Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist - Childhood Obesity Service
Brandon Centre
The closing date is 14 April 2025
Job summary
Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist - Enhanced Healthy Living Service
HoursPart- time (10.5 hours/week)
Salary: Circa £43,000-£46,000 per annum (pro rata), depending on experience
Length of contract:Fixed term 19 months with the possibility of extension depending on funding
Location:To work mostly remotely, main base is The Brandon Centre, 26 Prince of Wales Road, London NW5 3LG. Some travel across London may be required.
Reports to:Clinical Lead of the Enhanced Healthy Living Service
Accountability: The post holder shall be accountable to the Council of Management of the Brandon Centre through the Clinical Lead of Training and Consultancy and the Chief Executive Officer.
Main duties of the job
The main function of this post is to work with colleagues in the Enhanced Healthy Living Service who support families where children are overweight or obese. This post will mainly assist with delivering the Families, Food and Feelings parent programme both as a group and one-to-one, carrying out pre-group assessments and post group reviews with parents. The post holder will also deliver quarterly webinar trainings to professionals and offer consultation to other services. The post holder will do some joint assessments with external MDT colleagues. In addition, supporting the assistant psychologist with some data input, scoring outcome measures and admin tasks related to the monthly childhood obesity MDT.
About us
The principal objective of the Brandon Centre is to maintain and develop an accessible and flexible professional service in response to the psychological, medical, sexual and social problems of young people aged under 25 years to relieve distress, mobilise personal resources and facilitate growth in adolescents towards responsibility and self-fulfilment.
The Brandon Centre's service extends to support young people presenting with a range of difficulties and is based on a developmental model of adolescence. There is particular medical provision for contraceptive, pregnancy and psychosexual difficulties.
The Enhanced Healthy Living service started as a pilot service in 2017 and is jointly funded by Camden and Islington public health and NCL Islington and Camden directorate CCGs. The aim of the service is to work systemically to reduce the physical and mental health risks of childhood obesity and overweight. The service does this by working with parents to ensure a healthy home environment and healthy modelling, working with professional networks around the family and training professionals on topics related to obesity.
Date posted
25 March 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£43,000 to £46,000 a year Pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
24 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
B0129-25-0002
Job locations
26 Prince of Wales Rd
Kentish Town
London
NW5 3LG
Employer details
Employer name
Brandon Centre
Address
26 Prince of Wales Rd
Kentish Town
London
NW5 3LG