Job summary
This position will be to support the retired fishing community in Hull and Grimsby by travelling to local sites in our health and wellbeing mobile clinic. Health & Wellbeing Coaches support people to take proactive steps to improve the way they manage their physical health. They support people to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in managing their health, to improve health outcomes and quality of life to support them making positive changes via coaching and through providing access to interventions such as self-management education, peer support and more.
You will work autonomously to actively promote a healthy lifestyle and support people 1-1 as well as potentially in groups to make positive changes to their health and wellbeing. Alongside this you will identify when a person's needs are beyond the scope of your role and will be required to work with patients whilst an inpatient with face support on a 1-1 basis and in groups as well as signposting and referring for ongoing support post discharge.
The successful candidate will be compassionate, reflective and self-aware and enjoy working with a wide range of people. They will have good communication skills and a firm belief that people have untapped resources within them, that can be developed by providing high quality, non-judgemental support. They will be proactive with a flexible attitude, keen to work as part of a team and committed to developing themselves in this skilled role.
Main duties of the job
- Provide 1-1 and group health coaching support for people based on what's important to them
- Manage and prioritise a caseload, in accordance with the needs and support required by individuals. Along with a strong awareness and understanding of when it's appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, because the person's needs are beyond the scope of the role
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-agency team to promote health coaching to support Personalised Care and Supported Self-Management, modelling the coaching approach in their work.
- Attend and contribute to team meetings and events as required
- Work flexibly, adapting to the needs of the service and client group while maintaining the integrity of the role
- Participate in regular health coaching supervision and continual learning including:
- Regular contact with supervisor
- Refresher training sessions
- Buddying with peers
- Peer support sessions
- 1:1 support from a practitioner with more health coaching experience
- Action learning sets
- e-learning to revisit or deepen training
- On-going improvements to systems and processes
- Collect service user experience and impact of health coaching as part of the delivery of personalised care
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale & Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of patients and service users.
To find out about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You'll join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialities to change lives daily. We're extremely proud of our Trust community, knowing you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the biopsychosocial model of health and the social determinants of health
- Able to work within a biopsychosocial model, using a range of tools and techniques to enable and support people, such as agenda setting, goal setting, problem solving
- Ability to travel across multiple sites
- Commitment to continuous learning and development.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in supporting behaviour change
- Excellent group and one-to-one facilitation skills including conflict resolution
- A good understanding of physical to Foundation Degree equivalent to diploma level including health promotion, and mental health including policy/legislation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working in health and social care care/community development setting or similar Networking experience
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and web-based services
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and act decisively and ask for help when needed
- Requirement of frequent concentration e.g. implementing care plans
- Occasionally the work pattern may be unpredictable
- Occasional exposure to emotional or distressing circumstances
Desirable
- Coaching/counselling qualification/ experience or other relevant qualification/experience involving reflective listening skills.
- Relevant training and experience in Self-Management Education (SME)
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the biopsychosocial model of health and the social determinants of health
- Able to work within a biopsychosocial model, using a range of tools and techniques to enable and support people, such as agenda setting, goal setting, problem solving
- Ability to travel across multiple sites
- Commitment to continuous learning and development.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in supporting behaviour change
- Excellent group and one-to-one facilitation skills including conflict resolution
- A good understanding of physical to Foundation Degree equivalent to diploma level including health promotion, and mental health including policy/legislation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working in health and social care care/community development setting or similar Networking experience
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and web-based services
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and act decisively and ask for help when needed
- Requirement of frequent concentration e.g. implementing care plans
- Occasionally the work pattern may be unpredictable
- Occasional exposure to emotional or distressing circumstances
Desirable
- Coaching/counselling qualification/ experience or other relevant qualification/experience involving reflective listening skills.
- Relevant training and experience in Self-Management Education (SME)
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.
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.
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).
