Health Coach, South Africa (UK Support)

Healthcare is usually slow and boring. We believe in its potential to be exciting and entertaining. But changing the healthcare experience is hard – and we’re gonna need all the help we can get…!

About Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus (or 'Euc' for short) is an Australian founded digital healthcare company that is on a mission to solve the world’s biggest healthcare challenges - think fertility, and behavioural change around chronic conditions such as weight loss, diabetes, and mental health.

Founded in Australia in 2019, we have now helped over 500K patients globally by combining technology, design and operational excellence to help patients access the best clinical support when they need it - wherever they are.

Our 5 clinics (Juniper, Pilot, Kin, Software, & Compound) focus heavily on personalising the experience for different demographics and are powered by a growing team across 5 countries (Australia, UK, Germany, Japan, and the Philippines).

We’ve raised over AUD$160M in funding from Aussie and Silicon Valley investors who were early backers of Uber, Canva and AirBnb. With plans to launch into several more markets, offline channels, and tackle new conditions.

We’re looking to continue building our team of executional weapons who are passionate about healthcare, aren’t afraid to work hard, and invest in others through direct and honest feedback. This approach enables us to make the most impactful changes to improve the health of millions of patients globally.

About the role (What you’ll be doing)

Our Juniper UK health coaching team is expanding and we are on the look out for Dietitians to help us serve our patients. You will be among some of our first hires in South Africa and will work directly with our team to serve our UK Juniper patients.

As you will be supporting our patients alongside our UK Health Coaches based in London, you will be required to work hours that crossover with the UK, such as starting 10am local time. As a Dietitian in the team, you will be responsible for helping us shape the clinical guidance and strategy about how to manage diet and nutrition. In short, both roles include:

Providing 1:1 and group coaching and advice (with a focus on obesity management)
Directing patient queries and feedback to the relevant internal channel
Working in a cross functional and multidisciplinary team to triage, respond and escalate communications from patients to relevant teams to minimise patient safety risks

In this role you will work with our clinical team, international operations team and delivery partners to ensure our patients receive a high quality of support and care. This role requires a high level of empathy, the ability to prioritise simultaneous activities and communications with multiple patients while ensuring high attention to detail, and a patient-centric-oriented approach. You will be interacting directly with real people dealing with real health issues and medical diagnoses and must be able to identify, respond to, and escalate interactions and situations appropriately in accordance with guidelines and for exceptions.This role will be important to the continued success of Eucalyptus and will filter important information back through the rest of the team so we can continue to improve the health of our patients.

About you (Who you are)

Dietitian specific: Registered Dietitian (registered with HCPSA: Health Professions Council of SA), 1-3 years of dietetics experience and completion of relevant ongoing CPD requirements.
Naturally empathetic, reliable, caring, with strong problem-solving skills
Extremely organised, independent and can work well in a team
Excellent communication skills
Confident using technology and excited by fast-paced change and creative problem solving
Experience with behaviour change techniques aimed at helping patients achieve weight loss goals.
Goes without saying - you're obsessive about patient experience and thrive on understanding a patient’s problems and finding the best solution
Bonus points for
- Previous experience working in digital health (tele-health)
- Qualifications in exercise science or experience working with patients improving their physical activity levels
- Experience working in a very fast paced environment

So, why join Eucalyptus?

We are on a growth journey, in the UK alone - we have gone from 0 to 5,000+ patients in just 6 months!
Work with best-in-class doctors, specialists, pharmacists, and medical professionals from all over the world, and our 5 clinics speak to different people at different stages of their life and needs
Strong culture of work-life balance, supported by flexible working hours and hybrid working possibilities
We are proud to have built a patient-centric platform that provides end-to-end healthcare at scale.
Learn from some world-class marketers, engineers, creatives, operations specialists, and medical professionals - joining a diverse team from Atlassian, Canva, Google, McKinsey, Bain, Optiver, Koala, Manual and many many more.
Want to see more? Check us out on Instagram @euc.alypt.us

At Eucalyptus, we value individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we embrace the unique qualities each person brings. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.