Children and Young People Lead

This role would suit a person with experience in paediatric weight management or similar, who is keen to consolidate their existing knowledge and expand their skills working with children and families with a range of health issues and comorbidities. You will be responsible for working alongside the delivery teams to ensure we reach performance targets around family weight management and providing quality assurance around delivery of the interventions. You will play an important role in developing strategic relationships with key stakeholders to ensure quality referrals into the FAB service in accordance with the KPI targets. You will also liaise with the Community Engagement Team where appropriate to ensure effective engagement from parents and families. Training will be given to ensure staff / applicants are equipped to deliver effective services. Your key responsibilities will be: Lead the NCMP pathway, liaising with public health colleagues and monitoring uptake. Attend mandatory company-wide Family Weight Management and steering group meetings. Coordinate with MDT members (GPs, dietitians, paediatric consultants, social services) and support HLA attendance at MDT and LAC meetings. Oversee programme development: update curriculum, develop resources, create marketing materials, and provide evidence-based dietary guidance. Contribute to FAB Club delivery and establish family groups where demand exists. Support integration across IWS pathways (e.g., smoking cessation, weight management) and database development. Collaborate with stakeholders, commissioners, and residents to drive continuous service improvement and innovation. Support business development, including contract bids, case studies, and success stories. Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, stakeholders, and childrens centres across Nottinghamshire. Align delivery timetables with District Leads to meet KPIs and ensure up-to-date signposting services. Ensure quality assurance through staff observations, audits, and clinical governance oversight. Collect, analyse, and report project data to the Head of IWS; contribute to CPD and maintain a professional portfolio. Work with specialist leads (physical activity, nutrition, smoking, alcohol) to maintain quality and governance standards. Support T2/T3 FWM cases and liaise with commissioners on client progress. Develop and maintain referral pathways, monitoring and improving performance with key partners. Deliver age-appropriate one-to-one and group advice on healthy eating, behaviour change, and physical activity. Deliver presentations to stakeholders and support the training of new staff and volunteers. Complete all mandatory and additional training, and follow ABL Health policies and procedures. Prioritise and manage workload effectively to meet deadlines. You will be a motivated, passionate, organised, and proactive individual with significant experience in engagement. This role will be demanding as services develop and should become integrated in all settings. It will be essential that you use your own judgement to prioritise competing demands and workload effectively to specific timescales. Duties and Responsibilities This post will work under the line management of the Project Lead. The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as the service becomes embedded in all local communities across the borough. Skills and Competencies Required Experience in children and young peoples services: Demonstrated experience coordinating programmes or projects within youth work, schools, community health, or similar child-focused settings. Adaptability to evolving services: Ability to deliver initiatives within services that are continually developing, responding flexibly to changing needs of children and young people. Understanding of health inequalities in young populations: Knowledge of local deprivation, social determinants, and factors affecting the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. Motivational and supportive leadership: Able to engage, inspire, and support young people, families, staff, and volunteers to achieve positive outcomes. Excellent communication skills: Skilled at adapting communication for children, young people, parents, carers, colleagues, and partner organisations. Relationship and partnership building: Experienced in developing trust and collaboration with schools, youth centres, families, and community stakeholders. Quality-focused delivery: Committed to monitoring impact, maintaining high standards, and continuously improving services for children and young people. Innovation and problem-solving: Open to new approaches and creative solutions to meet the diverse needs of young participants. Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role Job description Job responsibilities This role would suit a person with experience in paediatric weight management or similar, who is keen to consolidate their existing knowledge and expand their skills working with children and families with a range of health issues and comorbidities. You will be responsible for working alongside the delivery teams to ensure we reach performance targets around family weight management and providing quality assurance around delivery of the interventions. You will play an important role in developing strategic relationships with key stakeholders to ensure quality referrals into the FAB service in accordance with the KPI targets. You will also liaise with the Community Engagement Team where appropriate to ensure effective engagement from parents and families. Training will be given to ensure staff / applicants are equipped to deliver effective services. Your key responsibilities will be: Lead the NCMP pathway, liaising with public health colleagues and monitoring uptake. Attend mandatory company-wide Family Weight Management and steering group meetings. Coordinate with MDT members (GPs, dietitians, paediatric consultants, social services) and support HLA attendance at MDT and LAC meetings. Oversee programme development: update curriculum, develop resources, create marketing materials, and provide evidence-based dietary guidance. Contribute to FAB Club delivery and establish family groups where demand exists. Support integration across IWS pathways (e.g., smoking cessation, weight management) and database development. Collaborate with stakeholders, commissioners, and residents to drive continuous service improvement and innovation. Support business development, including contract bids, case studies, and success stories. Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, stakeholders, and childrens centres across Nottinghamshire. Align delivery timetables with District Leads to meet KPIs and ensure up-to-date signposting services. Ensure quality assurance through staff observations, audits, and clinical governance oversight. Collect, analyse, and report project data to the Head of IWS; contribute to CPD and maintain a professional portfolio. Work with specialist leads (physical activity, nutrition, smoking, alcohol) to maintain quality and governance standards. Support T2/T3 FWM cases and liaise with commissioners on client progress. Develop and maintain referral pathways, monitoring and improving performance with key partners. Deliver age-appropriate one-to-one and group advice on healthy eating, behaviour change, and physical activity. Deliver presentations to stakeholders and support the training of new staff and volunteers. Complete all mandatory and additional training, and follow ABL Health policies and procedures. Prioritise and manage workload effectively to meet deadlines. You will be a motivated, passionate, organised, and proactive individual with significant experience in engagement. This role will be demanding as services develop and should become integrated in all settings. It will be essential that you use your own judgement to prioritise competing demands and workload effectively to specific timescales. Duties and Responsibilities This post will work under the line management of the Project Lead. The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as the service becomes embedded in all local communities across the borough. Skills and Competencies Required Experience in children and young peoples services: Demonstrated experience coordinating programmes or projects within youth work, schools, community health, or similar child-focused settings. Adaptability to evolving services: Ability to deliver initiatives within services that are continually developing, responding flexibly to changing needs of children and young people. Understanding of health inequalities in young populations: Knowledge of local deprivation, social determinants, and factors affecting the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. Motivational and supportive leadership: Able to engage, inspire, and support young people, families, staff, and volunteers to achieve positive outcomes. Excellent communication skills: Skilled at adapting communication for children, young people, parents, carers, colleagues, and partner organisations. Relationship and partnership building: Experienced in developing trust and collaboration with schools, youth centres, families, and community stakeholders. Quality-focused delivery: Committed to monitoring impact, maintaining high standards, and continuously improving services for children and young people. Innovation and problem-solving: Open to new approaches and creative solutions to meet the diverse needs of young participants. Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role