Health Coach at Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi

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Health Coach role at Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi.

Job Title: Health Coach

Department: Clinic

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job Type: Full-Time

Our purpose is to help people live healthier lives by focusing on the biological process of aging through advanced clinical care and research using precision diagnostics, lifestyle medicines, proven therapeutics to improve health span, performance and lengthen lifespan. We are at the forefront of Healthy Longevity Medicine by combining advanced diagnostics with AI-driven risk prediction, digitally enabled clinical care with the highest quality of trained professionals in lifestyle and longevity medicine.

The Health Coach will provide health coaching to patients participating in the IHLAD lifestyle medicine and healthy longevity program(s). The Health Coach will support each patient to enable them to make long-term, self-directed changes consistent with their values and beliefs to improve their health, wellness, and general well-being. The role involves building patient-practitioner rapport, leveraging patient health data, developing individualized health plans centered around patient-facilitated goal setting, facilitating behavioural changes, and acting as an accountability partner supporting patients on their health journey. The Health Coach will collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure a holistic approach to patient care.

• Health coaching facilitates self-empowered health decision-making and supports patients to improve their health outcomes.
• Provide individualized health coaching to patients based on their unique health needs, goals, and medical conditions, ensuring the patient's journey aligns with their values and belief systems.
• Identify the patient's readiness-to-change, co-create a roadmap to lifestyle change, facilitate personalized health goals, address barriers to change, and provide ongoing support throughout the journey.
• Conduct regular health assessments and review wearable data, diagnostic results, and other health indicators to assess patient progress.
• Support patients in setting realistic health goals and monitor progress through regular follow-up sessions.
• Conduct one-on-one health coaching sessions, either virtually or in-person, to support patients in adopting healthier habits.
• Utilise a range of tools such as empathetic listening, motivational interviewing, and positive psychology to support the patient on their health journey.
• Where appropriate, conduct group workshops, webinars, or seminars on health coaching and lifestyle medicine topics.
• Work closely with other healthcare professionals to inform the MDT of session outcomes, goals, and progress.
• Document patient interactions, coaching sessions, and health progress in the electronic health records (EHR) system.
• Provide ongoing education, support, and resources to patients to help them understand and manage their health.
• Stay updated on the latest research and best practices in precision lifestyle medicine and health coaching.
• Support the organization in other tasks as required and aligned with the scope of practice for the Health Coach.

Reporting StructureReports directly to the Clinical Operations Manager, collaborating with the multi-disciplinary team to align health coaching activities with organizational goals and patient outcomes.

Compliance ResponsibilitiesEnsure health coaching operations comply with UAE healthcare regulations and maintain alignment with medical research standards where applicable.

Decision-Making AuthorityHolds authority to make decisions regarding patient health coaching strategies and interventions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and patient outcomes.

Core Competencies:

• Communication Skills: Ability to clearly communicate health information, support patients, and collaborate with healthcare teams.
• Empathy & Compassion: A strong commitment to understanding patient needs and providing compassionate support.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to work collaboratively within an MDT to develop appropriate patient care recommendations.

Technical Skills

• Proficient in using electronic health records (EHR) systems and other healthcare-related software.
• Strong understanding of goal setting and behaviour change techniques and strategies and the ability to support a patient throughout their behaviour change journey.

There are key criteria that an applicant must meet before applying:

• Must have a current and up-to-date Department of Health Abu Dhabi medical licence (i.e., physician, dentist, nurse, midwife or allied health professional) or the ability to apply and gain a licence.
• Completion of a health coaching certificate (40-hour minimum training course), ideally with UKIHCA, NBHWC, or HCANZA certification, or as an NHS certified Health Coach.
• The ability to gain accreditation with the Association for Coaching (AC) within 12 weeks.
• Ideally the applicant will already be an accredited health coach with the AC.

Work EnvironmentOffice-based with occasional virtual coaching sessions. In-person patient consultations may require travel between clinic locations.

Physical RequirementsAbility to sit for extended periods during coaching sessions. Light physical movement may be required when demonstrating exercises or health activities.

Travel RequirementsOccasional travel may be required between healthcare facilities and patient locations within Abu Dhabi and the UAE for in-person coaching or assessments.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care

Job Info:

• Company: Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi
• Position: Health Coach
• Work Location: Abu Dhabi
• Country: AE

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