Healthy Lifestyle Advisor

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver ABL Healths adult weight management programme including nutrition, behaviour change and exercise delivery to groups and one-to-ones, in the community and through digital methods such as zoom/phone appointments.

• Lead on the delivery of multi-disciplinary assessments working closely with ABLs GP and Psychotherapist to determine an appropriate, person centred care plan.

• Deliver evidence-based education around nutrition, physical activity and behavioural change as advised by ABL Health team and in line with ABL Health programme curriculums.

• Deliver programmes with a client centred approach using skills of positive psychology and motivational interviewing.

• Monitor clients progress through regular consultation and with the use of Microsoft excel, identifying specific treatment for those not on track to achieve their goals.

• Assess and support eligible clients in your caseload to receive a referral to tier 4 for bariatric surgery, remaining up to date with NICE guidance at all times.

• Work with clients and stakeholders to co-produce in session materials.

• Contribute to the contract performance report by submitting regular case studies to the project lead.

Contribute to and support ABL Healths social media pages.

Working with individuals and groups using SMART goal setting.

• Develop and deliver live webinars relating to key nutrition trends and topics.

• Keep detailed files, recording data accurately, ensuring all forms and other documentation is completed correctly.

• Undertake and complete all mandatory and additional skills training as required.

• Have a thorough understanding of ABL Health policies and procedures.

• Engage and recruit potential clients at promotional and community events, where required.

• Develop curriculum resources to be signed off by the service development.

team and utilised in projects.

• Contribute to ongoing service development needs.

• To attend and actively participate in team and wider company meetings, such as MDT.

• Be able to organise own workload in order of priority and deadline dates, daily administration tasks and other work-related activities.

• To demonstrate personal and professional development in line with ethos of lifelong learning.

• To work within the framework of clinical governance in order to maintain and improve patient care, quality and efficiency.

• To be able to work from home within a space that promotes a peaceful and private environment.

• To be able to travel flexibly across the project area.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent experience.
• CIMSPA (previously REPS) qualified Level 2 Gym instructor/Group
• exercise award or equivalent.
• Registration with CIMSPA (this can be obtained within 6 months of employment).

Desirable

• Sports Coaching qualification.
• REPS qualified Level 3 award of GP/Exercise Referral or equivalent (willingness to be trained within 4 months of
• starting).

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering groups and/or one-to-one specialist weight management interventions.
• Experience of planning and delivering appropriate health interventions specific to individual requirements.
• Experience working with hard-to-reach groups and tackling health inequalities.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of delivering digital health improvement initiatives.
• Experience conducting live sessions through digital platforms.
• Previous paid or voluntary experience working with people.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build rapport quickly with people.
• Excellent administration, record keeping and data collection skills.
• IT literate, preferably with experience using Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Must have a high attention to detail.
• Pro-active approach and ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to manage stressful situations and cope in a fast paced work environment.
• To cope with unpredictable work patterns and work well under pressure.
• To be able to work as part of a team and independently as required.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the health and social care environment and an understanding of the challenges or barriers to behaviour change within the community.
• Knowledge and experience dealing with safeguarding concerns
• Knowledge of the health and social care environment area and an understanding of the challenges or barriers to behaviour change within the community.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues and processes.
• Confident delivering to large groups of people including stakeholders.
• Experience of contributing to the supervision of staff/ volunteers/ students.
• Experience of developing public health educational materials.
• An understanding of different social media platforms.
• An understanding of how social media can support positive behaviour change.

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the organisational footprint.
• Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need including evening and occasional weekend work as required.
• Must be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).