This role reports to the Head of Operations and will involve regular updates and collaboration to align with organizational goals.
Job Purpose: To ensure the Bradford South Asian and Men's Targeted Weight Management programmes are successfully delivered, in line with our Vision for each, to promote long-term behaviour change of healthy eating and movement habits, through community development and direct and indirect delivery of health lifestyle information.
Main Duties of the Job
* Ensure the successful delivery of targeted weight management programmes.
* Deliver healthy lifestyle sessions across the Bradford area, focusing on nutrition and movement habits.
* Engage in one-on-one diet and activity education sessions for South Asian individuals with learning disabilities or mental health challenges.
* Support delivery of group sessions for South Asian participants as needed.
* Work with men through a novel direct chat function to support dietary and activity habit changes.
* Oversee and manage the timetable of volunteer delivery.
* Support volunteers in delivering services to the South Asian population.
Stakeholder Engagement
* Liaise with Bradford organizations delivering similar and complementary services.
* Plan and run quarterly stakeholder engagement sessions.
* Collaborate with delivery partner organizations, including Bradford Bulls Foundation, to ensure programme targets are met.
Monitoring and Reporting
* Ensure all data is collected and uploaded to the Upshot monitoring software.
* Prepare reports from Upshot to demonstrate service participation and engagement levels.
* Attend monthly performance and monitoring meetings with the Primary Care Dietitians Leadership Team to review project delivery.
About Us
Primary Care Dietitian is England's only national independent specialist first contact dietitian provider who is purely focused on supporting NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and their GP practices to deliver high-quality and tech-enabled NHS primary care dietetic solutions.
Through our talented team, who are supported by experienced and Health Education England trained FCP clinical supervisors, we have been commissioned by NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to deliver an integrated and local dietetic service.
You can find out more about our team here: https://www.primarycaredietitians.co.uk/about
Job Responsibilities
Are you passionate about promoting healthier lifestyles and making a real difference in a community? Do you have or want to develop project management skills alongside your Nutritionist / Health Coach qualifications?
We are looking for a Project Lead / Health Coach to join our team in Bradford.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of our two new Targeted Weight Management Services commissioned by Bradford Metropolitan District Council, one dedicated to the South Asian communities of Bradford and the other dedicated to Men in the area.
You will work directly with the South Asian and Male population to support and encourage healthy eating and movement habits, oversee volunteers and liaise with our delivery partners Bradford Bulls Foundation and Abilities Together as well as existing services across Bradford.
Ensuring data is collected, input to the UpShot monitoring tool, your role will be crucial to monitoring the numbers of people coming into service and the quality of our delivery.
You will play a key role in empowering individuals to make lasting changes through group sessions, content creation, and community engagement. If you're committed to improving the health and well-being of others, we want to hear from you!
Person Specification
Skills
* Proficiency in computer packages (Microsoft Office) is essential.
* Fluency in one or more of the following languages as well as English is highly desirable: Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali.
* Ability to write reports, including data and charts, in English is desirable.
Qualifications
* Qualification in Nutrition, Physical Activity Coaching and / or Health Coaching is essential.
Experience
* Experience of leading a project is desirable.
* Experience in delivering health coaching or nutrition is desirable.
* Previous experience working with those living with learning disabilities and / or mental health problems is desirable.
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.
Salary: £22,357 to £24,071 a year Before Pro Rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working Pattern
Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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