Behaviour Change and Healthy Weight Lead

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join Harrow Council’s Public Health team in a newly created role that will have a significant impact on improving health and wellbeing across the borough. As the Behaviour Change and Healthy Weight Lead, you will play a central role in delivering Harrow’s MECC Strategy, helping to embed health improvement conversations across council services, health organisations and the voluntary sector. By empowering staff and partners with the knowledge, skills and confidence to support healthier lifestyles, you will contribute to long-term improvements in population health and the reduction of health inequalities.

Working collaboratively with public health colleagues, clinicians, community partners and key stakeholders, you will lead the design, development and delivery of a high-quality MECC training programme for the borough. You will create engaging training resources, deliver impactful training sessions and establish a sustainable train-the-trainer model to build capability across organisations. Alongside this, you will provide professional leadership and oversight for the Child Healthy Weight Programme, supporting quality assurance, programme development and continuous improvement across a diverse network of providers and partners.

This is a rewarding opportunity for a passionate and motivated professional who is committed to behaviour change, prevention and partnership working. You will have the autonomy to shape and influence key public health programmes, align health improvement messaging across the local health and care system and help ensure residents have access to consistent, evidence-based support. Harrow Council is committed to innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement, making this an ideal role for someone looking to make a lasting difference to the lives of residents while supporting healthier communities across the borough.

2 Year fixed-term contract.

The sucessful candidate will have:

• Proven experience of leading complex public health behaviour change programmes and initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Excellent knowledge of culturally sensitive, evidence-based and compassionate behaviour change approaches.
• Ability to design and deliver effective interventions for diverse communities using behaviour change theory and professional judgement.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, with the confidence to engage and work effectively with groups from a wide range of backgrounds.
• Experience of coaching, mentoring and developing others, helping colleagues and partners build skills, knowledge and confidence.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex health information into clear, accessible and trauma-informed messages.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with experience of building effective partnerships and managing sensitive or challenging conversations without formal authority.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement, solve problems proactively and use initiative to drive positive change.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands and deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timescales.
• Good understanding of key public health priorities, including infection prevention and control, vaccination programmes, common communicable diseases and health improvement approaches.

For more information, please refer to the Role profile/ Selection criteria

About us

Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.

Other information

Support for candidates visit:Harrow.gov.uk Our behavioural indicators roles below G11 and above G11 Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' Please click here to view Harrow Council's benefits

Important Note

To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.

As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk

London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures.

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