Project Lead (Child Weight Management)

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABL Health has been commissioned to deliver a high-quality Single Point of Access and Tier 2 Plus Specialist Child Weight Management Service. The Project Lead will support the service development and day-to-day operational management. This is a leadership post, with real scope to influence operational performance and service quality.

With support from the Head of Service, the postholder will take a proactive role in line managing staff. The multidisciplinary team includes a GP, Head of Service, therapists, a nutritionist, counselling specialists, and administrators. You will provide management support, contribute to MDT meetings, supervise and support service delivery, lead clinics, and support group education and intervention sessions. The role also includes developing resources and supporting staff training.

Your key responsibilities will be:

Managerial

Provide a leadership role in service planning, development, implementation, and coordination of the Service.

To work with SPOA Co-Ordinator in the day-to-day running of the Single Point of Access and Specialist Child Weight Management programme

To be a point of contact for delivery staff queries

Assembling and coordinating staff to facilitate delivery: overseeing staff calendars; liaise with the admin team, coordinate staff to provide session cover when necessary.

Lead on developing certain areas of the programme (s) according to the service plan

Accountability towards tracking and achieving service KPIs

Undertaking service observations and providing valuable performance-driven feedback

Support the line management of staff by performing staff 1:1s and PDPs

Oversee and monitor stakeholder activity and targets across all areas - liaise with stakeholder staff regularly, track performance according to service KPIs, work with the management team to set targets to improve performance

Undertake data preparation and analysis as requested by management and attend key monthly meeting for internal and external performance board

Work with system partners and stakeholders to design, deliver and evaluate the service engagement

Track and manage patient flow and outcomes through the system, as requested by the Operations Team Lead to put actions in place for those who are not progressing as they should

To coordinate the booking, risk assessing and use of various delivery venues

Support with financial duties including the processing of staff expenses and invoices relating to the project

Lead on the updating of data where data completeness is an issue

Audit of data quality to ensure that patient data is up to date and identify issues with data completeness and validity: oversee and coordinate monthly Audit of data quality to ensure that patient data is up to date and identify issues with data completeness and validity: oversee and coordinate monthly

Contribute to clinical governance procedures

Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project, to present reports defining progress, problems and solutions

Contribute to training and support of new staff and volunteers

Delivery

Deliver safe personalised, age appropriate, one-to-one group exercise interventions, behaviour change and physical activity advice to children, young people, and families.

Prepare and set up venues in a safe manner

Have a thorough understanding of the curriculum/teaching resources and be confident in the delivery of such.

Session planning including preparing the correct handouts, materials and equipment for the session

Discussing weight loss / gain with clients

Monitor weekly weight loss / gain and attendance against set targets.

Client contact calls to ensure attendance, chase non-attendance

Service / client evaluation

Oversee curriculum development

To support a team of staff to deliver a quality driven service spanning a range of interventions within the specialist services and partner working within the IWS.

To engage and recruit potential clients at promotional and community events.

Cover delivery where necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in the health-related field: e.g. Nutrition, Fitness, Dietetics, Nursing, Public Health.

Desirable

• Registered with Association for Nutrition (AFN), as a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr).
• Masters Degree in relevant field
• An advanced Level 4 Specialist qualification.
• REPS qualified Level 3 award of GP/Exercise Referral or equivalent (willingness to be trained within 4 months of starting)

Experience

Essential

• In depth experience delivering weight management and physical activity to specialist populations including children and young people in both a 1-1 and group settings
• Demonstrable experience of administrative, leadership and reporting
• Delivery/management experience e.g., weight management behaviour change.
• Relevant experience in working with families and/or young people in a community/hospital setting.
• Knowledge and experience of engaging priority groups in a healthcare setting
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrable experience of leading and managing teams in a health, public health, or community setting.
• Experience of staff supervision, appraisal, and performance management
• Experience of engaging key external stakeholders from a wide range of specialisms.

Desirable

• Experience of planning and delivering appropriate health interventions specific to individual requirements.
• Experience of delivering engagement and commissioning activities

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.

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

7 Birch House, Ransom Wood Business Park

Mansfield

NG21 0HJ

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)