Job responsibilities
Does being a supportive leader and helping individuals achieve healthier lifestyles excite you?
Are you passionate about guiding a team that makes a positive difference in people's lives, particularly adults and pregnant women?
Do you thrive in delivering tailored, person-centred weight management services and leading by example to tackle health inequalities?
The Role (For more information see Role Description)
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Weight Management Coach (Adults including pregnant woman Specialist) to join our multidisciplinary team. This role focuses exclusively on supporting adults, including pregnant women, to achieve healthier lifestyles. You will provide Tier 2 weight management support to clients to make positive changes that impact their weight and in doing so their wider health and wellbeing.
The service you will be part of aims to reduce obesity and improve health outcomes across Liverpool, focusing on both nutritional and physical activity interventions.
As a senior coach, you will be responsible for both delivering interventions directly to clients and providing line management to a team of Weight Management Coaches. You will ensure your team delivers high-quality services, adhering to best practices, and that your clients receive compassionate, effective support. Your leadership will guide the team to meet service goals while promoting professional development and a collaborative working environment.
In your specialised role, you will work with adults including pregnant women, addressing their unique weight management needs. This includes, supporting pregnant women to maintain a healthy weight during pregnancy, providing postpartum weight loss guidance, and offering advice on nutrition and weaning for early years, in collaboration with other health professionals.
This is a key role in reducing health inequalities, and priority will be given to engaging with deprived communities, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other under-represented groups.
You will have the ability to support clients in community settings and virtually via phone/video calls. You will also support clients in one-to-one and group sessions. You will also manage your own caseload and support your team to manage theirs effectively.
This role will need to have the ability to travel independently within the Liverpool area and so you will need to be able to drive and own a car as the role involves work in various community settings. You will also be required to travel to the Wirral office from time to time for training and team meetings.
Salary Range: £26,000 - £28,000 per annum.
Working together
We build close knit teams, commit ourselves to strong life balance, makesure everyone is happy and driven and supported to be your best. Just like a great family do.
Did we mention you will also receive the following?
Strong career progression
Loads of personal and professional development
33 days annual leave including bank holidays
Attractive bonuses
Charitable and volunteer involvement
Team get-togethers
A career that makes better happen; you create meaningful impact every day.
ICE is one of the fastest growing #behaviourchange organisations in the country. Our entire team is committed to and passionate about improving the happiness, health, and wellbeing of people throughout the UK. We love growth.
ICEs vision is to live in a society that is well, confident, and resilient.
We refuse to accept second best, believing that people can achieve great things. We are here to help people Make Better Happen.
We are a purpose-driven organisation; our ethos is important to us. As a team we believe in:
Whole Heartedness - passion and energy for what we do
Trust - in each other's intent to do the right thing
Be Curious and be Creative - bringing our ideas to add value to what we do.
Are you right for this job?
You will have knowledge of Liverpool.
You can work independently and as a team.
You are confident in working in fast-paced environment.
You are keen to learn more and develop your own skills.
You will coordinate diary management effectively.
You have relationship building skills.
You will have technical skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word and Excel.
Experience in delivering weight management or lifestyle change support specifically targeting adults.
Proven experience in line managing or supervising a team, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management.
Understanding of health inequalities and experience working with diverse populations, including ethnic minorities and individuals from deprived areas.
IT literate with experience in using online communication methods and maintaining accurate data records.
GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent.
Willing to undertake training and development as required to carry out duties of the post.
What youll do?
Programme Delivery Adults and Pregnant Women:
- Deliver Tier 2 weight management interventions specifically for adults, including pregnant women, focusing on weight loss, weight maintenance, and prevention of weight regain.
- Provide tailored behavioural support to pregnant women, promoting healthy weight management during pregnancy and offering postnatal advice on weight loss, nutrition, and weaning in early years. Collaborate closely with health visitors and breastfeeding providers.
- Utilise a person-centred approach that incorporates both the emotional and behavioural aspects of weight management, ensuring clients understand the relationship between emotions and food, and receive appropriate tools and referrals for emotional support.
Client Engagement and Wellbeing:
- Engage clients with a compassionate, person-centred approach, ensuring that their emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing are central to the intervention.
- Provide ongoing coaching, adapting interventions to meet clients' evolving needs and support them in achieving sustainable health outcomes.
- Ensure inclusivity in all interventions, considering the cultural, social, and physical needs of different client groups.
Line Management of Weight Management Coaches:
- You will line manage a team of Weight Management Coaches delivering specialised coaching across the service, overseeing their performance, ensuring high standards of service delivery, and providing support, supervision, and mentoring.
- Lead regular performance appraisals, one-to-one meetings, and team meetings to drive a collaborative and high-performing team.
- Ensure continuous professional development opportunities are available to your team, encouraging a culture of shared learning and innovation.
Health Inequalities and Priority Groups:
- Prioritise service delivery to adults in deprived communities and under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and pregnant women.
- Ensure that the service is accessible and responsive to the unique challenges these groups face in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
Community Engagement and Partnerships:
- Build strong partnerships with GPs, midwives, community organisations, and other stakeholders to ensure a whole-systems approach to weight management for adults, including pregnant women.
- Promote the weight management service through outreach activities, workshops, and community events aimed at increasing access to the service.
Data Collection and Reporting:
- Collect, evaluate, and report data using validated tools to monitor the effectiveness of interventions and ensure that outcomes are aligned with national and local guidelines.
- Continuously improve service delivery based on data insights and client feedback to ensure best practices are followed in accordance with NICE guidelines.
- Maintain accurate records of all client interactions using the service CRM (Best-You), ensuring timely follow-up and support for clients.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Customer Service: Provide excellent levels of customer service and coaching support in both individual and group settings. Ensure the service is client-centred and responsive to individual needs.
- Health Promotion: Offer general health and lifestyle advice, including on healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, and refer clients to additional services when necessary.
- Project Development: Contribute to service development and improvement initiatives, working with the Service Lead to expand and enhance the weight management offer for adults and pregnant women.
- Safeguarding: Comply with safeguarding policies, reporting any concerns about the safety or wellbeing of adults and pregnant women in line with the organisations procedures.
- Observe and comply with employees obligations under Health and Safety policy and law.
- Support a progressive approach to Equal Opportunities ensuring that the Companys commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision and employment practices are present in any work.
- Always comply with all clinical and information governance policy and procedures.
- Maintain the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and conduct.
What youll bring
Demonstrated experience of working with adults in health, lifestyle, or weight management programmes.
Experience in engaging with priority groups, such as those living in deprived areas, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and pregnant women.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritise work for both clients and team members.
Proven experience in line managing or supervising a team, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management.
- Experience of using databases or digital systems to record data.
- Customer facing experience ideally in health setting or service
Only those shortlisted will be contacted. Strictly No agencies!
