Health And Wellbeing Coach

Main duties and responsibilities include: Care planning, Health and Wellbeing Coaching and delivery of systematic self-management support based on a knowledge of individuals activation levels. Support for individuals to access appropriate community resources and services Provide one-to-one and group health coaching support for people with one or more long-term conditions, based on what is important to them, with the aim of: improving peoples levels of activation, empowering people to manage their own Health and improve their health outcomes. Manage and prioritise a caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and support required by individuals in the caseload. It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies. Ensure that GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacists and other members of the primary care team understand the health coach role, how to refer to them, and which patients may particularly benefit from health coaching. (Dependant on skills and ability) Contribute to and take part in health coaching train-the-trainer workshops in order to spread health coaching skills to support a mindset shift among staff in how they have conversations, integrating a health coaching approach into how they work with people and each other, and to strengthen a shift towards an enabling a compassionate and coaching culture in their organisation. Working in partnership with the social prescribing service to connect patients to community-based activities which support them to take increased control of their Health and Wellbeing. Evaluating peoples levels of knowledge, skills and confidence (their Activation level), using tools such as the Patient Activation Measurement (PAM). Focus on those with low levels of activation while recognising that people at other levels of activation may also benefit from health coaching. Measure the impact of the coaching provided on peoples activation level and adjust activity in response, to create a continuous improvement approach.