experience to degree level equivalent.
  • Health coaching/counselling qualification

Desirable

  • Health related degree
  • Experience on supervising staff

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rothbury Practice

Whitton Bank Road

Rothbury

NE65 7RW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rothbury Practice

Whitton Bank Road

Rothbury

NE65 7RW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Lead

Jill Nichol

jill.nichol1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

03 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Pro Rata Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

319-5941299HD

Job locations

The Rothbury Practice

Whitton Bank Road

Rothbury

NE65 7RW


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