Health Advisor reference: R1191934

Are you a passionate health professional looking to make a tangible difference in people's lives? This Health Advisor role at Bupa Clinics in Oxford presents a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

At Bupa, the focus is unequivocally on the customer. With no shareholders to answer to, profits are reinvested into providing you with the time, technology, and resources needed to deliver exceptional patient care. This is a chance to be at the forefront of proactive health, empowering individuals to embrace longer, healthier, and happier lives.

Key Advantages for Candidates:

• Meaningful Impact: Directly contribute to customer well-being by providing essential health education and personalized lifestyle guidance. You'll be doing what you trained for, with the customer as your top priority.
• Professional Development & Resources: Bupa's commitment to reinvesting profits means access to advanced technology and the dedicated time to utilize it effectively, enhancing your ability to make a real difference.
• Comprehensive Clinical Practice: Engage in a wide range of clinical testing, from body composition analysis and spirometry to ECGs and functional movement screenings. This offers a broad scope for practical application of your skills.
• Motivational Engagement: Utilize techniques like motivational interviewing to create individualized lifestyle action plans, fostering genuine behavior change and supporting customers post-assessment.
• Holistic Wellbeing Support: Benefit from Bupa's global wellbeing program, 'Viva', which encompasses mental, physical, financial, social, and environmental aspects of health.
• Attractive Benefits Package: Beyond a competitive salary of £27,600, enjoy generous holiday entitlement (increasing with service), enhanced pension and life insurance, Bupa health insurance, optional dental insurance, and access to a Digital GP and emotional wellbeing support.
• Flexible Working Environment: Bupa is committed to offering flexibility in terms of locations, hours, and working patterns, recognizing the importance of a work-life balance.
• Inclusive Culture: Bupa champions diversity and encourages all individuals to "Be you at Bupa." They are a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fair treatment and reasonable adjustments.

Key Considerations for Your Career Path:

• Educational Foundation: A degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in exercise physiology, sports science, or nutrition is essential for this role.
• Customer-Centricity: Strong customer-facing experience is a must. Your ability to build rapport, empathize, and tailor your approach to individual needs will be paramount.
• Clinical Acumen: While experience in a health and fitness or medical environment performing measurements is desirable, accuracy in information recording and adherence to clinical guidelines are crucial.
• Proactive Health Promotion: This role involves actively promoting healthier lifestyles and requires a proactive approach to guiding customers towards positive changes.
• Full-Time Commitment: The position is full-time, requiring 40 hours per week.

This Health Advisor position at Bupa is more than just a job; it's an invitation to be part of a purpose-driven organization dedicated to making health happen. If you possess the drive, compassion, and expertise, and are eager to contribute to a healthier world, we encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity.