Nutritionist UK Brighton, England
Job description
Nutritionist
About Us
Teladoc Health is the world’s leading virtual care provider, delivering care to over 20 million members across 125 countries. Teladoc Health formally entered the UK virtual care space in 2019 offering the only comprehensive virtual care solution spanning telehealth GP services, mental health support, expert medical opinion, and nutrition consultations. We work with the world’s leading life, health, accident, travel and general insurers, other large corporates, affinity groups, and the NHS to deliver industry-leading, award-winning virtual healthcare services to their policy holders, employees, and patients.
Position Summary
We are currently recruiting a Nutritionist to join our quickly expanding team. The ideal candidate will have an ability to deliver evidence-based nutritional advice to a diverse client base. The candidate should be comfortable consulting with customers via our virtual platform and developing tailored nutrition and lifestyle plans to maximise customer’s health and wellbeing. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in related fields.
The role will require regular travel to Brighton.
Contract type: Permanent
Annual salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per year (depending on experience)
Hours of work: Full time, Monday to Friday (40hrs/week), 9-17.30 including 0.5h unpaid break
Location: remote, working from home
Deadline: Monday 27th February
Main Responsibilities
- Responding to a diverse range of customers nutritional needs via telephone and email
- Assessing the previous and current health profile of individuals evaluating food intake, exercise and lifestyle
- Offering educated advice, meal suggestions and lifestyle changes both verbally and via written consultation notes
- Contributing to blog posts and client webinars
- Providing onward referral to other Teladoc services or external sources where appropriate
- Using a safe, encrypted online service and bespoke consultation platform
- Adopting a customer first approach in everything that you do
- Updating and maintaining accurate customer records within the database during and following all patient interaction
- Working within a governance framework designed to deliver safe, effective and customer lead care
About You
- Previous experience of providing bespoke nutritional advice that is both practical and evidence-based.
- Ability to adapt to changing demands and experience of working in fast paced team.
- Experience in a healthcare setting and insight into online medicine is desirable.
- Able to work independently as well as to contribute effectively to the team.
- Excellent communicator – written and verbal.
- Keen eye for detail, punctual, organised and empathetic.
- Proactive approach to their work.
- Experience dealing with enquiries via an array of platforms including in-house office communications (Microsoft Teams).
Education Requirements
- Qualified Nutritionist (to degree level) with practical experience post qualification (required)
- Current active registration with an independent professional body such as AfN (desirable)
Employee Benefits
- Pension contribution at the rate of 8% fully paid by Teladoc (up to £50K of salary)
- Private medical insurance following probation
- Annual paid leave entitlement of 25 days plus public holidays (pro-rata)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with access to free financial, legal and lifestyle, advice, as well as counselling and Mental Health support
- MyStrength, our very own emotional awareness app supporting your mental wellbeing
- Thanks Ben benefits platform.
- Company laptop.
Equality and Diversity
Teladoc Health UK adopts a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination on any of the protected grounds in the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Teladoc Health UK.
To apply, please use the Apply button, visit our Careers Page, or email your CV and/or queries directly to: [email protected].
Recruitment agencies: We are currently reviewing direct applications only.
