Healthy Lifestyle Advisor

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be joining a large team of behaviour change specialists in ABL Health including, Nutritionists, Dietitians, GPs, Psychotherapists and Exercise Specialists to deliver evidence based, holistic and realistic weight management to people in the community.

You will understand challenges and barriers that adults face with relation to their health (both physical and mental) and wellbeing. You will engage with and build a good rapport with adults from varying communities across N.E Lincolnshire/N Lincolnshire.

You will deliver our existing programmes of weight management as well as supporting the development of new nutrition and exercise programmes that meet the needs of our clients. The ideal candidate will be passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and delivering motivational change which is client centered. You will have a background in nutrition, exercise, public health, community health and adult weight management. The candidate should be an excellent team player and have a willingness to learn and develop.

At ABL Health we dont believe in diets but promote long term sustainable change which focuses on evidence-based principles of healthy living.

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 Teams/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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent experience
• 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 delivering digital health improvement initiatives
• 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
• Experience conducting live sessions through digital platforms

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.

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

Unit 4b Queensway Business Centre Dunlop Way Scunthorpe

North Lincolnshire

SN16 3RN

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)