BHR PCN Health Coach

Hours:

Up to 37.5 hours a week

Salary: £23,500 to £28,000 based on experience

We are looking for a highly motivated team players to work alongside PCN clinicians, and care coordinatorsin our Population Health Management Team and Womens Health Hub.

The role aims to provide a Lifestyle Medicineapproach to Chronic Disease management, Mental Health, and Wellbeing to help patients to create their own Lifestyle Prescription to compliment and support their usual medical care.

The successful candidate will work alongside a multi skilled and proactive PCN team to delivera safe and effective service, developing new ways of working and pathways in accordance with key local and national clinical standards.

If you are enthusiastic, a team player with aprofessional approach to your work, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Purpose/Main responsibilities of role:

As a Health Coach you will providepersonalised lifestyle support, help patients to increase activity levels,improve eating habits and maintain the long-term changes they need to improve their health and wellbeing.

Health Coaches will produce tailored plans for individuals, based on an initialassessment of their current fitness levels and lifestyle. The scope ofa health coach professional is broadening because of increasing lifestylestresses and other diseases, which means the contribution of a health coach isbecoming more and more vital in preventing and managing chronic disease. To beable to achieve this the Health Coaches will work closely with the care coordination team in meeting the PCNS population health management and health inequalities priorities.

NHSEngland Health and wellbeing coaches

The post holder will embrace Lifestyle Medicine and the approach to Chronic Disease management and Mental Illness and help patients to create their own Lifestyle Prescription to compliment and support their usual medical care. The Health Coach will also work with healthy individuals to help them adopt daily preventative measures including stress management, exercise, and healthy eating habits.

The post holder will support, educate & motivate the patient to find simple ways to better health, break through resistance and overcome self-sabotage.

Support patients to make effective, achievable, and sustainable health and fitness behaviour change.

Work with patients both in a group and individually (in person, virtually, or over the phone) to discuss goals, progress, and challenges.

Provide patient support, education, coaching and advice, whether they have a chronic disease or are healthy, to improve their overall health condition.

Understand patients prevailing health conditions

Identify the need for behavioural change to improve health status, reduce health risks and improve quality of life.

Examine and record the patient specific observations, weight, height, etc., accurately.

Identify what stage of readiness to change the patient is currently in, with appropriate and timely use of motivational interviewing, coaching and positive psychology techniques to:

a) help the patient move forward toward taking positive action/ steps and/or

b) maintain their current healthy behaviours

Apply knowledge of, diet, nutrition, or relevant methods to suggest solutions. Suggest exercises, diet charts or mental stress reducing techniques. Deal with the patient with a positive and empathetic attitude to make them feel comfortable

The post holder will support the PCN with the development of Health Coaches. Support and deliver health inequalities work with other members of the care coordination and practice teams, to address the wider determinants of health.

To be able to motivate and work with patients and/ or clients to support the wider clinical team with any patients that they feel need an intervention from a health coach.

To provide expert advice and guidance to other members of the PCN in relation to Health Coaching.

• Produce complete and accurate records of patient consultation, in line with best practice, confidentiality, policies and procedures
• Deliver care according to NHS guidance, NICE…