Job summary
Job Title: Community Child Weight Management Nutritionist
Remuneration: £21,000 (pro rata)
Contract length: Fixed Term (6 months with a view to extension)
Hours of work: Three days, usually Mon- Fri 9-5 or 11-7, with some Saturday sessions.
Main Location: Sites across Haringey
Start date: July 2025
Responsible to: Weight Management Service Manager
Accountable to: CEO, Haringey GP Federation
Interview date:17th June 2025 Please ensure you are available on this date, as no alternative will be offered.
Main duties of the job
The Child Weight
Management Nutritionist is responsible for contributing to the delivery of Haringey
GP Federations Child Weight Management Service, under the supervision of the Clinical
Lead. The role will include liaising with school nurses in the borough, supporting
social prescribers, and helping to oversee the events and interventions on
offer to children and their families. The role is paramount in ensuring the
service is appropriate in meeting the needs of children, families and the wider
community.
The aim of this post is to
identify and offer interventions to children who are overweight, with a view to
improving their lifestyle and overall health for both the short and
longer-term. The team will work with local statutory, private and voluntary sector
providers, and users to develop and promote practice that is accessible and
responsive to all sections of the local community, ensuring that services are
targeted to the most vulnerable groups and individuals to support social
inclusion. The service will be heavily focussed on the East end of Haringey
where deprivation is greatest.
About us
We are the Haringey GP Federation, a
young and growing organisation working with 34 member practices in the diverse
and vibrant borough of Haringey in north London.
Our vision is to support the people of
Haringey to be healthier and happier. We do this by strengthening, innovating,
and advocating for strong and sustainable General Practice in Haringey.
Our friendly, collaborative team has
deservedly earned a strong reputation for providing best practice Primary Care
services at scale. We are proud that our teams achievements have won external
recognition, including at the recent HSJ awards for demonstrating
professionally diverse clinical leadership in primary care.
We
welcome and encourage innovative ways of working which respond to the changing
needs of the population in Haringey. We
are building a sustainable workforce that is fully equipped and motivated for our
work and constantly seek to expand opportunities which allow development for
our staff and practices alike.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Increasing the identification and intervention of children aged 5-17.5 yrs who are identified as overweight or very overweight as per NCMP data on record with school nurses
Rapidly identifying those severely overweight or with multiple complex needs to ensure they are appropriately managed in secondary care
Improving engagement of local schools, child focused community groups, and primary care services with the new child weight management pathway, alongside the Healthy Schools Lead.
Exploring development of further relationships within secondary care including paediatrics or dentistry
Keeping the service in the local consciousness by engaging with the GPs we support through Primary Care Network meetings and one to one visits, possibly providing some training on child weight management and its pathways to individual GP practices.
Organising, attending, and hosting community-based events focused on providing proactive dietary and exercise-based information. In some cases, events may focus on preventative support.
Developing resources including recipes, exercise guidance, content for flyers leaflets, or slides, child and family friendly activities, and more.
Providing group health, diet, exercise and nutrition sessions covering various related topics.
Supporting social prescribers to signpost patients and their families to local voluntary sectors
Helping to identify, develop, and facilitate lifestyle intervention programmes
This is an exciting opportunity for Haringey to lead transformational work to improve the health and wellbeing of the school age population. The role will require a motivated individual who is keen to make change in an area faced with vast health inequalities. The role will be both office based and patient facing, the latter taking place in primary care, educational establishments and community centres.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Increasing the identification and intervention of children aged 5-17.5 yrs who are identified as overweight or very overweight as per NCMP data on record with school nurses
Rapidly identifying those severely overweight or with multiple complex needs to ensure they are appropriately managed in secondary care
Improving engagement of local schools, child focused community groups, and primary care services with the new child weight management pathway, alongside the Healthy Schools Lead.
Exploring development of further relationships within secondary care including paediatrics or dentistry
Keeping the service in the local consciousness by engaging with the GPs we support through Primary Care Network meetings and one to one visits, possibly providing some training on child weight management and its pathways to individual GP practices.
Organising, attending, and hosting community-based events focused on providing proactive dietary and exercise-based information. In some cases, events may focus on preventative support.
Developing resources including recipes, exercise guidance, content for flyers leaflets, or slides, child and family friendly activities, and more.
Providing group health, diet, exercise and nutrition sessions covering various related topics.
Supporting social prescribers to signpost patients and their families to local voluntary sectors
Helping to identify, develop, and facilitate lifestyle intervention programmes
This is an exciting opportunity for Haringey to lead transformational work to improve the health and wellbeing of the school age population. The role will require a motivated individual who is keen to make change in an area faced with vast health inequalities. The role will be both office based and patient facing, the latter taking place in primary care, educational establishments and community centres.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition, Nutrition Science, Sport and Nutrition, Dietetics or other relevant degree + Licence by Association for Nutritionists (AfN) or British Dietetic Association (BDA).
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in the community and/or with children and families
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients across a wide range of settings
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working in general practice
- Experience working with overweight or obese children or young people
- Experience organising or participating in community events
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition, Nutrition Science, Sport and Nutrition, Dietetics or other relevant degree + Licence by Association for Nutritionists (AfN) or British Dietetic Association (BDA).
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in the community and/or with children and families
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients across a wide range of settings
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working in general practice
- Experience working with overweight or obese children or young people
- Experience organising or participating in community events
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
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.
