Health and Wellbeing Coach - West Somerset Primary Care Network

The Health and Wellbeing Coach is a core

member of the West Somerset Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary team,

providing practical, personalised health coaching to people who would benefit

from support to improve their health, wellbeing, confidence and independence.

Working within professional boundaries and the NHS Health and Wellbeing Coach

Workforce Development Framework, the postholder will help people identify what

matters to them, develop their knowledge, skills and confidence, and make sustainable

changes that support better health and self-management.

You will work with people experiencing a wide range of challenges, including long-term health conditions, social isolation, low confidence and difficulties managing their physical or emotional wellbeing. Using a person-centred, strengths-based approach, you will empower individuals to make meaningful changes that improve their independence and quality of life.

As a member of the West Somerset Primary Care Network

multidisciplinary team, your role will involve facilitating group coaching opportunities where appropriate, connecting patients with community resources and working closely with GPs, Social Prescribing Link Workers, Care Coordinators, Clinical Pharmacists, our Complex Care Team and wider community partners.

The successful candidate will be compassionate,

reflective and self-aware, with a genuine passion for supporting people to

improve their health and wellbeing. They will enjoy working with people from diverse

backgrounds and recognise the strengths, skills and potential that exist within

every individual and community.

You will be required to provide structured, person-centred coaching through face-to-face, telephone and digital appointments, selecting the format according to patient need, accessibility and service arrangements.

You will receive and respond to referrals through agreed PCN pathways, clarify suitability for health coaching and prioritise according to patient need, risk and service criteria, as well as maintaining an active, appropriately sized caseload with clear goals, planned follow-up intervals and timely discharge or onward referral when coaching objectives have been met or the intervention is no longer appropriate.

To learn more about this role, please read our Job Description.

Healthcare Services (Symphony) provides NHS primary care provision across 21

sites within Somerset, linked to 14 general practice contracts. The

organisation cares for approximately 132,000 patients and employs around 600 staff.

Symphony is a subsidiary of

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and manages its services through the support of a

central team (including HR, finance, corporate and operational governance).

Providing NHS services is at

the heart of what we do. Specifically, our vision is to be at the forefront of

sustainable, high quality general practice, collaborating with our communities

to improve experiences and health outcomes. We work closely with our practice

teams to grow, enhance, and transform our services for the benefit of patients

and staff.

Symphony welcomes

applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When

undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, Symphony is committed

to equality opportunity for all.

Symphony offers an NHS or

NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice

schemes (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day of

employment and an agile approach to hybrid working (where applicable).

We look forward to hearing

from you and receiving your application.

Qualifications

Essential: - Willingness to complete a Personalised Care Institute (PCI) accredited Health and Wellbeing Coach training programme if not already qualified.

Experience

Knowledge and Skills