• Job Description

  Req#: U0002-25-0030?language=en&page=194&sort=publicationDateDesc

  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.

  Details

  Date posted

  22 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £21,000 a year

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  6 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  U0002-25-0030

  Job locations

  48 Station Road

  Wood Green

  London

  N22 7TY

  
  

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Haringey GP Federation

  Address

  48 Station Road

  Wood Green

  London

  N22 7TY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.haringeygpfederation.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Haringey GP Federation

  Address

  48 Station Road

  Wood Green

  London

  N22 7TY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.haringeygpfederation.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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