Band 6 Startwell Physical Activity Lead

Overview

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Physical Activity Lead to join our Startwell Team, part of Birmingham's obesity prevention programme for Early Years settings. The successful candidate will have experience working within Early Years settings and hold relevant qualifications in Physical Activity.

Startwell supports nurseries, Children's Centre, parents, and health professionals to create healthier environments for children and families. The programme focuses on eight key messages around physical activity, food and oral health, helping Early Years settings achieve the Startwell Award by meeting set criteria.

• Manage your own caseload of Early Years settings, guiding them through the Startwell Award process and offering tailored support.
• Design and deliver training on Startwell and physical activity for Early Years settings and professionals at centralized sessions.

The team has a variety of job roles including Nutritionists and Early Years lead. This allows for shared learning and experiences within the team. The post holder will continue to design and deliver training and provide ongoing guidance to settings throughout the Startwell Award process, supporting health and wellbeing improvements across Birmingham.

The role offers the opportunity to make a real difference to children's health and wellbeing across Birmingham. The service supports personal development via CPD opportunities, mentoring, clinical supervision and departmental Clinical Update meetings.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people’s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to Be Part of Our Team and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.