Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL:

Alder Active Health and Wellbeing Coach:

• Toassess and developappropriateexercise prescriptionprogrammesaimedforprimary age group children to transition age group.
• To provide baseline assessments to children and young people referred into the Alder Active programme and plan and implement appropriate Alder Active pathway on an individual basis.
• To manage own caseload of patients with the support and supervision from senior team members.
• To provide supportto patients and families enrolled intoAlderActiveprogramme.
• To take responsibility for the ordering, storage and provision ofappropriate physical activityequipmentand ensuring stock is replenished when needed.
• To work closely with the Alder Active administrator by organising booking and scheduling of patients into appropriate exercise and health and wellbeing sessions.
• To participate in team meeting and MDT discussions as required and liaise with theMDTregarding patient care, highlighting any variations to expected outcomes.
• To be able to work without direct supervision in a variety of settings including,hospitaland in thecommunity.
• Use effective communication skills, verbal and non-verbal to communicateactivityprogrammesto patientswho may have barriers tounderstanding.
• To communicate sensitive information effectively with patients,caregiversand multi-agency staff andreport any relevant details to themulti-disciplinaryteamalways maintaining confidentiality.
• To be able to respond to questions from parents,caregiversand other agencies appropriately butrecognisethe need to report back to theMDTas necessary.
• To contribute to development of patient care by attending relevant team, departmental and other appropriate meetings.
• To effectively complete outcome measures and collect audit data to demonstrate service effectiveness.

Staff Health and Wellbeing Coach:

• Coach and motivate staff groups through sessions to identify their needs, set goals, and support them to implement and achieve their personalised health and wellbeing objectives.
• To develop Health and Wellbeing Coach will work across the hospital trust improving the Health and Wellbeing offer for Alder Hey Staff providing teams with advice guidance centred around both physical and emotional wellbeing. Areas of focus will include but are not limited to mental wellbeing, healthy eating, promoting healthy lifestyle and getting active, safe activities and personal coaching and motivation.
• Ensure all interventions and coaching are designed to empower staff members to be active participants in their own healthcare, empower them to manage their own health and wellbeing, with a focus on positive mental wellbeing.
• Support and deliver group consultations, with clinical and non-clinical colleagues, implementing new approaches to health and wellbeing for staff at the Trust.
• Deliver and promote exercise interventions across trust to improve the physical health of staff.
• Delivery of structured on-site 1:1 sessions for staff requiring additional support to maintain positive mental wellbeing and adopt suitable coping strategies.
• To develop the health and wellbeing aspect of staffs PDR to ensure staffs wellbeing need are identified and supported.
• Engage with and support the new and evolving agendas and service requirements across the Trust for Health and Wellbeing, working closed with the Staff Liaison Services
• Work sensitively with staff to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of health coaching on their health and wellbeing.
• Encourage staff to provide feedback and to share their stories about their lived experience and learning for themselves and the Trust as a result.

• Provide data and evidence, analysing this and providing written reports to Alder Active Lead involving recommendations and guidance on how to improve staff wellbeing (physical and emotional wellbeing).

GENERAL:

• To maintain own continuing professional development (CPD) and participate in the staff appraisal scheme and personal development review (PDR).
• To participate in in-service training programmes available via staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses and reflective practice by regular attendance and participation in the former including the delivery of presentations.
• Participate in clinical governance/ evidence based projects/audits/research. To collect research data as required.
• To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), social services, education colleagues and voluntary organisations.
• To demonstrate a sound understanding of Trust values, Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to the work situation.
• To attend Mandatory Training and incorporate these within working practices.
• To attend Child Protection training and work in accordance within the national guidelines. Adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Standards for Physiotherapy Practice
• To maintain strict confidentiality at all times
• To identify and evaluate areas for potential service improvement.

ORGANISATIONAL:

• To be responsible for own workload and to plan and organise efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and time management.
• To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies, which may be required to improve the safety of your work area and ensuring that equipment use is safe.
• To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure its safe use by others through, teaching, training and supervision of practice.
• To maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements.
• To have knowledge of and comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree Level or equivalent experience
• Coaching or other relevant qualification
• Demonstrate Trust Values
• Relevant clinical experience

Desirable

• Level 2 Sports Coaching qualification or related qualification
• Formal Coaching qualifications
• Previous experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool

L12 2AP