Job description

The position

In line with growth of the UK obesity team, we have a new position open for our Education Facilitator, Obesity Team. The educator will join our team in a UK national role for adolescents living with obesity. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering education to key external stakeholders and people living with obesity in line with our business objectives.

As part of a dynamic team, you will be integral in executing the obesity education strategy. The successful candidate will contribute to a continually changing healthcare environment, supporting our philosophy that patients are always at the centre of our business and leveraging competencies.

It is a field-based position and involves a significant amount of travelling. The candidate can live in any part of the country.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Via education, providing support and training to customers actively involved in the management of people living with obesity including disease education, weight management service setup
Delivering of training and education programmes in weight management services or other areas as agreed by the obesity business unit.
Achieving obesity business unit objectives in relation to education of both patients and healthcare professionals.
Via education, supporting weight management services and projects in line with the private and NHS business unit strategies.
Assisting in territory planning & implementation of educational activities via liaison with internal stakeholders (nurse team, medical and market access).
Increasing the number of healthcare professionals who perceive Novo Nordisk as true partners in obesity management

Qualifications:

You must be a registered nurse or dietitian at Band 6 or above/G grade or above level if working within the NHS. If you are a nurse, you must be currently registered with Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) and have obesity or weight management clinical nursing experience, ideally as a specialist. If you are a dietitian, you must be registered with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). Strategic Centre for Obesity Professional Education (SCOPE) certification would be desirable but not essential.

Moreover, you will have:

Clinical experience in obesity or related therapy area
Teaching qualifications – desirable.
Experience working with adolescents/young people
Effective communication and networking capability
Excellent presentation and facilitation skills together with ability to manage complex tasks and support cross functional teams
Fluency in spoken and written English

The position will have the expectation to be flexible and will entail travel due to the areas covered in the United Kingdom. This will require a full UK driving Licence. A high demand of communication with various stakeholders will require networking capability and strong willingness to quickly adjust to new situations in a continuously developing environment.

About the department

The new position will be within the Nove Nordisk Education Facilitator Team within Clinical, Medical and Regulatory, whose purpose is to be innovative partners to lead the development of medicines (and beyond), defeat/drive change in serious chronic diseases, reduce health inequalities and improve patient outcomes in the UK.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop; we seize them and we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

The Novo Nordisk Way includes our vision, our values and our commitment to ensure we are a great place to work. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

What We Offer

Bonus: We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached, you’ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
Pension: a market leading pension scheme with generous employer contributions
Wellness: We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to an award-winning Wellness programme, including Private Medical Insurance, the Lifeworks App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and offerings
Insurances: All colleagues are covered by our private medical, life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind
Inclusive culture: our culture is one of care, support and respect for our people. We are committed to making your workplace safe and believe that a transparent, inclusive culture and leadership is the way to empower every individual to do their very best

Contact

For further information about the role, please contact Hilary Poulton Mobile at 07740631434 or via email hpay@novonordisk.com (Adolescent role)

Application Deadline

September 10th 2024.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

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