Health Coach - Millbrook Surgery
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Medi 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £13.50 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £13.50 an hour |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Castle Cary, BA7 7EE |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | M0037-25-0027 |
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Health Coach Job Title: Health Coach Reports to: Lead Health Coach Location: Millbrook Surgery, Millbrook Gardens, Castle Cary, BA7 7EE Hours: 30 hours per week Job Purpose Our Health Coach team play a vital role in supporting patients to improve their health and wellbeing through proactive, personalised care. The post holder will provide non-clinical support to patients, empowering them to take an active role in managing their conditions, improving lifestyle behaviours and navigating health and social care services. This role is integral to our primary care team, focusing on high-risk patients who may be disengaged from healthcare services, as well as patients with frequent attendances. Many patients will have one or more long-term conditions. By combining motivational coaching, care coordination and community engagement, the Health Coach will contribute to better patient outcomes, reduced health inequalities and improved service efficiency. Key Responsibilities Patient Care & Coaching Proactively reach out to patients using a range of communication methods (phone, email, video calls, home visits). Support patients and carers to understand and self-manage their health conditions, encouraging independence and self-efficacy. Apply health coaching techniques (e.g. motivational interviewing, behaviour change strategies) to increase patient activation. Jointly develop personalised care plans with patients and the primary care team, helping individuals set and achieve health-related goals. Act as a single point of contact for patients and carers, simplifying access to healthcare and support services. Provide home visit assessments (e.g. blood pressure, blood tests, observations, virtual consultations in liaison with the GP team). Care Coordination & Integration Coordinate care across the healthcare continuum (primary, secondary, community, voluntary and specialist services). Organise and streamline patient visits to primary care, ensuring appointments are effective and efficient. Ensure smooth transitions of care, supporting discharge planning and follow-up where appropriate. Build and maintain effective working relationships with local community and voluntary sector organisations to support patient signposting and referral. Facilitate networks and peer-support opportunities for patients with long-term conditions. Teamwork & Collaboration Work closely with GPs, nurses, care coordinators, social prescribers and other members of the multidisciplinary team. Contribute actively to practice huddles and case management meetings, updating the team on patient progress and care plan outcomes. Share relevant information with colleagues to ensure coordinated, person-centred care. Maintain an environment of positive teamwork, good communication and collaborative problem-solving. Service Development & Professional Standards Contribute to service audits, quality improvement initiatives and evaluation of outcomes. Manage available resources effectively, ensuring equitable and high-quality care. Maintain accurate, timely and confidential patient records in line with data protection and clinical governance standards. Develop a detailed knowledge of local services, resources and community initiatives to support patients. Promote health coaching and patient activation as core elements of primary care delivery. Professional Development Participate in supervision, training and continued professional development. Keep knowledge and skills up to date with evidence-based practice and developments in health coaching and integrated care. Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns to meet service needs, including occasional evenings and weekends.