Job summary
- Main area
- Early Years Physical Activity
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 820-7497720-CF
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gee House
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/11/2025
Employer heading
Band 6 Startwell Physical Activity Lead
Band 6
Job overview
We are seeking a Physical Activity Lead to join our Startwell Team, part of Birmingham’s obesity prevention programme for Early Years settings.
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 food, physical activity 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. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the team are up to date on early years physical activity and are using evidence based practices.
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.
Working for our organisation
The service supports personal development via CPD opportunities, mentoring, clinical supervision and departmental Clinical Update meetings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Qualifications / training - Relevant degree or equivalent experience in physical activity.
- Qualifications / training -Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Experience of writing training & running training packages for health and Early Years professionals
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
Skills/knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- 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
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- An ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately
- An ability to be non-judgemental
Desirable criteria
- 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Bates
- Job title
- Startwell Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 683 2303
- Additional information
We encourage applicants to ring us to discuss the post further. For an informal discussion, contact Sarah Bates, Startwell Team Leader email [email protected] or contact by phone on 0121 683 2303. Visit the Startwell website to learn more about our team www.startwellbirmingham.co.uk
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