Band 6 Startwell Physical Activity Lead | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	26 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	25 February 2026
Location:	Birmingham, B75JR
Company:	Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7747401/820-7497720-CF-A

Summary

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Physical Activity Leadto join ourStartwell Team, part of Birmingham’s obesity prevention programme for Early Years settings. The successful candidate will have experience working within Early Years settings and hold relevant qualifications in Physical Activity.

Startwell supports nurseries, Children’s Centre, parents, and health professionals to create healthier environments for children and families. The programme focuses oneight key messagesaround physical activity, food and oral health, helping Early Years settings achieve theStartwell Awardby meeting set criteria.

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.

In addition, the post holder willdesign and deliver trainingon 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.

The service supports personal development via CPD opportunities, mentoring, clinical supervision and departmental Clinical Update meetings.

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.



For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026