Diabetes Practitioner- Black country

Xyla Health & Wellbeing (Part of Acacium Group)

Black Country – Remote/Field Based

Permanent, Full Time

Competitive salary

8am-8pm Monday- Friday with Occasional Saturday work

Unlock your potential

Do you have a degree in nutrition or sports science and are looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and make a life changing impact to people’s lives on a daily basis?

We are looking for a passionate and knowledgeable individual to join us as a Diabetes Practitioner, this will be to support the delivery for both the digital and face to face T2DR (Type 2 Diabetes Pathway to Remission) Programme. You will be focused, and results driven with patient interaction being at the heart of everything you do demonstrating an empathetic and motivational approach to help them achieve their goals! Helping and encouraging people overcome potential barriers on their journey will play a key part in your role.

Xyla Health & Wellbeing is a dynamic, and accomplished organisation dedicated to making the UK’s local and workplace communities healthier. Working with local authorities, CCGs, NHS England and employers, we design, implement and evaluate innovative health and wellbeing services that will result in long-term health benefits through sustained behaviour change.

Every day you will be:

• Delivering 1:1 sessions ensuring fidelity to the programme curriculum content to enable and encourage service users to change their behaviour and improve overall health
• Conducting progress reviews with service users over the telephone, ensuring patients are progressing through the programme and answer questions patients may have
• Co-ordinating appointments and supporting the team of Patient Coordinators with referrals and bookings when required and providing information on the programme when required

• Conducting assessments with the service user, taking clinical and non-clinical measurements including validated questionnaires, height and weight, blood pressure, blood glucose levels

• Liaising with Service Users, Management and Senior Management teams, and key stakeholders whilst being in attendance of regular meetings with the local delivery and operational team

What’s in it for you?

We love exceptional people, and in return, we offer an exciting place to work, with a wide range of benefits, rewards and opportunities to grow your career, including:

• Opportunities to enhance your experience and skillset within a global organisation made up of over 20 different brands all designed to make a difference to people’s lives
• Endless Learning & Development opportunities including fully funded qualifications
• Pension scheme matched up to 5%
• 2 paid charity days a year
• Gym flex- discounted gym memberships, UK-wide!
• Rewards portal offering discounts on shops, restaurants, bars and cinemas
• Annual company holiday for top performers
• Free flu vaccinations
• Health Assessments and Dental Insurance
• Regular events & incentives
• Paid working travel expenses

Join us and make a difference!

If you want to join a global, market-leading organisation who are committed to the human side of business, then look no further. Acacium Group is the UK’s largest healthcare staffing and solutions partner and specialise in healthcare, social care and the life sciences industries. We are a business with scale, leading digital capabilities and a strong financial profile, with a vision to be the leading global healthcare solutions partner.

We are powered by the best people and have an unrivalled and diverse range of capabilities, all while incorporating our company values into everything we do – Putting People First, Always by your Side, Driven by Excellence.

Join us and play a key part in shaping the future of society and improving people’s lives!

To thrive in this role you must have:-

• Minimum of undergrad Degree in Nutrition or Health Related Science (Sports/Exercise Science/Health Psychology)
• Experience and ability to demonstrate being able to tailor curricular contents to the needs of individuals or groups with excellent communication skills to deliver effectively
• Previous experience in 1 to 1 and group facilitation and teaching, delivering information tailored to adults in a confident, engaging and interactive manner
• Driving license with access to your own vehicle as you will be transporting programme delivery equipment and expected to travel in your local area in order to deliver the sessions

Our inclusion commitment:

We are passionately committed to being a truly inclusive and diverse company- it is at the heart of our core value of Putting People First. We continue to enhance our culture of inclusion and diversity across all of our roles and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.