Job Introduction
As a wellbeing coach you’ll be working as part of the CAMHS system in Essex where we deliver services across Southend, Essex and Thurrock.
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, they will be responsible for providing targeted outcomes-focused help to address specific emotional health issues.
The Wellbeing coach will use a solution focused methodology to provide a personalised coaching programme of advice and support incorporating social prescribing with a specific focus on the 5 Ways to Wellbeing;
1. Connecting with other people,
2. Being physically active.
3. Learning new skills
4. Giving to others
5. Paying attention to the present moment (mindfulness)
The Wellbeing coach will work across the local system with, and for, the family and the children and young people, to prevent escalation of need.
The role includes:
- Employing a solution focused coaching methodology to support children, young people and their families to develop positive coping strategies
- Using social prescribing to help enable children and young people to adopt the 5-ways to wellbeing as a mechanism to both manage and improve their own wellbeing / personal resilience.
- Undertake home visits to children and young and participate in the assessment of care needs and implement a planned programme of care.
- Deliver therapeutic Evidence Based interventions to support young people to develop their own solutions, led by their needs, wants and aspirations.
- To actively participate in the gathering of service user, family/carers and other stakeholder’s feedback
- Follow-up parents / children / young people who default appointments.
Main Responsibility
Key Responsibilities
The post holder will support the delivery of an effective service through the provision of support in the areas described; -
- To hold a defined caseload of service users which is supervised and monitored by a Getting Help Practitioner
- Working individually with service users to design and develop individualised, collaborative wellbeing plans to address their individual needs, under the supervision of the Getting help practitioner.
- Empower Service Users to work through their Wellbeing plan, using structured interventions and motivational communication methods.
- Review service user progression and adjust Wellbeing Plans in conjunction with the service user as required to meet their targets and goals
- Engage and work with local organisations and ECFWS teams to ensure that services required by Users are in place and effective
- Undertake and contribute to clinical risk assessment and management for self, service user/carer and other team members, ensuring all appropriate procedures are adhered to.
- Facilitate links with specialist services as required
- To attend MDT and other clinical meetings as needed
- To support young people with the process of transition into adult services
- Work in close partnership with the Partnership Liaison Officers to ensure that local organisation relationships are developed and maintained
- To engage in practice development and continuous improvement opportunities.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have a Level 3 certificate in working with parents and a level 3 diploma for the children and young people's workforce/advanced diploma in counselling/foundation degree/HND in family support work.
You will have the skills required to communicate with parents/carers, external agenices and provide pastoral support and advice to pupils.
You will have experience in delivering at least one manualised therapeutic intervention; mindfulness, Dina's dinosaur school, incredible years, FLASH, Go-Girls, Why Try
We have built organisation-wide committees in many specialist fields. You’ll have the option to join your clinical specialism, networking with professionals from across the country. We get together regularly, auditing and sharing standard methodology for innovation and service re-design. You’ll be a part of the pool of subject matter experts bringing together clinical and operational leads. You will be a part of quality improvements, research and development activity. Here we recognise and celebrate clinical excellence and dedication.
Package Description
From 11 November 21, as a result of new legislation, anyone over the age of 18 who enters a Care Home as part of their job must have had both doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or hold a valid medical exemption.
As part of our pre-employment process we will therefore ask you to provide:
* Proof of your vaccination status via the NHS Covid Pass (either electronically or via the PDF)
* A signed copy of the temporary medical exemption form
As a wellbeing coach you’ll be working as part of the CAMHS system in Essex where we deliver services across Southend, Essex and Thurrock.
As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay you’ll benefit from:
- Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.
- Request a Duty – Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
- HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
- Opportunities to work in different areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and experience
- Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
- Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
- Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing your professional development
- Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
- Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual “Ask our Executives” event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with 100% of our rated services considered overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 by our Chief Executive Dr Vivienne McVey and like-minded colleagues, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.
From around 500 locations across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply. We reserve the right to cease any advertising prior to the published closing date for a role that receives a high number of applications.
As a Disability Confident Committed company, we work in partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to make our business an inclusive place for all.
HCRG Care Group is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services.
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