Living Well Coach

Working within Keswick and Solway GP practices, Eden GP practices and working closely with the wider ICC team, the Living Well Coach (LWC) will work within the Wellbeing Service to provide a coaching service for individuals with long term health conditions and psycho-social needs engaging them to set personalised goals and find and access services and resources best suited to meet their needs and circumstances.

Depending on the individual the assessment might include low level clinical screening, wellbeing assessment, review of functional abilities, assessment of social / housing / employment circumstances and gaining understanding of social and support networks.

LWCs will develop skills in active listening, motivational interviewing and appropriate psychological care skills including CBT skills, acceptance & commitment therapy, mindfulness and social prescribing. Training and on-going clinical supervision will be provided by the Physical Health Psychology Department within North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC).

Using their coaching skills to support individuals identified by the GP practice and wider Integrated Care Community (ICC), Living Well Coaches (LWC) work alongside people who want to improve their skills in self management of their own health and wellbeing, the coach will listen to what is important to the person and help them to identify and commit to step by step activity, building towards their improvement goal.

Although the base will be within one Integrated Care Community (ICC) the post-holder will be expected to work in a range of environments across Keswick & Solway ICC and Eden ICC, including visiting people in their own homes, in other GP practices or community health/ care settings. Individual LWCs will be allocated to one or two practice(s) allowing continuity for patients and direct engagement with the GP practice team.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £ Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £ administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

• Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.