NHS
Health and Wellbeing Coach
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Job Description
- Req#: A0430-25-0011?language=en&page=873&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Experience in health and nutrition work with patients/clients.
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
- An understanding of the biopsychosocial model of health and the social determinants of health.
- Experience of using coaching approaches/frameworks and models or other helping strategies e.g. Motivational Interviewing
- Experience of working with groups
- Degree in Nutrition/Exercise/Health/ or equivalent qualification.
- Be willing to attend training with a non-clinical Supported self management health coaching skills programme (minimum 4 days) by a Personalised Care Institute (PCI) accredited trainer or organisation prior to taking referrals.
- Coaching/counselling qualification/ experience or other relevant qualification/experience involving reflective listening skills relevant training and experience in non-clinical Supported Self-Management (SSM) Health Coaching through a PCI-accredited organisation
- Understanding how to apply health coaching in group settings
- 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
- Demonstrable skills in supporting behaviour change
- A good understanding of the evidence base and development of self-management in the UK
- Understanding of the importance and process of helping people with long-term conditions to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in managing their health and the range of models and tools available.
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis
- Experience in health and nutrition work with patients/clients.
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
- An understanding of the biopsychosocial model of health and the social determinants of health.
- Experience of using coaching approaches/frameworks and models or other helping strategies e.g. Motivational Interviewing
- Experience of working with groups
- Degree in Nutrition/Exercise/Health/ or equivalent qualification.
- Be willing to attend training with a non-clinical Supported self management health coaching skills programme (minimum 4 days) by a Personalised Care Institute (PCI) accredited trainer or organisation prior to taking referrals.
- Coaching/counselling qualification/ experience or other relevant qualification/experience involving reflective listening skills relevant training and experience in non-clinical Supported Self-Management (SSM) Health Coaching through a PCI-accredited organisation
- Understanding how to apply health coaching in group settings
- 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
- Demonstrable skills in supporting behaviour change
- A good understanding of the evidence base and development of self-management in the UK
- Understanding of the importance and process of helping people with long-term conditions to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in managing their health and the range of models and tools available.
- Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
- Satisfactory Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis
Job summary
Pontefract and Knottingley PCN is recruiting an experienced, enthusiastic and forward thinking Health and Wellbeing Coach to join our established team to cover a population of over 49,000 across 4 practices in the area.
Health and Wellbeing Coaches work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team. Health and Wellbeing Coaches support people to take pro-active steps to improve the way they manage their health conditions, based on what matters to them. They 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 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
Health and Wellbeing Coaches are an integral part of the general practice team working in each practice across the PCN. 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. Health and Wellbeing Coaches support people develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in managing their health and care, to improve their health outcomes and quality of life. Health coaches do this by using coaching techniques and motivating patients through multiple sessions to identify their needs, set goals, and supporting patients to achieve their personalised health and care plan objectives.
Health and Wellbeing Coaches may work with patients over the phone, by video conference, or face-to-face. The role however is varied, and may include supporting self-management education, peer support, caseload management and facilitating group consultations. Identify opportunities and develop and deliver project recommendations for services and actions needed for active lifestyles that contribute to health outcomes, community safety and independent living in the Primary Care Network.
About us
The successful candidate will be kind, reflective and self-aware and will enjoy working with a wide range of people. They will have good communication and negotiation skills and a be passionate about working together with people to improve their health. 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 and supporting colleagues to do the same.
Health and Wellbeing Coaches will have access to ongoing supervision, skills development, and support so they are able to further build their skills and experience within the role.
There may be a need to work remotely depending on the requirements of the role.
You would be joining the existing ARRS team made up of Health and Wellbeing Coaches, Care Coordinators, Pharmacists, Mental Health Practitioner, Occupational Therapist and a social prescriber (currently Live Well Wakefield).
Please note that the Health and Wellbeing Coach role is a non-clinical role.
Date posted
22 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£28,229 to £30,843 a year depending on experience and skills
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number
A0430-25-0011
Job locations
Friarwood Surgery
Carleton Glen
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 1SU
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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
Conexus Healthcare CIC
Address
Friarwood Surgery
Carleton Glen
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 1SU
Employer's website
https://conexus-healthcare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Conexus Healthcare CIC
Address
Friarwood Surgery
Carleton Glen
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 1SU
Employer's website
https://conexus-healthcare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.