Senior Healthy Weight Nurse | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a School Nurse to manage weight management services for severely obese children. The role involves working closely with families to promote healthy lifestyles and collaborating with a wider health team. The ideal candidate will have experience in weight management and understanding of safeguarding protocols. This is a chance to make a significant impact on children's health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in weight management for children and young people.
• Ability to work collaboratively with health teams and partner agencies.
• Knowledge of safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of severely obese children and their families.
• Deliver healthy lifestyle support to children and young people.
• Collaborate with the school health team to promote healthy weight.

Job description

Overview

The Healthy Weight School Nurse will provide effective and comprehensive weight management to support severely obese children and their parents/carers who have been identified through the National Child Measurement Programme, ensuring that care is evidenced based and safe levels of intervention are delivered.

The postholder will be responsible for managing a caseload of children and young people where weight is identified as a concern. The School Nurse will support parents/carers, young people and children around healthy lifestyles and deliver the Healthy Weight Offer for their allocated caseload.

The new post holder will also be expected to work collaboratively with the wider school health team and partner agencies around supporting healthy weight in children and young people as well as meeting our statutory obligations around safeguarding.

This role presents a real opportunity to broaden your skill-set in policy and strategy, caseload management and multidisciplinary working while at the same time making a difference and having a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of Manchester's children and young people.

About the Trust and Environment

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and operates at a scale that supports a broad range of opportunities. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services each year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is extraordinary.

We’ve created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We’re also embarking on our Green Plan to demonstrate how MFT contributes to making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

How to Apply and Additional Information

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the “Supporting Documents” heading. Read the Candidate Essentials Guide with the Job Description and Person Specification to make an informed decision before applying. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits and how we care for you as you care for others.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025