Health Coach - Part-Time

• Permanent Full-time and Part-time positions
• Sunny Tauranga location.
• Flexible working including work from home.
• A great place to work. A great place to receive care.
• Committed to community.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

This is a welcoming environment with plenty of growth opportunities, professional development, and flexible working arrangements. If you are an agile and enthusiastic professional, come and join our dedicated team!

The innovative model of Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addictions (IPMHA) Services aimed to reduce barriers to accessing quality, convenient and patient-centred care is being implemented in the Bay of Plenty. We have exciting new opportunities for Health Coaches to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of our Western Bay of Plenty community. We have part-time and full-time positions available at several locations. Based in Tauranga, Katikati, Te Puke and Whakatane, this role will work closely with General Practices to enhance access and choices for patients by providing skills, tools and confidence to enable participants to reach their self-identified goals.

Duties will include:

• Working in partnership with the patient to assist them to understand and develop a healthcare action plan to grow their education in their own health.
• Serving as the patient's liaison for services
• Providing cultural support
• Providing advocacy to ensure the patient's voice is heard
• Teaching coping and stress management skills
• Providing emotional support
• Accurately recording all patient related information

Ko koe tēnei | About you

You’ll bring to the role:

• A knowledge of the Health Coaching Model and ability to implement the model.
• Provision of self-management support, bridging the gap between clinician and the client, helping clients navigate the health care system, offer emotional support, and serve as a continuity figure.
• A strong IT skill set.
• A collaborative approach when working with others.
• Effective organisational and time management skills.
• Effective communicator across a range of mediums.
• A strong equity focuses, by ensuring care is client-focussed and planned with regards to individual cultural needs.
• Skills to assist with care coordination and access to outside resources, is provided as needed.

Ko wai mātou | About us

WBOP PHO is a joint venture partnership between Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui iwi and our General Practice network.

WBOP PHO is a not-for-profit health care organisation focused on supporting and delivering community-based primary health care and wellness services directly to consumers and through supporting general practice networks and other providers across the Bay of Plenty Rōhe from Katikati to Ōpōtiki.

Tā mātou hononga piripono | Our investment in you 

We are committed to investing in our people. We offer reimbursement for prescription glasses, discounted gym membership, ample opportunity to learn, develop and advance your skills and knowledge, and we finish work early one day a week to wind-down from the day and catch up with one another. Here’s what else we do to support our PHO whānau:

• Flexible working: we embrace hybrid working to keep that work-life harmony in check! We’ve built an autonomous and trusting culture that encourages you to work from home some days to balance your work and life commitments.
• Life Insurance: we know it feels good to be covered, just in case.
• Employee Assistance Programme: now more than ever, it’s important to prioritise your mental wellbeing. We have a confidential EAP service available for our people to use, whenever they need.
• Christmas closure: we know how important it is to take some time to rewind and reset over the summer holidays, so we shut down our office for 2 weeks over the summer break.
• Working with amazing, supportive, and fun people who are working together to make a difference in our community!
• Active Social Club

Applications will close upon the appointment of a successful candidate.

For a copy of the position description, and information please email [email protected]. 

Please apply early as given current demands we will interview as candidates apply.

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

There’s really something special about being part of the PHO whānau. We are purpose-driven and what we stand for is deeply grounded in our values. We recognise the importance of wellbeing, diversity and equity and are committed to providing an inclusive working environment that embraces these values. We are committed to upholding these values during your recruitment journey, so we encourage you to advise us if you have any support or access requirements.