Health and Wellbeing Coach

**We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.**

**Organisation**
- Kirklees

**Directorate**
- Adults & Health

**Service Area**
- Communities and Access Service

**Hours**
- 37 (part time hours of 18.5 will be considered)

**Number of Jobs**
- 1

**Location(s)**
- Base will be Almondbury Library however the role will involve Hybrid Working (GP practices, Council Buildings, Community/Place-Based)

**Position type**
- Permanent

**Grade**
- Grade 8

**Salary**

£27,852 - £29,439

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our expanding personalised care team. Personalised Care gives people the same choice and control over their mental and physical health they have come to expect in every other aspect of their life. Personalised Care is a key element of the NHS long term plan. It helps a range of people, from those with long term illness and complex needs through to people managing mental health issues or struggling with social issues which affect their health and wellbeing. It helps them make decisions about managing their health so they can live the life they want to live based on what matters to them, working alongside clinical information from the professionals who support them.

You will be working within the Personalised Care Team for the Mast Primary Network (PCN). PCNs are groups of GP practices working closely together, along with other healthcare staff and organisations within the NHS and voluntary sector, to improve the healthcare of our local population by providing integrated healthcare services. The Mast PCN has five member practices in West Yorkshire covering areas including Scissett, Denby Dale, Skelmanthorpe, Shepley, Lepton and Kirkheaton and Kirkburton who work together to improve the healthcare of the local population together with local partners within the NHS, local authority and voluntary sector.

Health and wellbeing coaches (HWBCs) use health coaching skills to support people to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become active participants in their care so that they can reach their own health and wellbeing goals. They work with people with physical and/or mental health conditions and those at risk of developing them. Health and wellbeing coaches will help patients to improve how they manage their physical and mental health based on what matters to them. This support is provided on a one-to-one and group basis. They also facilitate the development of peer-to-peer groups.

Health coaches will support people to self-identify existing issues and encourage proactive prevention of new and existing illnesses. This approach is based on using strong communication and negotiation skills and supports personal choice and positive risk taking.

They will work alongside people to coach and motivate them through multiple sessions, supporting them to identify their needs, set goals, and help them to implement their personalised health and care plan.

As part of this role you will:

- Be skilled and experienced in delivering and advocating relationship-based approaches.
- Be passionate about helping people in the community.
- Have knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting the lives of the target populations and the services, initiatives, and policies that impact on them and a good understanding of diverse communities.
- Have knowledge and experience of working on projects.

For a full list of the role requirements please see the attached Job Profile.- ***
***or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.**Closing date**

25 June 2023, 11:55 PM

**Important Information**:

- Health & Wellbeing Coach Job Profile.pdf - 178KB