Job summary
Woodsley & Holt
Park PCN has a patient population of approximately 100,000 across 10 practices. We aim to provide high quality services
adhering to principles of best practice, promoting equal opportunities and working
positively with diversity.
As a Health and
Wellbeing Coach you will work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN)
multi-disciplinary team. You will consider the whole person in addressing
existing issues and encouraging the proactive prevention of new illnesses,
promoting lifestyle medicine approaches.
Health coaching
revolves around using your coaching skills to support people with lower levels
of patient activation to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to
manage their health and wellbeing, whilst increasing their ability to access
and utilise community support offers.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will work in partnership with their clinical and non-clinical colleagues, management support and the wider PCN to ensure the role delivers the best possible outcomes for our patients.
The role is patient facing, varied, rewarding and sometimes challenging and may include supporting self-management education, peer support, case management and facilitating group consultations. You will take an approach that is non-judgemental, based on strong communication and negotiation skills. You will support personal choice and positive risk taking, while ensuring that patients understand the accountability of their own actions and decisions.
As a whole your role
and skills will support and encourage the prevention of developing further
illness, or the deterioration of existing long term conditions.
About us
Woodsley & Holt Pak PCN covers the following areas: Woodhouse, Kirkstall, Burley, Hyde Park, Headingley, Cookridge and Horsforth areas of Leeds, although it is expected the post holders will develop and maintain close links across the city.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Coach and motivate through multiply sessions
using personalised goal setting to implement a patients personalised health and
care plan for long term lifestyle and behaviour change.
Identifying frequent attenders and
work 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
Referring to 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 recovery from drug and
alcohol addiction.
Lifestyle
group education sessions / webinars
Virtual /
group consultations
To be
responsible for day-to-day planning and personal caseloads
To
develop yourself and the roll through training as well as coaching and clinical
supervision.
Identify
when patient needs are beyond the scope of a HWbC and refer to the appropriate
health professional or organisation.
Proactively
work with referral partners to maximise appropriate referrals and to promote
the service.
INTERVIEW DATE: 26TH OCTOBER 2023
Job description
Job responsibilities
Coach and motivate through multiply sessions
using personalised goal setting to implement a patients personalised health and
care plan for long term lifestyle and behaviour change.
Identifying frequent attenders and
work 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
Referring to 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 recovery from drug and
alcohol addiction.
Lifestyle
group education sessions / webinars
Virtual /
group consultations
To be
responsible for day-to-day planning and personal caseloads
To
develop yourself and the roll through training as well as coaching and clinical
supervision.
Identify
when patient needs are beyond the scope of a HWbC and refer to the appropriate
health professional or organisation.
Proactively
work with referral partners to maximise appropriate referrals and to promote
the service.
INTERVIEW DATE: 26TH OCTOBER 2023
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Experience of multi-agency working and signposting to appropriate support
- Experience of working with people with diverse health and social care needs
- Experience of using recognised assessment tools
- Experience of mental health either as service user, carer, worker or volunteer
- Experience of using Patient clinical systems
Approach
Essential
- 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
- Able to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent
- Be willing to attend a 4 day training course delivered by an accredited Personalised Care Institute training provider.
Desirable
- NVQ 3 or equivalent and/or relevant basic/first level professional qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Good technical literacy of Microsoft Applications e.g. Word, Excel, and Access etc.
- Good interpersonal skills including listening and displaying empathy
- Creative, flexible and imaginative approach to working with people with diverse support needs
- Understanding of the barriers people face to accessing services and how to overcome them
- Ability to support and motivate people to make sustained changes in their lives
- Ability to reflect on and share practice with peers
- Have access to a car and being in possession of a full current driving license and business insurance
Desirable
- Knowledge of a range of community groups and services which support wellbeing
- Knowledge of a range of interventions which support behavioural change e.g. Motivational Interviewing
- Awareness of relevant Health and Social Care legislation and a developed knowledge of crisis intervention
- Knowledge of the safeguarding interventions and awareness of the Mental Capacity Act
- Awareness of data protection and confidentiality issues
- Language skills e.g. Urdu, Polish, BSL, etc.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Experience of multi-agency working and signposting to appropriate support
- Experience of working with people with diverse health and social care needs
- Experience of using recognised assessment tools
- Experience of mental health either as service user, carer, worker or volunteer
- Experience of using Patient clinical systems
Approach
Essential
- 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
- Able to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent
- Be willing to attend a 4 day training course delivered by an accredited Personalised Care Institute training provider.
Desirable
- NVQ 3 or equivalent and/or relevant basic/first level professional qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Good technical literacy of Microsoft Applications e.g. Word, Excel, and Access etc.
- Good interpersonal skills including listening and displaying empathy
- Creative, flexible and imaginative approach to working with people with diverse support needs
- Understanding of the barriers people face to accessing services and how to overcome them
- Ability to support and motivate people to make sustained changes in their lives
- Ability to reflect on and share practice with peers
- Have access to a car and being in possession of a full current driving license and business insurance
Desirable
- Knowledge of a range of community groups and services which support wellbeing
- Knowledge of a range of interventions which support behavioural change e.g. Motivational Interviewing
- Awareness of relevant Health and Social Care legislation and a developed knowledge of crisis intervention
- Knowledge of the safeguarding interventions and awareness of the Mental Capacity Act
- Awareness of data protection and confidentiality issues
- Language skills e.g. Urdu, Polish, BSL, etc.
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).
