Project Lead Weight Management

ABL Health Ltd

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Job summary

Skills and Competencies Required

Be anexperienced health professional with a knowledge of smoking cessation
Leadership skills and the ability to support staff in achieving high quality outcomes
Experience ofevolving and developing services
Positive and proactiveoutlook with the ability to motivate, engage and support others to achieve the highest standards and outcomes.
Adept in communication; A strong communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience including clients, staff, and volunteers at all levels
Build strong relationships, foster trust and co-operation among colleagues, stakeholders throughout community settings
Quality driven; you naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them.
Value and remain open tonew ideas and perspectives.

Main duties of the job

ABL Health have been commissioned by Sandwell metropolitan borough council to deliver a high quality and Tier 2 Adult Weight management Service across the Sandwell borough. The Project Lead will assist the Head of Service for the development and operational management of the Adult Weight Management Service in the community, primary care, and secondary care settings. This is a leadership role where the post holder will have a real influence on the clinical and operational excellence of these elements of the service. The post holder will take a pro-active lead in building relationships, partnerships and alliances in the community, secondary care, and primary care settings, and supporting health lifestyle practitioners in these areas to deliver outcomes that benefit clients referred to the service. They will be responsible for the line management of staff covering the Sandwell borough.

The post holder must have extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in public health or behaviour-change settings.

About us

ABL is an exciting fast-growing community health organisation. ABL is an experienced, CQC registered, provider of community health services. As an organisation we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative, effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities and stakeholders.

We are a value driven organisation, dedicated to reducing health inequalities and improving peoples lives. We would love to hear from you if you would like the opportunity to work with in a close team of committed professionals and you share our values of designing and delivering health services.

Date posted

08 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,000 to £32,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0343-24-0006ABL540a

Job locations

Ymca

38 Carters Green

West Bromwich

West Midlands

B70 9LG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder has responsibility of delivering the following key result areas:

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

To develop and coordinate a team of Healthy Lifestyle Practitioners to ensure they provide evidence based effective interventions to Sandwell residents.

Line manage a team of Healthy Lifestyle Practitioners and be responsible for supervision and day to day management.

Actively involved in the promotion and advertisement of the Your Health Sandwell.

To support the Healthy Lifestyle team with their professional development ensuring audits and observations are scheduled regularly.

To take accountability and responsibility for KPIs and ensure weekly/monthly updates are provided to the Head of Service.

Work collaboratively with key stakeholders in the community, primary care, and secondary care to ensure a seamless referral pathway and feedback system is adhered to and improved where necessary.

Input to multi -disciplinary meetings as required.

Work in partnership with community organisations, primary care, secondary care, and community stakeholders to disseminate campaigns related to the adult weight management.

Increase referrals by promoting and communicating with other professionals.

Contribute to the social values of the service.

Work with indirect minimal supervision.

Work within agreed boundaries and relevant policies and standard operating procedures.

Plan and organise workloads effectively

Where necessary, provide session cover and the delivery of evidence-based healthy lifestyle support, in line with NICE guidelines

Ensure robust client records are up to date at all times.

Use reflection and evaluation to improve service delivery.

Deliver MECC/VBA training to appropriate professionals and other stakeholders.

This role will develop over time and therefore it is expected that post holder will have additional responsibilities

The desire to make a difference

We are looking to change the lives and improve the wellbeing of the people in Sandwell.ies