Job summary
This post is positioned within the School Health Service, part of the Children's Community Services Directorate in the Manchester Local Care Organisation. They operate citywide across Manchester working in partnership with schools to improve the health outcomes of children, young people and their families.
The Healthy Weight Team aims to reduce the levels of severe obesity within nursery and reception aged children, by providing effective and comprehensive weight management support to the parents/carers of children identified as severely obese through the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). The Healthy Weight Team work with families across Manchester on an individual basis to provide dietary, physical activity and behaviour change advice and support, either in the school or home setting.
The post holder will work as a member of the Healthy Weight Team delivering interventions and packages of care delegated to them by a registered nurse or dietitian. The post holder will work in partnership with families in the home, school and local health centres. The post holder will deliver agreed health information and support to children and families working across the community, universal, universal plus and universal partnership plus spectrum of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP).
Main duties of the job
Undertake home and school visits, and telephone consultations to families to implement programmes of weight management support under the direction of the Healthy Weight Nurse
To signpost parents and children to appropriate services/agencies for additional support as required
To discuss and agree short, medium or long-term goals, prioritise care and develop and implement appropriate plans of care to support families around weight management.
To work without direct supervision in the implementation of care plans to meet prior agreed goals, outcomes and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and make any necessary modifications.
To provide advice to families and professionals around weight management and healthy lifestyles.
To maintain comprehensive and accurate, documentation and data systems in line with legal and trust requirements.
Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of outcome measurers and support the application of practice based on best available evidence.
Support the Healthy Weight Lead in collecting and analysing data for the evaluation of the Healthy Weight Team
To be responsible for a designated caseload and to plan and organise time efficiently and effectively about client priorities balancing other client related services and demand
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ 4/ Diploma or equivalent or comparable competence gained through experience
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of professional development
- Demonstrable experience of working with children and families to support their health
Desirable
- Demonstrable or relevant experience in delivering health promotion and health education programmes
- Demonstrable experience delivering weight management support to children and their parents/carers
SKILLS/ABILITY
Essential
- Evidence of utilising evidenced based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction and support for staff
- Able to establish and maintain key relationships with colleagues and other disciplines both internally and externally
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal
- To demonstrate initiative when working with families
- Ability to take instruction and feedback detailed information
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of issues related to weight management and healthy lifestyles
- Knowledge and understanding of health promotion and/or public health
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- IT skills - the ability to use Microsoft packages, e.g. word, email, and PowerPoint
- Ability to access information using internet
- Willing to travel city wide for work purposes
- Flexible and adaptable to changing needs in the service. Willing to provide service out of hours as and when required, e.g. parents evening.
- Respects the values, culture and beliefs held by others
Person Specification
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ 4/ Diploma or equivalent or comparable competence gained through experience
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of professional development
- Demonstrable experience of working with children and families to support their health
Desirable
- Demonstrable or relevant experience in delivering health promotion and health education programmes
- Demonstrable experience delivering weight management support to children and their parents/carers
SKILLS/ABILITY
Essential
- Evidence of utilising evidenced based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction and support for staff
- Able to establish and maintain key relationships with colleagues and other disciplines both internally and externally
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal
- To demonstrate initiative when working with families
- Ability to take instruction and feedback detailed information
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of issues related to weight management and healthy lifestyles
- Knowledge and understanding of health promotion and/or public health
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- IT skills - the ability to use Microsoft packages, e.g. word, email, and PowerPoint
- Ability to access information using internet
- Willing to travel city wide for work purposes
- Flexible and adaptable to changing needs in the service. Willing to provide service out of hours as and when required, e.g. parents evening.
- Respects the values, culture and beliefs held by others
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
