Job summary
ABL Health, delivers the Sandwells Adult Weight Management Service , which is commissioned by the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This transformative service seeks to work collaboratively with communities to support transforming services for the local population. The service provides integrated behaviour support for weight management in partnership with Sandwells smoking cessation service. Both services are embedded in sustainable behaviour change and positive wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
You will deliver our existing programmes of weight management as well as support the development of programmes that meet the needs of our clients. The ideal candidate will be passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and delivering client-centred motivational change. You will have a background in nutrition, exercise, health improvement, adult and/or family weight management and be an excellent team player and have a willingness to learn and develop.
About us
ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing community
health organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of population health and mental services, we are
passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative, effective and relevant
health care services in partnership with individuals, communities and
stakeholders.
Job description
Job responsibilities
ABL Health, delivers the Sandwells Adult Weight Management Service overview, which is commissioned by the
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This transformative service seeks to work collaboratively with communities to
support transforming services for the local population. The service provides integrated behaviour support for weight
management in partnership with Sandwells smoking cessation service. Both services are embedded in sustainable
behaviour change and positive wellbeing.
You will deliver our existing programmes of weight management as well as support the development of programmes
that meet the needs of our clients. The ideal candidate will be passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and
delivering client-centred motivational change. You will have a background in nutrition, exercise, health improvement,
adult and/or family weight management and be an excellent team player and have a willingness to learn and develop.
At ABL Health, we dont believe in diets but promote long-term sustainable change, focusing on evidence-based healthy
living principles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
ABL Health, delivers the Sandwells Adult Weight Management Service overview, which is commissioned by the
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This transformative service seeks to work collaboratively with communities to
support transforming services for the local population. The service provides integrated behaviour support for weight
management in partnership with Sandwells smoking cessation service. Both services are embedded in sustainable
behaviour change and positive wellbeing.
You will deliver our existing programmes of weight management as well as support the development of programmes
that meet the needs of our clients. The ideal candidate will be passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and
delivering client-centred motivational change. You will have a background in nutrition, exercise, health improvement,
adult and/or family weight management and be an excellent team player and have a willingness to learn and develop.
At ABL Health, we dont believe in diets but promote long-term sustainable change, focusing on evidence-based healthy
living principles.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- -Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent experience.
- -CIMSPA (previously REPS) qualified Level 2 Gym instructor/Group exercise
- award or equivalent
- -Registration with CIMSPA (this can be obtained within 6 months of employment).
- -Experience of delivering health promotion / public health interventions in community settings
Desirable
- -Degree in nutrition and/or eligible to be registered as an associate or full member of the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists/ or degree OR in exercise, psychology, public health, health improvement other health related field.
Experience
Essential
- -Experience of working with Adults or Children and Young People and facilitating 1:1 and group workshops in an age-appropriate and engaging manner
- -Experience of delivering groups and/or one-to-one behaviour change
- -Experience working with hard-to-reach groups and tackling health inequalities.
- -Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- -Previous paid or voluntary experience working with people.
- -Experience of building professional relationships
Desirable
- -Experience of delivering groups and/or one-to-one specialist weight management interventions to children, young people and adults.
- -Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- -Experience of planning and delivering appropriate health interventions specific to individual requirements.
- -Experience of delivering health/weight interventions to children and young people.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- -Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent experience.
- -CIMSPA (previously REPS) qualified Level 2 Gym instructor/Group exercise
- award or equivalent
- -Registration with CIMSPA (this can be obtained within 6 months of employment).
- -Experience of delivering health promotion / public health interventions in community settings
Desirable
- -Degree in nutrition and/or eligible to be registered as an associate or full member of the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists/ or degree OR in exercise, psychology, public health, health improvement other health related field.
Experience
Essential
- -Experience of working with Adults or Children and Young People and facilitating 1:1 and group workshops in an age-appropriate and engaging manner
- -Experience of delivering groups and/or one-to-one behaviour change
- -Experience working with hard-to-reach groups and tackling health inequalities.
- -Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- -Previous paid or voluntary experience working with people.
- -Experience of building professional relationships
Desirable
- -Experience of delivering groups and/or one-to-one specialist weight management interventions to children, young people and adults.
- -Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- -Experience of planning and delivering appropriate health interventions specific to individual requirements.
- -Experience of delivering health/weight interventions to children and young people.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
