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Diabetes Locality Health Coach- Oxfordshire

Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year

Job description:

Locality Coach (Self -Employed)

• 1 year post with the opportunity to extend

Introduction

Living Well Taking Control (LWTC) is a subsidiary of the charity Health Exchange. ​ (LWTC) is a non-profit organisation that collaborates with the NHS to deliver the Healthier You Programme and Local Authorities to deliver Weight Management Programmes. Our mission is rooted in the belief that proactive intervention and lifestyle modifications can significantly reduce the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes, ultimately leading to healthier, happier lives.

Company Aim

LWTC intends to deliver high quality, efficient, cost-effective services, targeted at the specified requirements but sympathetic to the changing needs of its clients, commissioners, and the local community.

Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

A NHS prevention programme to enable people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes to make sustainable lifestyle changes which should result in them not being diagnosed as a diabetic.

Locality Coach – Key Attributes (What are we looking for)

· A self-starter who wants to make a difference and help individuals within their community to improve their overall wellbeing

· Has an entrepreneurial attitude to work and deliver desired outcomes

· Wants control over their earning ability and be rewarded for their hard work.

· Wants to work within their local community, providing support and working with local people.

· Enjoys organisation planning their own workload.

· Ability to deliver the programme in local community locations.

· Desirable – speak community languages and adapt course delivery to meet cultural adaptations

Locality Coach – What do we offer (become your own boss)

· Excellent earning potential with a guaranteed monthly retainer plus rewards for hard work and meeting targets with incentive reward for retaining participants on the course.

· Have more control over your own working environment by having a better work life balance

· Ability to work hours that suit you, your family and patients

· A consistent and guaranteed flow of patient referrals, ensuring you’ll have sufficient activity

Living Well Taking Control – What do we supply

· Living Well Taking Control Specific Training to be able to deliver the Healthier You: Diabetes Programme to Full Capacity.

· Locality Coaches are provided with fully funded IT equipment - laptops and mobile phone.

· Support from a dedicated regional Compliance & GP Liaison Officer who will help with monthly activity, assist in connection with referral sources and set up primary care networks access across your locality.

· Provision of central marketing and media support to help deliver locality-based Website, Social Media campaigns and printed documents such as leaflets.

Where does this happen

Locality Coaches will be responsible for delivering diabetes prevention programmes within a defined geographical area based around activity levels. Ensuring patients received an effective, researched and beneficial service.

Financial Aspect (what do you earn)

You are in the driving seat and determine how much you earn.

Locality Coaches (LCs) once signed off and authorised will be eligible to commence direct intervention sessions and accept interventions up to a maximum cap of 550 interventions per annum.

An advanced payment scheme is in operation once the number of interventions per annum is agreed, payment will be made for the number of interventions pro rata.

In addition to the advanced payment LCs will invoice a fee per patient on completion of each of the 4 milestones over the program.

Target for each milestone and conditions for claim will be detailed in advance of delivery.

LCs can negotiate additional referrals above the cap of 550 but these will be paid at PBR rates only.

Potential to earn up to £50,000 per annum – depending on the agreed targets

Key skills and experience required: Essential

• Experience of working in health and wellbeing sector, ideally with a coaching qualification
• Competent IT skills familiar with Excel spread sheets and Word.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills, including developed listening and questioning techniques, to elicit patient history and information to ensure that effective patient support is provided.
• Use communication skills to motivate and encourage patients to follow appropriate behaviour change and treatment programmes, using empathy, reassurance and analysis to uncover social/psychological factors that may affect a patient's ability to make positive changes, to achieve long-term lifestyle changes.
• Ability to organise, prioritise and meet deadlines to ensure workload is achieved.
• Valid Emergency First Aid Certificate.
• Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, including holding a current Safeguarding qualification/certificate
• A valid, accepted Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• Knowledge and understanding of diabetes prevention support and sensitive to patient’s needs
• Awareness of NHS Data Security principles and GDPR
• Willingness to attend performance management meetings and other mandatory familiarisation events
• Experience of working with groups in physical activity/ nutrition setting
• Access to own transport, to be able to deliver sessions within the local community

Desirable

• An awareness of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
• Knowledge and understanding of working with groups of people
• Understanding of Behavioural change techniques
• An up to date understanding of evidence-based practice and initiatives to tackle Diabetes prevention in adults
• Knowledge of NICE guidance relating to the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
• Good knowledge of obesity management, general dietetics, diabetes and behaviour change principles.
• Knowledge of weight management, nutrition and physical activity in relation to health improvement
• Dietary needs of individuals from different ethnic and religious backgrounds
• Experience retaining clients within a programme or service

To be signed off as part of framework and to receive referrals from us, you must provide:

• Proof of clear Enhanced DBS
• 2 x References
• Public Liability Insurance
• Satisfactory completion of Living Well, Taking Control service specific training

ELIGIBLITY TO WORK IN THE UK

All Locality Coaches must be eligible to work in the UK. We only accept applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK

All Locality Coaches are required to present an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Required Training

Locality coaches must provide proof of certification in the areas listed below. If qualified coaches are finding access to these courses a challenge, LWTC can facilitate access to free or low-cost courses.

· Behaviour Change – Motivational Interviewing

· Facilitating Behaviour Change – Com-B model

· Nutrition, Hydration, and Special Diets

· Physical Activity - Chair Based Exercise

· Mental Health First Aid

· First Aid

· NHS Data Awareness & Security - GDPR

· Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Level 2 & 3

· Safeguarding Vulnerable Children & Young Adults Level 2

· Equality Diversity & Inclusion

· Health & Safety

· Making Every Contact Count

· Diabetes Awareness Training

Additional equipment that may be required by locality coaches. Locality coaches can lease the equipment from LWTC if required:

· Class III scales

· Scales carry case

· Height measurement scale

· Projector

· Projector screen

· Waist measuring tape

· Flipchart paper pack

Additional pay:

• Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Oxfordshire

Education:

• Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)

Experience:

• Health coaching: 1 year (preferred)
• Health and Social Care: 1 year (preferred)
• Self Employed: 1 year (preferred)
• Diabetes: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• Turkish (preferred)
• Polish (preferred)
• Bengali (preferred)
• Gujarati (preferred)
• Somali (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location:

· In person

Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Do you have experience of working in the health and wellbeing sector, ideally with a coaching qualification?
• Are you willing to work on a self-employed basis?
• Are you currently eligible to work in the UK?
• Are you able to deliver in-person sessions across Oxfordshire?

Work Location: On the road