Diabetes/Health Educator
Job details
Job description, work day and responsibilities
Job Summary
This is an amazing opportunity to join our Empower team within Spirit Healthcare. We are a rapidly growing family of healthcare companies and offer an exceptional package and progression for the right person. These are exciting times - come and join us!
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Education Services Manager, the role is key in delivering an exceptional, effective structured diabetes education service for patients in across the UK (evening and weekend availability is required). Flexibility is required and offered.
Delivery of the EMPOWER programme to patients.
Delivery of face to face and video courses
Ensuring the EMPOWER programme is delivered in accordance with the curriculum, syllabus, educator handbook, lesson plan and service Operating Manual.
Ensure delivery of the EMPOWER programme in accordance with all Spirit policies and procedures
About Us
A full job description is available.
Spirit Health Group is a fabulous place to work. We genuinely do things differently! We are like no other healthcare company and only employ exceptional people who embrace and encourage change. We innovate. We simplify. We inspire. We look at things from a new perspective, and we genuinely care about patients and our people. We live by our values of brilliance, vigour and family - that's how we roll.
Our outstanding levels of achievement have won us recognition from Best Companies every year since 2021.
Our People Are Pivotal In:
Saving the NHS millions of pounds with a rapidly growing range of cost-effective healthcare products and devices.
Implementing medicines optimisation and prescribing programmes, brilliantly
Building innovative digital remote monitoring solutions for people with long-term health conditions.
Providing patients with high-quality education services.
Dispensing NHS prescriptions through our friendly pharmacy that has a passion for diabetes.
Our massive growth plans will help us save the NHS £100 million and touch the lives of millions more patients.
Date posted
31 January 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
E0010-25-0000
Job locations
Remote in Kent
Kent
BR8 7BU
Job Description
Job responsibilities
What are the results and outcomes this role is to achieve?
• The post holder undertakes training and passes competence assessment to deliver diabetes education
• Diabetes education is delivered in an inclusive and interactive manner which allows for questions and discussion on the topics covered
• Delivery of education is patient centred and allows for a variety of learning styles to support cognitive learning
• The educator introduces and covers each topic following the curriculum closely
• Educators reflect on the session, identify what went well, what went less well and what changes could be made.
Any reasonable duties shall be undertaken to achieve the above.
What performance measures are necessary to measure the above?
• Undertake a structured training programme and pass a competency assessment to enable delivery of the course following the curriculum
• Annual observation and reaccreditation process
• Achieve a consistently high patient feedback score
Principal Responsibilities
• Delivery of interactive structured diabetes education programmes in accordance with the set curriculum and lesson plan
• Use a range of sound teaching and learning techniques to improve participants ability to self manage their diabetes
• Ensure the course is delivered using the most up to date programme content
• Understand the administration and course organisation process undertaken by the administ
• Ensure all paperwork is completed, eg, attendance sheet, quality of live questionnaires, goal setting ad action plans and satisfaction surveys
Specific Skills/Competencies/Qualifications/Person Specification
• Experience of delivering health education
• Sound clinical knowledge and understanding of diabetes
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
This document is current at the date of signature. However, amendments may be made from time to time to meet business requirements.
Job Description Job Responsibilities
What are the results and outcomes this role is to achieve?
• The post holder undertakes training and passes competence assessment to deliver diabetes education
• Diabetes education is delivered in an inclusive and interactive manner which allows for questions and discussion on the topics covered
• Delivery of education is patient centred and allows for a variety of learning styles to support cognitive learning
• The educator introduces and covers each topic following the curriculum closely
• Educators reflect on the session, identify what went well, what went less well and what changes could be made.
Any reasonable duties shall be undertaken to achieve the above.
What performance measures are necessary to measure the above?
• Undertake a structured training programme and pass a competency assessment to enable delivery of the course following the curriculum
• Annual observation and reaccreditation process
• Achieve a consistently high patient feedback score
Specific Skills/Competencies/Qualifications/Person Specification
• Experience of delivering health education
• Sound clinical knowledge and understanding of diabetes
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
This document is current at the date of signature. However, amendments may be made from time to time to meet business requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
• Clinical knowledge and understanding of diabetes.
Experience Essential
• Experience of delivering health education.
Skills and Competencies Essential
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• Clinical knowledge and understanding of diabetes.
Experience Essential
• Experience of delivering health education.
Skills and Competencies Essential
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 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
Spirit Health Group Limited
Address
Remote in Kent
Kent
BR8 7BU
Employer's website
https://www.spirit-health.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Company address
You will be redirected to another website to apply.
Offer ID: #1019181,
Published: 2 weeks ago,
Company registered: 7 months ago
