Mental Health and Wellbeing Coach

We are creating a small team to support patients with emotional and mental health needs appropriate for support in primary care in South-East Bristol. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaches will work with a registered Mental Health Practitioner to support adults who are accessing support for their mental health needs.

If you enjoy working with people and providing personalised one to one support to help them take control of their emotional health and wellbeing this could be the job for you.

We are recruiting up to two whole time equivalent posts, which can be full or part time.

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health and Wellbeing coaches will manage and prioritise a caseload of patients referred from Primary Care. This will include people with mental health needs who do not meet the criteria for IAPT, people with serious or significant mental illness who are relatively stable, and those diagnosed or presenting with traits of personality disorder who will benefit from being signposted to services which can best meet their needs.

You will work with patients to develop a personalised support plan, and provide coaching and motivational support through multiple sessions to help them set and meet goals. You will also work with our Social Prescribing Link Workers to connect patients to appropriate community based activities to support their health and wellbeing.

You will work in a non-judgemental way, and will adhere to a code of ethics in line with the NHS England Health Coaching Implementation and Quality Summary Guide.

You will need to be resilient and well organised to manage a demanding case-load., These new posts will work as part of a small team with a registered Mental Health Practitioner and our Social Prescribing Link Workers. You will work out of one or more of the surgeries, or in local community venues.

Connexus Primary Care Network brings together five GP Practices serving the population of Brislington, Knowle and Stockwood in South-East Bristol.

We offer a competitive rate of pay, with paid overtime. 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays, pro-rata for part-time). You will receive regular clinical supervision and opportunities for training and development.