Nutritionist - Weight Management

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose:

We are looking for nutritionists to deliver our weight management curriculum to clients on the Your Health Stockports integrated healthy lifestyle programme. You will deliver across the Integrated Wellbeing Service communicating key nutritional messages in both a group and one-to-one format.

Key to this is motivational interviewing and behavioural change skills, working through any potential barriers to adhering to the different phases of the programme and keeping patients committed to achieving their outcomes.

You will have the opportunity to attend monthly clinical supervision sessions and training sessions in order to upskill and develop whilst in the role. You will be supported by a team of specialist clinicians throughout and provided with relevant training to help you succeed in the role.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• To work as part of a team to deliver a weight management programme to clients across Stockport.
• Carrying out consultations as well as communicating with clients via telephone, email and a secure messaging service.
• To support clients throughout each phase of the programme by following the guidelines provided and escalating cases where necessary i.e. Alternative diets, analysis of food diaries etc.
• Taking measurement accurately for instance height, weight and blood pressure.
• To be on hand to answer phone calls, emails and messages from clients.
• To liaise with supervising dietitian and/or doctor regarding any nutritional or medical query as appropriate.
• General day to day admin duties.
• To attend training and meetings when required.
• To represent the organisation at relevant events.

Handling of sensitive data, approaching with great attention to detail.

Use motivational interviewing to influence patients.

Accurate and complete inputting of data to ensure a coherent patient pathway

Achieve contract KPIs.

A commitment to delivery across all aspects of our integrated wellbeing service including the delivery of physical activity, support to quit smoking and brief advice around alcohol consumption.

Skills and Competencies Required:

Collaborative can do attitude, work effectively in teams,

Empathetic peer to peer support, resilient,

Innovative self-starter, solution action orientated, creative

Knowledgeable proactively upskilling, adaptable,

Commitment to ABL vision & values

Clinical skills patient relationships, clinical notes, adherence to IG procedure

Qualifications:

You will be required to be a registered nutritionist or working to be a registered nutritionist .

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in accredited Nutrition course (RfN, AfN membership)

Desirable

• Completed or working towards Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme
• Evidence of continued professional development in behaviour change or motivational interviewing

Experience

Essential

• Experience of delivering groups and/or one-to-one behaviour change for adults.
• Experience of delivering health promotion / public health interventions in community settings.
• Experience working with hard-to-reach groups and tackling health inequalities.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of Tier 3 weight management.
• Experience delivering behaviour change interventions in community or healthcare settings
• Experience using motivational interviewing techniques in a client-facing role

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).

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

Europa Business Park, Bird Hall Lane

Stockport

SK3 0XA

Employer's website

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