Ascent Health and Wellbeing

Health & Wellbeing Coach - Emily Collinson

Role Overview - 

To support people to take proactive steps to improve the way they manage their physical and mental health conditions. Give people the support to manager their own health and wellbeing. Use a supportive self-management intervention to coach and motivate people during sessions to self-identify their needs, set goals and improve their knowledge, confidence and skills. 

Work Schedule -

Tuesday - Home - 9am - 5am
Wednesday - Asplands - 9am - 5pm
Thursday - Walnut Tree - 9am - 5pm
Friday - Fishermead - 9am - 5pm

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Health & Wellbeing Coach - Natalie Coghlan

Role Overview - 

To work with patients holistically, considering the whole person. Health Coach use coaching skills to support people with lower levels of patient activation to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their health and wellbeing, whilst increasing their ability to access and utilise appropriate services for them. Health Coaches support personal choice and ensure the patient understands the accountability of his or her own actions and decisions. As a whole, a Heath Coaches role is to support and encourage the prevention of developing further illness, or the deterioration of existing long-term conditions and looking after the mental well-being of the patients.

Work Schedule - 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9.30am-2.30pm

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Occupational Therapist - Deepika Lawrence

Role Overview - 

To enable enable people living with a range of health problems and chronic conditions to overcome barriers so that they can participate in everyday life and improve their health and well-being. To assess individuals, establish functional ability with an aim to assist individuals to engage in meaningful and purposeful daily tasks. All patients will get an initial telephone assessment followed by a home visit if appropriate. Who will beneift from OT? (over 18s only)
-Those experiencing recent onset of new physical and mental health difficulties which is impacting their day-to-day functioning.
-If you need rehabilitation to remain at home and support with activities of daily living
-To support individuals with cognitive impairment, and their carers to maintain engagement in activity and support with quality of life.
-Patient and or carers that have reported that they are struggling to cope on their own.
-Patients who feel that they are struggling to engage in activities important to them (personal, social, domestic and leisure)
-Provide advice and support regarding returning to or remaining in work

Work Schedule -

Monday - morning - visits, afternoon- Walnut tree
Tuesday - mornign visits, afternoon - Asplands
Wednesday - visits and home working
Thursday - morning - visits, afternoon - Fishermead