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Join Our Team: Associate Medical Writer - London Central - Healthcare Marketing Agency! If you are passionate about healthcare communication and want a rewarding career in the industry, then look no further! We are a leading full-service healthcare marketing agency with over 30 years of experience, Our mission is to provide innovative and impactful education to healthcare professionals, helping them deliver high-quality care to patients. Our team of over 75 talented individuals includes specialists in medical writing, design, development, data, marketing, digital, and account management. We are a Great Place to Work certified employer, offering a range of benefits including 28 days annual leave, private healthcare insurance, flexible working, and more. We currently have an exciting opportunity available for an Associate Medical Writer to join our team, either remotely or based part-time in our London office, working across our commercial agency and CME divisions. We are open to accepting applications from those who are looking to take the first steps into a career as a medical writer. Key Responsibilities: To develop expertise and knowledge across a range of therapeutic areas of projects To write high quality scientific content aimed at the appropriate level for target audiences To develop a range of writing styles (e.g. scientific manuscripts, abstracts, PowerPoint slides, meeting reports, newsletters, educational materials, websites, marketing materials, patient education materials) To provide the scientific and medical support to ensure successful project delivery To ensure high standards and scientific accuracy are maintained for all written materials To conduct independent research into therapy areas, products, congresses, experts and competitive landscapes To develop and maintain professional relationships with clients, financial supporters and external opinion leaders, as required To attend and report on conferences and external meetings, as required To develop and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues at all levels within the company and proactively encourage and implement improved efficiencies To work, under supervision, with the business development team to contribute to new business proposals Skills, Knowledge & Preferred experience: Educated to at least degree level in medicine, pharmacy, or life sciences Any experience in Medical Communications, or a related industry, in an editorial capacity Ability to produce accurate scientific copy in a range of writing styles Excellent understanding of the science and data behind client marketing messages and strategy Ability to work efficiently and effectively to tight deadlines Ability to work both independently and as part of a team Excellent written communication skills Pro-active and self-motivated Good interpersonal skills Good research skills How to Apply If you would like to join a progressive company with excellent career prospects and want to be part of our journey, then we are looking forward to hear from you! Please send your CV and covering letter to the link provided by 12th June 2024. Please note that we may close the recruitment process early if the right candidate is found before the application deadline, so don't delay and apply. Please note that due to the expected high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted. No recruitment agencies please.
The Specialist Health & Wellbeing Coach provides individually tailored diet, nutrition, and behaviour change advice to service users / participants (adults and/or children, young people, and families) to manage their weight and make sustainable changes to improve their overall health and wellbeing. As a Specialist Health & Wellbeing Coach you will provide evidence-based dietary and behaviour change services via one-to-one and group-based service deliver and ensure operational safety of weight management group programmes. As part of this you will support your caseload to implement experiments, track behaviours, utilise tech enabled support, make best use of resources, support each other, explore / use wider community provision and achieve their outcomes. To provide medium and high need nutritional and behaviour change services for eligible participants, empowering children, families, and adults to manage their weight and lifestyle-behaviours effectively and support service users / participants in achieving their own self-identified health and wellbeing goals. Depending on need participants will experience either virtual or face-to-face health coaching group delivery sessions in the community, including but not limited to: Supporting the recruitment of individuals to the interventions Support our triage and assessment process. Agenda setting with clients. Lifestyle behaviour change support to move more, achieve a healthy weight/diet. Problem solving with adaptability to individual context. Motivational interviewing Goal setting Signposting to other services if required (e.g., stop smoking, reduce alcohol consumption levels) Delivery group weight management that is underpinned by behaviour change methodology and empowers service users / participants to manage their weight and lifestyle-behaviours effectively achieving their own self-identified health and wellbeing goals, ensuring information, advice and guidance is: Engaging Age-appropriate Informative Accurate Evidence-based Culturally relevant Fun Resourceful Transferable and applicable to attendees every-day life (experimentation) Holistic Supportive of wider lifestyle related healthy lifestyles and habits To deliver services in line with quality standards, national guidance and within own competencies. If a situation is beyond the skillset of the post-holder, then they should identify when further work with a client is inappropriate and escalate appropriately or signpost to other services (e.g. tier 3 weight management). Support with outreach community engagement work inclusive, but not limited to: Screening services (e.g., NHS Health Checks) Community and stakeholder events External meetings and networks Roadshows and pop-ups Work in line with business and contract performance requirements including: Implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Fulfilling policies and quality management framework expectations including (but not limited to), data protection, information security, Health and safety and safeguarding. Participate in regular audits and performance observations, with a pro-active commitment to providing high quality services and continuous professional development. A proactive approach to supervision and training with a demonstrated commitment to personal development, achievement of quality standards, high performance in line with agreed objectives and Key Performance Indicators KPIs. To ensure accurate reporting and data collection in line with contractual and case management system requirements to ensure: Caseloads can be managed efficiently, effectively and at scale. Accurate Data to be entered in a timely manner. Team members are able to support in population behaviour change as required and in line with need. Wider informal and formal care givers / specialists can complement and enhance the behaviour change journey. Service users / participants only have to tell their story once and where behaviour changes occur sequentially or concurrently, we are able to offer a comprehensive and coordinated supportive services. Data audits accurately capture activity, productivity, utilisation, and outcomes. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. The Specialist Health & Wellbeing Coach is expected to carry out all other duties as may be reasonably required. Qualifications & Experience Essential AFN registered degree in Nutrition or HCPC registered degree in dietetics with portfolio evidence of continuous professional development Experience in delivering group-based behaviour change interventions to child, families or adults. Evidence of supporting vulnerable individuals through a change process Experience of caseload management demonstrated via the use of a Case Management System Experience of lesson planning and nutritional / weight management content creation Experience of inputting and processing data where accuracy, targets and time deadlines are operating in the workplace Evidence of continuous professional development to ensure the delivery of the most recent and up to date health coaching provision to the correct quality standard Experience of working in a health, community or social care environment or good understanding of the issues around maintaining a healthy lifestyle Desirable: A health coaching qualification or an accredited health coaching skills programme. Experience of direct health coaching delivery Experience in delivering behaviour change interventions for specific lifestyle related issues (e.g., smoking cessation, physical activity, NHS Health Checks, weight management, alcohol reduction) Evidence of working with individuals with long term health conditions Experience of working in community settings Experience of managing own caseload Experience of supporting people with additional needs Individual Competencies Essential A strong understanding of the social determinants of healthA strong understanding of population-based approaches including segmentation and risk stratification. A strong understanding of behaviour change principles and methodology including the COM-B