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Health and Wellbeing Coach - Epping, United Kingdom - Primary Care Careers

Primary Care Careers

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Epping, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the Role:

The health and wellbeing coach will be responsible for:

care-planning and the delivery of systematic self-management support, based on the knowledge of each individual's activation levels;

- care-coordination across the care continuum (including identification and support of carers);
- supporting effective team-working in primary care, through taking on appropriate practice-based tasks, attending regular team meetings, if required, and working with the complex-care teams;
- delivering group and one-to-one sessions on healthy eating, physical activity and health and wellbeing, to tie-in with personalised care plans;
- engaging patients, and using health-coaching techniques, to support them to take an active role in their health and wellbeing;
- helping to raise the local population's awareness of the support groups and the opportunities available to assist them in achieving their health and wellbeing goals;
- working in partnership with clinical and non-clinical colleagues, management support and the wider PCN, to ensure the role delivers the best possible outcomes for our patients.

Please see the attached job description for full details.
- be an experienced health and wellbeing professional, confident to deliver support and advice to a range of patients with diverse health needs;
- have strong experience in supporting patients with long-term conditions and a lack of knowledge, or skills, to improve and manage their own health and wellbeing effectively;
- be experienced in delivering personalised care plans;
- be confident to write concise, accurate and timely bespoke care assessments, alongside a multi-disciplinary team, to improve patient health across our community;
- be experienced in teaching and supporting patients, and their carers, to understand and manage their own conditions in order to maintain an independent lifestyle, through health-coaching techniques;
- be adept in encouraging patient activation;
- have excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- be confident to be involved in multidisciplinary meetings;
- have strong local knowledge, in order to promote local support networks and services in our community.

About Us:

North Uttlesford Primary Care Network (PCN) is a growing, thriving and innovative organisation.

As a PCN, we pride ourselves on being inclusive, nurturing and supportive, working closely with four high achieving GP practices across North Uttlesford, and working as close partners with our community to bring deliver the best possible care for our population.

We believe that supporting staff to be grow and develop as individuals promotes satisfaction and a happy work life balance.

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