Health Team Leader

Health Team Leader

Apply to the Health Team Leader role at Maximus UK – a fixed‑term (12 months) contract covering the Brent area.

Key details:

• Must drive and own transport, live locally or within a commutable distance.
• Flexible for evenings; on‑site at least 2 days a week at Brent Civic Centre.

Base Pay Range

Not disclosed – discuss with recruiter.

Benefits

• 25 days holidays + bank holidays
• 9 % combined pension contribution

About the role

As a Team Leader you will manage a team delivering Weight Management Services to local families, building relationships, facilitating referrals, developing SOPs, and ensuring high‑quality, person‑centred service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring referral activity, starter, retention, and completion through case management.
• Supporting production and analysis of management information for reporting.
• Coordinating training and continuous professional development.
• Ensuring deadlines are met and contributing to team planning and improvement.
• Embedding the service within local networks and communities.
• Developing relationships with stakeholders and workplaces.
• Establishing clear onward referral pathways.
• Outreach and community engagement.
• Coordinating and delivering promotional events.
• Disseminating resources and information.
• Representing the service at meetings, conferences, and forums.
• Overseeing caseload management and performance data.
• Managing referral flow to sub‑contractors.
• Deploying a framework to review and assure team competency.
• Ensuring staff are trained, motivated, and supported.
• Setting performance‑based objectives aligned to contract requirements.
• Ensuring delivery meets service specification and national evidence/guidance.
• Capturing evidence through feedback, case studies, and complaints monitoring.
• Identifying service improvement needs.
• Ensuring compliance with national standards, NICE guidance, SLAs and SOPs.
• Implementing policies and systems (Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Information Security).
• Ensuring compliance with government guidance on diet, alcohol, physical activity, weight management, smoking cessation.
• Adapting to changes in government guidance.
• Providing proactive supervision and training.
• Supporting access to supervision and personal development plans.
• Assisting the Service Manager with recruitment, onboarding and induction.
• Creating a culture of further development and feedback.

What we are looking for

• Supervisory experience managing a diverse team.
• Direct health coaching delivery experience.
• Caseload management via a case management system.
• Experience supporting vulnerable individuals through change.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience coordinating health and wellbeing services.
• Strong understanding of social determinants of health.
• Knowledge of population‑based approaches, segmentation, risk stratification.
• Knowledge of behaviour change principles and methodology.
• Track record of building and maintaining relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management.
• Experience delivering behaviour change interventions for lifestyle issues (physical activity, NHS Health Checks, weight management). – Desirable
• Membership of professional bodies (ICF, EMCC, AoC, UKHCA). – Desirable
• Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Psychology, Behavioural Science). – Desirable
• Health coaching qualification or accredited programme. – Desirable
• Experience supporting people remotely via telephone or digital platforms. – Desirable
• Experience in community development in deprived areas, project management, or developing new services. – Desirable

EEO Statement: MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality and diversity in employment. In all aspects of recruitment, evaluation and selection, MAXIMUS will treat all employees and candidates fairly and equitably, providing an inclusive workplace for all.

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Science, Health Care Provider, and Other

Industries

Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting

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