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Eucalyptus

Health Coach (6 Months, Fixed Term)

RemoteSouth Africa only
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Experienced health coach needed for a fixed-term maternity cover role. Must be clinically grounded with a strong background in medicated weight management and skilled in motivational interviewing and behavior change frameworks. Patient-obsessed and comfortable in a fast-paced telehealth environment.

Required skills

Motivational Interviewingbehaviour change frameworks

What you'll do

  • Own and manage a caseload of patients and deliver personalized 1:1 (and occasionally live group) coaching that drives sustainable behavioural change aligned with clinical plans, and results in patient satisfaction and retention that meets expected KPIs
  • Proactively identify opportunities to engage patients and drive behavioural change based on their clinical needs, milestone moments and coaching judgment
  • Support in designing and adapting coaching interventions for patients, ensuring high engagement and giving feedback on any concerns or opportunities for improvement
  • Test new interventions that drive retention and satisfaction outcomes, and share learnings with the team
  • Respond to patient queries and direct concerns to appropriate internal teams within agreed SLAs and metrics
  • Action patient feedback to deliver a higher quality service to drive higher patient satisfaction
  • Maintain accurate, timely documentation to support continuity of care and quality assurance
  • Buddy with new starters as required to mentor on how to coach safely and to a high quality
  • Monitor your own performance data and patient outcomes, and use insights to proactively adjust coaching approaches and identify patients at risk of disengaging
  • Participate in conducting auditing and feedback from peers
  • Monitor patient safety risks and escalate clinical concerns promptly in collaboration with the clinical team as per escalation protocols
  • Identify opportunities to introduce relevant services and products offered by Juniper that align with patient goals and treatment progression, ensuring recommendations are clinically appropriate and patient-centred
  • Collaborate and participate cross-functionally to offer coaching and dietitian support in the broader care journey (for example, participating in projects with the shop, community or PES)
  • Proactively surface patient insights with your team and business to inform service improvements

What they require

  • Accredited Practicing Dietitian (essential), with a strong grounding in medicated weight management
  • You've managed a patient caseload and can deliver high-quality coaching from day one — you don't need a long ramp-up period
  • You understand what drives patient retention and satisfaction, and you hold yourself accountable to those outcomes
  • Deep in motivational interviewing and behaviour change frameworks
  • You take clinical safety seriously and know how to escalate effectively
  • You're operating in a fast-paced digital health environment and can adapt to changing priorities

Benefits

  • Our goal for the next three years is to support 1 million patients globally to live better for longer.
  • We’re launching into new conditions, demographics, and geographies as we build a truly preventive healthcare ecosystem.
  • We’re on the path to becoming the world’s largest international digital healthcare company. It will be challenging, fast-paced, and deeply rewarding.
  • You will deliver work that directly shapes patient outcomes and scales evidence-based care across markets.
  • You will have high ownership, continuous feedback, and dedicated development support.
  • You will collaborate with talented peers to solve complex clinical and operational problems at scale.
  • 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.
  • We use AI-assisted tools across our business to help our teams work more efficiently, including within our recruitment process. These tools support our team — all hiring decisions are made by real people, and every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team.

Eucalyptus is a digital healthcare company behind Juniper, a weight-management program combining GLP-1 medication with personalised nutrition, movement support, and clinician-led care. It is now part of Hims & Hers.

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