Health Team Leader

Maximus UK; Wembley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays + bank holidays

9% combined pension contribution

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Wembley is seeking a Health Team Leader to manage Weight Management Services. The position involves building relationships within the community, overseeing a diverse team, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Candidates should have supervisory experience in health coaching and strong stakeholder engagement skills. The role offers a fixed-term contract, with flexible working arrangements and various benefits, including holidays and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting vulnerable individuals through change.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Knowledge of behaviour change principles and methodology.
• Proven care for vulnerable individuals through change.
• CPD evidence and ongoing professional development.
• Experience coordinating health and wellbeing services.
• Understanding of social determinants of health.
• Knowledge of population-based approaches and risk stratification.
• Knowledge of behaviour change methods and evaluation.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team delivering Weight Management Services to local families.
• Monitor referral activity and manage caseloads.
• Coordinate training and development for staff.
• Coordinate training and professional development.
• Ensure deadlines and contract requirements are met.
• Engage with local networks and communities to embed the service.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and workplaces.
• Establish clear onward referral pathways.
• Deliver outreach and community engagement activities.
• Disseminate resources and information to service users.
• Represent the service at meetings and forums.
• Oversee caseload flow to sub-contractors and ensure quality.
• Review staff competency and provide supervision and feedback.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and induction processes.

Skills

Supervisory experience managing a diverse team

Direct health coaching delivery experience

Strong understanding of social determinants of health

Excellent stakeholder engagement

Experience in community development

Health & wellbeing coordination

Social determinants of health

Population-based approach

Behaviour change principles

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Psychology, Behavioural Science)

Health coaching qualification (desirable)

Tools

Case management system

Job description

Health Team Leader

Apply to the Health Team Leader role at Maximus UK – a fixed‑term (12 months) contract covering the Brent area.

Key details:

• Must drive and own transport, live locally or within a commutable distance.
• Flexible for evenings; on‑site at least 2 days a week at Brent Civic Centre.

Base Pay Range

Not disclosed – discuss with recruiter.

Benefits

• 25 days holidays + bank holidays
• 9 % combined pension contribution

About the role

As a Team Leader you will manage a team delivering Weight Management Services to local families, building relationships, facilitating referrals, developing SOPs, and ensuring high‑quality, person‑centred service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring referral activity, starter, retention, and completion through case management.
• Supporting production and analysis of management information for reporting.
• Coordinating training and continuous professional development.
• Ensuring deadlines are met and contributing to team planning and improvement.
• Embedding the service within local networks and communities.
• Developing relationships with stakeholders and workplaces.
• Establishing clear onward referral pathways.
• Outreach and community engagement.
• Coordinating and delivering promotional events.
• Disseminating resources and information.
• Representing the service at meetings, conferences, and forums.
• Overseeing caseload management and performance data.
• Managing referral flow to sub‑contractors.
• Deploying a framework to review and assure team competency.
• Ensuring staff are trained, motivated, and supported.
• Setting performance‑based objectives aligned to contract requirements.
• Ensuring delivery meets service specification and national evidence/guidance.
• Capturing evidence through feedback, case studies, and complaints monitoring.
• Identifying service improvement needs.
• Ensuring compliance with national standards, NICE guidance, SLAs and SOPs.
• Implementing policies and systems (Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Information Security).
• Ensuring compliance with government guidance on diet, alcohol, physical activity, weight management, smoking cessation.
• Adapting to changes in government guidance.
• Providing proactive supervision and training.
• Supporting access to supervision and personal development plans.
• Assisting the Service Manager with recruitment, onboarding and induction.
• Creating a culture of further development and feedback.

What we are looking for

• Supervisory experience managing a diverse team.
• Direct health coaching delivery experience.
• Caseload management via a case management system.
• Experience supporting vulnerable individuals through change.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience coordinating health and wellbeing services.
• Strong understanding of social determinants of health.
• Knowledge of population‑based approaches, segmentation, risk stratification.
• Knowledge of behaviour change principles and methodology.
• Track record of building and maintaining relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management.
• Experience delivering behaviour change interventions for lifestyle issues (physical activity, NHS Health Checks, weight management). – Desirable
• Membership of professional bodies (ICF, EMCC, AoC, UKHCA). – Desirable
• Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Psychology, Behavioural Science). – Desirable
• Health coaching qualification or accredited programme. – Desirable
• Experience supporting people remotely via telephone or digital platforms. – Desirable
• Experience in community development in deprived areas, project management, or developing new services. – Desirable

EEO Statement: MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality and diversity in employment. In all aspects of recruitment, evaluation and selection, MAXIMUS will treat all employees and candidates fairly and equitably, providing an inclusive workplace for all.

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Science, Health Care Provider, and Other

Industries

Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting