The Nutritional Supplement Issue 9

Gut Fungi for Weight Control

This research suggests that gut fungi are as important as bacteria in controlling weight. The mice in the study which were fed a high fat diet showed signs of obesity and weight gain as well as altered gut fungi, which increased in the control group fed a "standard" diet. However, animal trials typically use a specific blend of fat and results would be interesting if this trial was repeated in humans using organic plant and animal fats to compare the effect.

Micro-Nutrients for ADHD

CNELM circulates by email and includes in the student newsletter a range of job opportunities. Several students at CNELM already hold qualifications enabling differning scopes of practice. All students if working in the nutrition field should keep mindful of CNELM's Fitness to Practice Policy and ensure their scope of practice or work is in keeping with existing qualifications. If ever in doubt it is best to contact Kate as Head of Quality Assurance or Dave as Centre Administrator/Practice Supervisor.

AMCHARA RETREATS NUTRITIONIST POSITION:

This is a full-time position at our retreat in Gozo, Malta. Whilst working closely with the Health Director, the CEO and the COO some of the work will be remote. Being based near London will be advantageous as the CEO and COO are based there, though the role will also involve being seconded to our health retreats in Gozo, Malta and Somerset UK to support and train the health teams for a week or so every month.

Amchara operate two residential health centres to help clients, Change for Good. Once clients leave Amchara they would more benefit with ongoing support. The role involves working closely with the Health Director and helping to develop post ‘residential retreat products’ including functional medicine testing and DNA testing supported with consultations. This role will also involve training support for the Amchara health practitioners. We’re deeply committed to the principles of education and empowerment for clients and team members alike so supporting our practitioners is an important part of the role.

The successful applicant will be an experienced nutritionist and Naturopath with a strong clinical, consultation background and preferably with an interest or understanding of naturopathic principles and techniques. Additionally someone who understands functional medicine testing and has some formal functional medicine qualification.

This role is perfect for someone who wants to be part of a growing company and enjoys providing client support and contact.

We offer an attractive financial package, an exciting dynamic package and a complimentary retreat one per year.

If interested please email Liz Downer a copy of your CV and a covering letter at liz@amchara.com

NUTRITIONAL ADVISOR/THERAPIST:

– Part Time (3 days p/w)
– Permanent Position
– Competitive salary
– Benefits package

Protexin is a division of Probiotics International Limited, the manufacturer and supplier of probiotic products including leading brands Bio-Kult and Lepicol. We specialise in producing effective, innovative, research based products of the highest quality for humans and animals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a nutritional therapist or a qualified practitioner to join a fast growing, dynamic and award winning organisation.

The role:
To conduct key account management of health stores and pharmacies in the areas of Hertfordshire and Surrey and the postcodes WD, SW, KT, SM, EN and CR
Training of Health Store and Pharmacy staff on the benefits of each of our products
To visit health stores and clinics to promote and educate staff & customers on the benefits of our products
Ensure products are positioned well in-store and advise on best use of POS materials and where possible dress windows.
Interact with customers, giving advice and attend in-store open days
Regularly liaise with the National Sales Manager, Technical Advisor’s and attend regular meetings with the wider team
Be able to attend various shows and conferences to promote our brand.

Candidate:
Degree or relevant qualification e.g. Diploma, Advanced Diploma in Nutrition / Naturopathy / Complementary Health
Professional personal presentation
Good communication skills with confidence presenting technical information
Strong relationship building skills with ability to gain customer loyalty from retail staff
Driven, hardworking, self-motivated, super-enthusiastic, outgoing and a strong influencer
Must have own car and full driving licence
To apply for this opportunity, please send your CV plus a covering letter giving details of your current salary to:

Claire Rowswell, HR Manager – recruitment@protexin.com

MODULE LEADER AND LECTURER – INSTITUTE FOR OPTIMUM NUTRITION:

Location: Richmond, London
Contract term: Permanent, part time (0.6 FTE)
Salary: On application
Grow Your Career in Nutritional Therapy Education at ION

The Institute for Optimum Nutrition is looking to recruit a Nutritional Therapist to join the Academic team as Module Leader for 2 modules.

The post-holders will have either a Diploma or Degree in Nutritional Therapy and first class communication/presenting skills, excellent organisational skills and enjoy working as part of a team. The successful candidates will ideally have a Degree or Master’s degree, and will have experience of teaching or presenting to varied audiences. You will need to maintain your professional body membership with BANT and registration with the CNHC.

If you have a passion to share your love of nutrition join us.

This is an exciting time at the Institute. You’ll have the opportunity to join a fun, hardworking, experienced and nurturing team and get involved with activities and projects across the organisation

Office attendance in central Richmond, London and weekend teaching in Central London is required at least once a month

For more information about the role and for details on how to apply please visit www.ion.ac.uk/jobs, click the job link and then send a completed application form with a covering email to jobs@ion.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications Friday 3rd November 2017.

GET TRAINING TO BECOME A MENTOR/COACH FOR ZEST FOR LIFE:

Zest4life is expanding and we need 2 more mentors to join our mentoring team of 10, and help us support our growing list of Associates. We are a training and mentoring consultancy specialising in supporting Nutritional Therapists to become excellent business and marketing people. We provide monthly live training events and webinars in sales, marketing and business skills, monthly mentoring calls with industry experts, access to ‘ready to go’ materials, programmes, lead magnets, newsletters, marketing resources, web help etc to help Nutritional Therapists grow their practices with full support from us, and from each other. We have 170 Associates keeping our skilled mentors busy and are looking to grow due to high demand for our programmes; we need 1-2 more industry experts to join us. You will be trained in Coaching and Mentoring, earn a good hourly rate and have full access to all the membership benefits included in your package. You can work from home as the Mentoring calls are conducted via skype, but would be expected to attend relevant training events and webinars as well as quarterly coach training events in London.

You will need to be a good communicator and marketeer and have built your practice up to a successful level and feel you can – and would like to – contribute to the success of others, with full support from us.

We are a determined team of Nutrition professionals, trainers and coaches with a drive and determination to put Nutritional Therapy on the map as a proper highly paid career; we achieve breakthrough results by supporting Nutritional Therapists to practice in new and innovative ways. Therefore if you are also someone with ideas and would like to work as part of a team as well as independently, we would especially love to hear from you.

Please email zest4life Director Carolyn St John Loder with details about your practice and why you would like to be a Coach & Mentor: Email: carolyn@zest4life.com

BANT VOLUNTEER MANAGER:

Position: Volunteer Manager
Location: Working from home (occasional meetings in Central London)
Salary: £5,400 per annum
Hours: Part-time 30 hours/month
Company: BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy)
Job Type: Permanent working from home with flexible hours!
The organisation

BANT is the professional body for Registered Nutritional Therapists. Its primary function is to assist its members in attaining the highest standards of integrity, knowledge, competence and professional practice in order to protect the client’s interest, nutritional therapy and the Registered Nutritional Therapists. Nutritional therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health, peak performance, disease prevention, and individual care. General Medical Council has acknowledged the safety and quality of care provided by BANT Registered Nutritional Therapists accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

BANT was established in 1997 as a non-profit organisation. BANT has a governing council of nine people with experience in the scientific, nutrition practice and educational areas of nutrition science.

The role:
The Volunteer Manager is responsible for developing and managing the volunteer community under the strategic guidance of the Volunteering Director.

This role is responsible for developing and implementing frameworks and plans to support volunteers to actively and effectively contribute through the regional meetings, as part of the committees, in strategic workstreams or as directors in Council, and to embed a culture of volunteering that is inspirational, fun, motivating and a learning experience.

Specifically, the Volunteer Manager is in control of recruiting and supporting BANT’s 140 (estimate) strong volunteer community. The Volunteer Manager inducts and trains volunteers, creates training resources, and supports leads and managers in motivating and leading their volunteer teams. They are an active member of the Volunteer Steering Group, contributing to the future direction of BANT’s Volunteer community.

The main focus of this role is to provide BANT volunteers with the support and skills necessary for them to effectively support BANT workstreams, thereby delivering manpower resources to the workstreams enabling BANT to achieve its strategic objectives.

What you need:
You will need to work from your own home unsupervised and be self-motivated. You will be confident in developing and communicating strategies and have the ability to implement structure to support strategic objectives.

You will be an experienced recruiter or have been involved in all aspects of recruiting teams within a previous role. You must have exceptional project management skills for this role and experience of motivating and leading employees or volunteers and ideally, supporting managers and leaders to support and motivate their own teams.

You will have a minimum of 2 years of experience in a role where any of the following tasks are an essential part: recruitment, project management, team management, human resources, volunteer management, training.

What are the benefits:
You will receive a competitive salary and flexible hours. You will form part of a motivated team that are hardworking and ambitious. Full details of the role and person specification can be found here.

What you need to do now:
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now‘ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV along with a supporting statement. Before the deadline of 31st October 2017. If your skills do not quite match this position but you are still interested in the work BANT does, please go to http://bant.org.uk/about-us/ to see other paid and unpaid roles that might interest you.

Alice Mackintosh

Gut Fungi for Weight Control