Child Weight Management Nutritionist- MEND
Salary £18,000-22,000 per annum pro-rata
(multiple roles available, 16-40 hours a week) All roles will require evening and weekend work.
Mytime Active is a social enterprise delivering a range of prevention and treatment health services
across the UK. We are passionate about facilitating active healthy lifestyles for local residents in the
areas we work.
We have a number of exciting opportunities to join our team working in a whole systems approach
across the three boroughs in London (Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and
Westminster).
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to deliver obesity prevention and
treatment group programmes (MEND) to children, young people and teenagers. The MEND (Mind,
Exercise, Nutrition...Do it!) Programme was developed at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
and the University College London Institute of Child Health and is one of the UK's most innovative
and effective obesity prevention and treatment programmes for children and their parents. The
MEND Programme is a multi-component healthy lifestyle programme encompassing education on
healthy eating, fun games to stimulate an active interest in physical activity and behaviour
modification techniques to boost self-confidence.
Key responsibilities (not limited to):
 Self-manage the sessions you are delivering within the child weight management service in
various community locations.
 To work as a member of the Child Weight Management Service team to provide
comprehensive, effective and culturally sensitive multi-component weight management
programmes to children and families.
 Responsible for accurate collection and recording of children’s data and pre/post
programme measurements, uploading to Mytime Active database
 Responsible for the marketing of programmes and recruitment / retention of participants
 Working with key local stakeholders to improve referral pathways into service
Person Specification
 Essential that you have a professional qualification in nutrition or dietetics and are educated
to degree level or equivalent. You should be a registered nutritionist with at least 1 year
nutrition experience which will include some healthy lifestyle community based work.
 Enthusiastic about improving health and wellbeing and able to demonstrate: a suitable
qualification (minimum Associate Nutritionist).
 It is essential that you have experience of managing/facilitating large groups and you feel
confident in doing so. Ideally this experience should include working with children and
families.
 You will ideally have a background or training in behaviour change.
 In addition to the ability to work with and manage large groups, you must also be able to
motivate and inspire the group.
 You must have successfully completed MEND Programme Theory training and have passed
the post training assessment before they run the MEND Programme (all Leaders will receive
a certificate as evidence of completing the training). We recommended they also complete
the two days of Exercise Training. This training will be provided on successful appointment.
 All appointments subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
There are a number of roles available with varying hours from 16-40 hours covering the following
work stream areas:
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Environmental health, food businesses and the Healthier Catering Commitment
Training for front-line staff
Early years settings
Primary and secondary schools
Group based obesity prevention and treatment programmes
Please highlight in your application if you have relevant experience in the above areas, or a
preference for which area you would most like to work with.
We fully support Continued Professional Development and relevant training and support will be
provided. Mytime Active is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
To apply for this position please email your CV to Emily Heffernan, Programme Administrator on
Emily.Heffernan@mytimeactive.co.uk. This role is subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
Interviews for successful applicants will be held throughout August. Job vacancies will require an
IMMEDIATE START.
Mytime applies its Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting,
interviewing and selection is carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status,
colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age or trade union membership.
Those with disabilities meeting the minimum requirements for the post will be shortlisted and
reasonable adjustments will be made to ensure they are not disadvantaged during the interview
process.