First Aid for Your Gut

Functional nutrition practitioner specialising in gut health

We are recruiting for this role right now. All consultations are online, so you can work from wherever you are based. Read on to see what we are looking for and how to apply.

Would you like to put your knowledge to work and help people with gut issues truly move forward? As a functional nutrition practitioner you guide clients with a personal plan in which food, lifestyle, supplementation and specialised lab testing come together. You work with us as a self-employed practitioner. In time we also want to offer the option of an employed position.

What will you be doing?

You work with clients on more than symptom relief: you guide them towards real recovery and better health.

You guide clients step by step with food, lifestyle, supplementation and lab testing.
You read functional lab results, food intolerance panels and comprehensive stool analyses, and translate them into a plan a client can actually follow.
You always tailor your guidance to the personal situation and the goals of the client.
You work together with our nutrition coaches to keep advice practical and realistic.

What are we looking for?

You are qualified in orthomolecular or functional nutrition and you are at home in epigenetics and nutrigenomics. In the UK that usually means a registered nutritional therapist (BANT, CNHC); in the US a CNS, RDN, NTP or an IFM certified practitioner; elsewhere a comparable qualification.
You are specialised in digestion and gut health, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, or you are keen to deepen your knowledge in this field.
You are used to working with functional lab testing, in particular food intolerance testing and stool testing.
You are committed and patient: you genuinely stand beside clients through their recovery.
You work independently, and you also enjoy being part of a team.
You are fluent in English, and you hold professional indemnity insurance or are able to arrange it in the country where you practise.

About us

We are a fast growing organisation that helps people with gut issues and chronic bowel disease ease their symptoms and recover. We do this with food, lifestyle, supplements and specialised lab testing, grounded in orthomolecular and functional nutrition.

Our mission: to teach people how to take back control of their health, so they can live the way they want, without their gut deciding what is possible.

What can you find with us?

You start with us as a self-employed practitioner. In time we also want to offer the option of an employed position.
You are fully focused on your work as a practitioner. Everything on the business side is arranged by us.
You work flexibly: you plan online consultations at times you agree with your clients.
You are part of a warm team, with peer supervision and team days that you can also join online.
You get continuing professional development to deepen your knowledge and stay up to date.
You can grow into a senior practitioner, guiding and supporting junior colleagues.

Does this sound like you?

With us you become part of an organisation that thinks big and works together warmly. You work independently in your field, but you are never on your own. You are always surrounded by colleagues who, like you, are committed and want to help people truly move forward.

Would you like to become our new colleague? We would love to meet you. Our application process has three steps.

How applying works

Your application video and CV. Record a short video in which you introduce yourself and answer the questions below, and send it to us together with your CV or resume.
A conversation. If your video speaks to us, we invite you for an online conversation so we can properly get to know each other.
Three case studies. You work through three real client cases. That shows us how you think clinically and where your knowledge stands, and we talk them through together afterwards.

The questions we would like you to answer

Who are you? Tell us a little about yourself.
Why do you do this work? What drives you?
Why do you want to work with us in particular?
What experience do you bring?
Where do you see yourself in two or three years, in your work or in your life?
Can you describe a situation in which you helped a client stick with a difficult change in food or lifestyle? How did you go about it?
What has been a challenge in your own life or work, and how did you deal with it?
How do you keep your knowledge up to date and keep developing in your field?

Send your video and your CV or resume to hello@firstaidforyourgut.com. A link works just as well as a file: an unlisted YouTube video, Loom, Google Drive or WeTransfer are all fine. Prefer WhatsApp? Send it to +31 85 2004 345 (save the number in your phone first).

We look forward to hearing your story and finding out whether we can build something good together. So do not hesitate, send it in, and perhaps we will speak soon. You will always get a personal reply.

Please note: applications without a video are not taken into consideration.