Band 6 Startwell Physical Activity Lead

We are seeking a passionate and experiencedPhysical 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.

Main duties of the job

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 manage their own caseload of Early Years settings, guiding them through the Startwell Award process and offering tailored support.

In addition, the post holder will design and deliver training on Startwell and physical activity for Early Years settings and professionals at centralised sessions. This 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.

About us

Be Part of Our Team

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.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification Qualifications and training

• Qualifications / training - Relevant degree or equivalent experience in physical activity.
• Qualifications / training -Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

• Experience of working with parents & professionals and children under five on healthy lifestyle programmes
• Significant experience of developing, implementing and evaluating projects
• Experience of working on the Startwell programme or similar Early Years health promotion initiative
• Experience of writing training & running training packages for health and Early Years professionals
• Experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working

Skills/knowledge

• Ability to plan and manage own time
• Ability to generate written communication which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible
• Understanding of influences on physical activity within a community setting
• Evidence of good verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of services for children under five in Birmingham
• Ability to work with all agencies across voluntary, education, health & social services sectors
• Ability to run & critically evaluate training sessions with people from a range of backgrounds
• Expert knowledge of physical activity recommendations and priorities for children under five
• An understanding of diversity and how it impacts on physical activity practice
• Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up-to-date, evidence based, clinical trends and practices
• Knowledge of nutrition recommendations for children under five.
• An ability to demonstrate individual and team responsibility in respect of health and safety
• An ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately
• An ability to be non-judgemental
• An ability to be flexible in a changing environment
• An ability to work independently and use initiative
• An ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working

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.