Health and Wellbeing Coach
Job Description
Job summary
We have an exiting opportunity to join us as a Health and Wellbeing Coach.
Gosport Central Primary Care Network are looking for a person that can motivate patients to manage their own health & well-being to live independently and improve their health outcomes. The post holder will work with individuals and/or groups of patients to deliver sessions on how to motivate patients to improve their physical activity, eat healthily to meet personalised care plans.
You will use a holistic approach to promote lifestyle changes, support patients to address their existing health problems and prevent new ones.
The role works within their practices multi-disciplinary team, a full induction and training is given to help candidates integrate into Primary Care.
Main duties of the job
As a Health and Wellbeing Coach, you will work with patients to support positive behaviour change and improve their overall health and wellbeing. You will provide personalised coaching to help individuals manage long-term conditions, set and achieve health goals, and build the confidence and skills needed to take greater control of their health. Working as part of the Primary Care Network multidisciplinary team, you will help address wider determinants of health, connect patients with appropriate community and support services, and contribute to reducing health inequalities and improving patient outcomes through a person-centred approach.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed a four-day PCI accredited health coaching training course or be willing to complete training.
- Completed Tier 1 level of practice/expertise for health and wellbeing coaches or willing and supported to do so
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stoke Road Medical Centre
The Medical Centre, 68 Stoke Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 1PA
United Kingdom
