Health Coach - Central/West Auckland
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Health Coach - Central and West Auckland
Are you passionate about supporting whaiora to manage their health and wellbeing?
Exciting opportunities in Central and West Auckland area for someone wanting a career path as a Health Coach.
You would be based at the heart of primary care in Auckland General Practice clinics, where your role is all about empowering people to reach their own health and wellbeing goals.
We are keen to hear from applicants interested in a career that supports people within their community who want to make lifestyle changes to better manage their health. This is a diverse and fulfilling new role that empowers whaiora and whānau to gain the knowledge, skills and self-confidence to reach their own health and wellbeing goals. This includes lifestyle changes (smoking cessation, exercise); promoting self-management (especially for managing long-term conditions like diabetes); and helping navigate primary care and the wider social services they need to help them succeed.
This Health Coach role is part of the innovative programme, Te Tumu Waiora.
Exciting and fulfilling role - focused on improving the health and wellbeing of our Auckland Whānau, especially Māori, Pacific and youth.
Relationship centred - Integrated within a general practice clinic and connected to a national rollout.
Supporting whaiora/whānau/groups to manage their long-term conditions and/or lifestyle challenges.
Specialised training and support provided.
Competitive salary and benefits.
Permanent Part Time positions with various hour options available, based across West and Central Auckland regions.
Locations include: Sandringham, Mount Albert, Grey Lynn, Te Atatu South, St Heliers, Stonefields, Remuera, Mount Wellington, Hobsonville and Swanson.
Potential flexibility with more hours to work at multiple clinics can be negotiated and discussed.
You:
Are self-motivated, independent and enjoy working as part of a team dedicated to improving peoples' health and wellbeing (this includes individual patients, whānau and group consults).
Have excellent communication skills and a positive can-do attitude.
Can consistently work within scope and systematically follow the steps within the Health Coach model (training provided).
Are keen to set up and run groups for patients enrolled in the general practice e.g. walking groups, diabetes groups etc (support provided).
Are confident to work collaboratively with GPs and nurses and other Te Tumu Waiora team members (Health Improvement Practitioner and Community Support Worker) in your clinic context.
Will need to be resilient, flexible, organised and able to create relationships with people from all walks of life.
Have an understanding and sensitivity to working with all cultures.
Will have good typing/IT skills as you will be required to enter clinical notes into the Patient Management System in a timely manner.
Do not need a degree however you must desire to support whaiora and whānau to improve their health and wellbeing within general practice.
This role may suit someone who has been a peer support worker, volunteer or has lived experience supporting a whānau member with a long-term condition such as diabetes.
Working as a Health Coach offers a busy but incredibly rewarding environment, whereby you will tangibly get to see the difference and positive impacts that you can have on people's lives. Full specialist training and support will be provided for all successful applicants. You can learn more about these roles at www.tetumuwaiora.co.nz.
The way in which we support the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders is evolving and changing, for the better. With the government's commitment to the national rollout of the Te Tumu Waiora programme, a huge emphasis is placed on reducing inequities and barriers to accessing services within primary care - to empower people to lead their own physical, mental, social, and spiritual wellbeing.
We offer market leading remuneration and benefits, and wider company environment to work in. If you think this sounds like you, please apply by submitting your CV and application using the 'Apply Now' button below. We look forward to hearing from you.
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in NZ.
Reference # 12638
Posted on 19 Apr 2024
Closes on 19 May 2024 12:00
Location(s) Central Auckland
Expertise Customer Service, Health Care Assistant, Health Coach
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