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Job overview

The NHS has committed in the Long-Term Plan to improving care for children and young people (CYP) with complications related to severe obesity. Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) clinics use a holistic approach to treating conditions related to obesity in  CYP. Thirty clinics are now open and care is being delivered by multidisciplinary teams (MDT).

The three aims of the service are to:

• Identify the factors involved in the development of severe obesity. Assessment should be holistic with equal consideration for mental health, physical health and social needs.
• Treat complications associated with severe obesity and coordinate / refer onto other services where required.
• Consider an individualised holistic plan. This may include interventions such as family-based therapy, behavioural coaching, dietary strategies, and mental health support. This aims to address health inequalities by considering culturally appropriate factors and a personalised approach.

The rollout of the pilot delivers on the NHS Long Term Plan ambition to treat children for severe complications related to their obesity.

Contractual arrangements:

The postholder will be offered a secondment for 1 day/ a week.

The postholder will be from one of the 14 Allied Health Professions or a registered nurse and hold relevant qualifications and current registration.

Please note that the reason for the fixed term nature of this contract is because this is a short term project.

Main duties of the job

As the Severe Obesity Clinical Lead, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the programme to deliver expert advice and key enabling guidance to priority pieces of work. 

Some of the post holder responsibilities are stated below (please refer to the attached job description  for a complete list): 

• Work with the Deputy Director of CYP Transformation Programme, National Clinical Director and Policy Leads, in key strategic regional and national roles and others to inform strategy and policy development around their area of expertise.
• Develop and champion new initiatives or projects as agreed.
• Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development of strategy and policies.
• To raise the importance of clinical input, making clinical advice and leadership central to discussions and decisions.

Please note that if you have been offered the role, you will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is necessary due to the nature of the position, which involves working with vulnerable children and adults.

Working for our organisation

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.