Healthy Weight Practitioner/Nurse

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Healthy Weight Practitioner/Nurse, working full-time to support young people's nutrition in Barnet. The role involves delivering public health interventions, training sessions, and working directly with families to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce health inequalities.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Nutritionist or Dietician with relevant registration.
• Evidence of planning and delivering health promotion activities.
• Experience in working with young people and their families.

Responsibilities

• Support children and families with dietary and lifestyle advice.
• Write and review treatment plans.
• Deliver training sessions on healthy lifestyles.

Skills

Communication

Nutrition Knowledge

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse or Nutritionist or Dietician

Evidence of post registration training

SCPHN School Nurse

Job description

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Job Summary

Weight Management

Band 5 - Full time.

Barnet Children and Young People's service have an exciting opportunity for a nutritionist or nurse to join their team.

Job Summary

Healthy Living Practitioner - Weight Management

Band 5 - Full time.

Barnet Children and Young People's service have an exciting opportunity for a nutritionist or nurse to join their team.

Would you like to support the young people of Barnet ?

Are you motivated to reduce health inequalities in young people?

Then you are the right fit for Barnet

Main duties of the job

The nutritionist or nurse is responsible for supporting the delivery of the NCMP and supporting children and young people to develop a healthy lifestyle, follow up in schools and the local communities they will be working with individuals and groups. The nutritionist/nurse will contribute to the development and delivery of targeted public health nutrition interventions as requested by local commissioners in the service specification; for example developing group education programmes within clinics and schools.

You will need to be self-motivated, an excellent communicator, be able to work alone, with the drive and determination to lead on the delivery of high quality nutritional care for the children and young people of Barnet.

Our aim is to ensure the children and young people living in Barnet have every opportunity to achieve their full potential.

About Us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.

We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Details

Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,521 to £41,956 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3140

Job locations

Winston House

5 Dollis Park

Finchley

N3 1HF

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• To provide one to one support to children and families identified as requiring healthy dietary and lifestyle advice.
• To write clear concise treatment plans with reviews carried out within expected timeframes.
• To be able to identify health needs and support appropriately or sign post.
• To deliver training sessions to other professionals on health lifestyles
• Support schools, children and young people to develop a healthy lifestyle
  
  

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide one to one support to children and families identified as requiring healthy dietary and lifestyle advice.
• To write clear concise treatment plans with reviews carried out within expected timeframes.
• To be able to identify health needs and support appropriately or sign post.
• To deliver training sessions to other professionals on health lifestyles
• Support schools, children and young people to develop a healthy lifestyle
  
  

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Nutritionist or Dietician ( with registration)
• Evidence of post registration training
  
  

Desirable

• SCPHN School Nurse
  
  

Skills and ability

Essential

• Evidence ability to deliver group and 121 sessions
• Demonstrate ability to work with young people and their families
• Experiences of working in a multi disciplinary team
• Demonstrate knowledge of digital platforms.
• Be able to work as part of a team and independently
• Ability to communicate effectively written and orally
• Awareness of equal opportunities and valuing diversity
• Ability to manage difficult conversation
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge of current national guidance
• Ability to apply research to practice
  
  

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Evidence of planning and delivering health promotion activities. (2) (2)
• Knowledge of NCMP process
• Knowledge of health promotion linked to fitness
• Ability to set personal objectives and manage time, priorities and stressful situation
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of NHS data collection
  
  

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Evidence of planning and delivering health promotion activities. (2) (2)
• Knowledge of NCMP process
• Knowledge of health promotion linked to fitness
• Ability to set personal objectives and manage time, priorities and stressful situation
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of NHS data collection
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Winston House

5 Dollis Park

Finchley

N3 1HF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Winston House

5 Dollis Park

Finchley

N3 1HF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Home Health Care Services

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