Job summary
- Main area
- Well Being Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 26.25 hours per week
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7239053
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Penrith Hospital
- Town
- Penrith
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Wellbeing Activator
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Working closely with GP practices and the wider ICC team, the Wellbeing Activator will work within the Wellbeing Service supported by the Senior Living Well coach, and Living Well Coaches, provide training, devise, develop and implement Wellbeing Groups for individuals who present with Long Term Conditions (LTCs), Frailty and psycho-social needs engaging them to set personalised goals to support self-management. This post will provide line management to the Senior Living Well Coach and group supervision for the Living Well Coaches.
The postholder will have skills in motivational interviewing and appropriate psychological care skills. Training will be provided to enhance or develop additional skills in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness. Training will be provided within the Physical Health Psychology Department of North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust (NCIC). Ongoing clinical supervision and line management will be provided by the Consultant Counselling Psychologist. The role will include the establishment, planning, delivering, monitoring and evaluating “wellbeing” groups. These groups will be delivered alongside the LWC where appropriate. A rolling programme of groups run within GP practices or local community venues will cover topics such as emotional wellbeing, worry, and mood; mindfulness; fatigue and sleep; pacing and exercise; bereavement and loss; understanding pain; lifestyle and health.
Main duties of the job
Full details of the responsibilities of the Wellbeing Activator post can be found in the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.
Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification or equivalent, relevant demonstrable experience in a health care setting.
- Care Certificate, or the willingness to work towards this.
Desirable criteria
- Further training in research methods.
- Knowledge of the Biopsychosocial models
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with people of all ages and backgrounds.
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
- Open, honest, trustworthy
- Ability to be reflective about your practice
- Ability to develop good working relationships with individuals
- Ability to work well within a team and foster good working relationships
Desirable criteria
- Further training in motivational interviewing, behaviour change models
- Experience of receiving and offering supervision
- Knowledge of NHS policies and guidelines
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Experience of dealing with people, demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively and empathetically, to instil confidence in people.
- Have an empathetic approach and able to form strong and trusting relationships with individuals
- Ability to coordinate and good organisation skills (which will ensure good support patients and their carers)
- Working to strict deadlines (which will be needed to communicate quickly and effectively with all health and social care providers)
- Ability to be self-motivating, energetic, creative, comfortable with uncertainty and working in a changing and developing environment.
- Ability to develop and maintain excellent working partnerships (this will ensure good communication with GPs and practice staff, with acute and community health staff, social care staff, external agencies and service providers in order to provide the best support to patients)
- Constructive, able to build upon positive rather than being critical
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Ability to work flexibly and creatively, planning and problem solving to meet the individual needs of patients and their carers
- Ability to motivate people (which will be needed to motivate people to adopt a self-management approach to managing Long Term Conditions - including Frailty)
- Ability to make judgements involving a range of facts, in situations which require analysis or comparison of a range of options
- Ability to report back to senior colleagues regarding observations / findings and any action taken
- Ensuring accuracy and demonstrating non-judgemental and objective work practice and consideration of patients and carers views
- Ability to work within data governance rules and guidelines, ensuring appropriate consents are obtained at all times
- Ability to Communicating with people and carers who may have varying degrees of communication difficulties (e.g. dementia, hearing impairment, etc.) to ensure that empathy, tact and sensitivity are always exercised
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of health and social care terminology
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Willingness and ability to travel independently across ICC footprint
- Willingness to work flexibly (occasional earlier start or later finish as service requires)
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Commitment to continuing personal and professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Some understanding of the relationship between psychology and health
- Understanding of outcome monitoring/ audits
- Experience of working with a diverse range of people (e.g. working with different professionals, organisations)
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with people in a group setting
- Experience of work with people with psychological needs
- Experience of relevant research and/or service evaluation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Williams
- Job title
- Consultant Counselling Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01768 245954
- Additional information
Email contact is preferred.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
South Parkhouse Building
Baron Way
Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SJ
- Telephone
- 01228936281
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