The Challenge

More than 1 in 4 adults in the UK are living with obesity; a chronic condition that often negatively impacts their physical and mental health, and therefore quality of life. Access to specialist weight management services for the treatment of obesity remains limited and varies geographically due to a lack of funding. Existing services face long waiting lists, resulting in treatment delays which can adversely affect patient outcomes.

Enter Second Nature...

By bringing together the latest behavioural science, psychology, technology, and the talents of our incredible team, our mission is to eradicate obesity and type 2 diabetes for all, and as part of that mission, we are aiming to increase access to effective treatment for people living with obesity.

Second Nature provides specialist weight management services to support people living with obesity. We are looking for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join our psychology and multi-disciplinary teams (MDT). This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in growth of specialist weight management services in a fast-pace, startup environment.

About us:

• We've positively changed the lives of over 250,000 people
• We're rated 'Excellent' by over 7k of our members on Trustpilot
• We're growing extremely quickly & are now a profitable business
• We’re one of the few consumer health brands that are commissioned by the NHS and leading health insurer, Vitality Health
• We're a leading B2C provider of GLP-1 medication-assisted weight loss programmes, and 1 of 5 NICE-approved providers to deliver these services within the NHS in the future
• Our team members stay with us for an average of 4.3 years

You can find out more about working with us hereand here.

The role:

We’re looking for a dynamic Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), who is passionate about making a positive difference to those living with obesity, to grow our current psychology team. You'll be employed on a 9-month fixed-term contract with a view to extend. You will be part of an innovative Specialist Weight Management Service (SWMS) that uses a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to obesity treatment and technology to optimise patient engagement and outcomes. Our MDT includes doctors, dietitians, psychologists and physical activity specialists, all with special interests in obesity.

This role is 100% remote and you can work from anywhere in the UK! We also offer flexible working hours, meaning that you can fit this around other responsibilities and do the school run, or a workout during the day!

This novel role will include a mix of clinical work and providing operational support to our Lead Psychologist to coordinate the service. We envisage this role will transition to a full-time clinical role at around 4-6 months.

You will provide psychological therapy to people living with obesity to support them to make sustainable lifestyle and dietary changes, in collaboration with the MDT. You'll be using a range of theoretical approaches, such as CBT, DBT and ACT. Whilst it is important to be able to work autonomously, you will receive comprehensive training. You will also have access to clinical supervision and support from the Lead Psychologist or another Practitioner Psychologist in the team.

This post is full time with flexible hours to support some evening work, where required.

What you'll do:

• Assess patients for psychological therapy as part of the weight management service; to independently implement appropriate initial assessment methods.
• Create individual formulations based on initial screening and assessment, drawing on your own clinical expertise within weight management/eating disorders, psychological theory, current research, and relevant guidelines, e.g. NICE.
• Deliver one-to-one and group psychological interventions remotely via video calls to support changes in eating and physical activity behaviours.
• Attend regular MDT meetings to monitor the care of our patients.
• Attend clinical supervision with a Practitioner Psychologist to discuss complex cases.
• Appropriately manage clinical risk (e.g. safeguarding concerns) when it arises during clinical practice.
• Maintain adequate CPD, receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and continue to meet BABCP registration requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act and ensuring that participant confidentiality is protected at all times.
• Creating relevant internal or patient-facing content for the service, as required.

You have experience working in a weight management/bariatric/eating disorder setting

• A qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) with a minimum of 1 year experience of working with patients within a weight management, bariatric or eating disorder setting or working with these population groups within a mental health setting.
• A solid understanding of obesity as a condition and the issues many people living with obesity face, including weight stigma.
• Experience related to offering weight management support.
• Able to provide supportive, empathetic patient-centred care to patients who may have complex physical and mental health needs.

You can work autonomously and collaboratively with a doctor-led disciplinary team (MDT) to oversee patient care

• You'll confidently and independently manage a caseload of patients, delivering psychological interventions via video calls and working collaboratively with our MDT.

You have experience of supporting the coordination of a healthcare service

• You have experience in monitoring and supporting patients' journeys through a service in line with an organisation's protocols, including scheduling assessments and appointments, monitoring attendance rates and following up with patients, writing GP letters, and revising protocols.
• You have experience using Excel or Google Sheets (or other similar programmes) to monitor patients' journeys.

You are dynamic and have a strong drive to work in healthcare tech

• Excited by a fast-paced startup environment which requires you to be dynamic and hands on, adapting your role to the needs of the service.
• You're confident in using technology to provide patient care, including to record and review patient notes.
• Excited by digital initiatives that increase access to healthcare.

Education/Qualifications:

• BABCP registration
• Postgraduate Diploma as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

• An exciting job at a health-tech startup. You'll be able to see firsthand the impact we have on improving access to specialist weight management treatment and tackling the obesity epidemic on a daily basis.
• You'll get to work with intelligent, friendly, and highly-motivated individuals who're passionate about what they do
• Flexibility in employment with short-term contracts.
• Flexibility in working hours and autonomy over your workload to support your own wellbeing.

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We're looking for a senior health coach manager to join our team. If you’re an HCPC-registered dietitian or AfN-registered nutritionist with a strong background in digital health technology, extensive people management experience, and a passion for mentoring and developing junior managers, this could be the perfect role for you. Here, you’ll not only guide and inspire our high-performing team, but also drive forward service improvements through impactful project management initiatives.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the team in alignment with the department's strategy, ensuring consistent focus on delivering exceptional outcomes for our members, across a variety of programmes
  
• Support the professional growth of junior managers, fostering critical thinking and empowering other managers as well as health coaches to excel in their roles
  
• Drive operational excellence through standout skills in operations, data reporting, and project management
  
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with other teams at Second Nature to implement innovative solutions that support continuous improvement
  
• Spearhead new initiatives designed to optimise health coaching services and improve efficiency

As a senior health coach manager, you should thrive in a fast-paced environment where you'll need to effectively use technology, and expertly manage competing priorities every day. You’ll be comfortable working at a laptop throughout the day and driving the success of our team of remote dietitians and nutritionists. Together, we're on a mission to deliver world-class health coaching, empowering individuals across all Second Nature programmes to achieve their goals.

In order to develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the SN programme and coaching expertise, you'll manage a small caseload of your own (digital delivery), working directly with members from various programmes.

You’ll also work closely with our growing team of health coaches and health coach managers, as well as our quality and safeguarding leads, and the head of health coaching. You’ll collaborate with teams across the business, including Customer Support, Product, Engineering, and NHS.

At Second Nature, we embrace a hybrid working model to offer flexibility. For those outside London, office visits of at least once per month are required. London-based team members are in the office 1-2 days per week, with the remainder of the week remote work. This structure allows for both collaboration in person and the convenience of remote work, fostering a balanced and productive work environment. Together, we're committed to advancing the field of nutrition and behaviour change science to eradicate type 2 diabetes and obesity.

The Company

Obesity has become a global epidemic; in the UK, we spend £9 billion a year alone on diseases like type 2 diabetes (that’s 10% of the NHS budget). What’s shocking is most of this is preventable – through sustained lifestyle and habit change.

Enter Second Nature.

We’re here to help people take control of their health. By bringing together the latest behavioural science, psychology, technology, and the talents of our incredible team, our mission is to eradicate the global epidemic of chronic lifestyle diseases once and for all.

Our habit-change programme – delivered digitally through mobile and web apps – helps people to transform their lifestyle, lose weight, and ultimately reduce their risk for serious conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

About us:

• We've positively changed the lives of over 250,000 people
• We're rated 'Excellent' by over 7k of our members on Trustpilot
• We're growing extremely quickly & are now a profitable business
• We’re one of the few consumer health brands that are commissioned by the NHS and leading health insurer, Vitality Health
• We're a leading B2C provider of GLP-1 medication-assisted weight loss programmes, and 1 of 5 NICE-approved providers to deliver these services within the NHS in the future
• Our team members stay with us for an average of 4.3 years

You can find out more about working with us here and here: https://www.secondnature.io/our-story

A passionate health and wellbeing enthusiast, energised by the dynamic nature of startups and the transformative potential of technology to change the world. Exceptionally organised with a strong operational mindset and outstanding leadership skills - you’re someone who isn’t afraid to roll up your sleeves and get stuff done!

• A current HCPC-registered dietitian or AfN-registered nutritionist.
• Leadership experience: at least 3 years of experience in direct people management, including mentoring and developing junior managers
• A proven ability to manage team performance and optimise service delivery using internal quality monitoring measures and data-driven insights
• Clinical expertise, and experience working with individuals living with obesity and type 2 diabetes, including weight loss medications
• Professional experience in applying evidence based behaviour change techniques, such as NLP, CBT, or motivational interviewing, to facilitate sustainable improvements in health and wellbeing
• Ability to think critically and strategically to lead continuous improvement initiatives from ideation to delivery within health coaching services, and contribute to wider business objectives
• A confident decision-maker, capable of advocating for clinically appropriate actions in alignment with best practices
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a passion for collaborating with and supporting other health professionals.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Tech savvy: must be comfortable using technology and working autonomously or collaboratively, and have proven experience using technology for team reporting and data analysis
• A positive attitude and enthusiastic about contributing to cross-functional projects and initiatives that drive service excellence and support the growth of the business, whilst enjoying the ride
• Available to work full-time (Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week)

• An exciting job at a health-tech startup. You’ll be able to see first-hand the impact that we have on improving thousands of people’s lives and tackling the type 2 diabetes and obesity epidemic on a daily basis
• You’ll get to work with amazing, friendly and smart colleagues all incredibly passionate about solving the type 2 diabetes epidemic
• Flexible working hours and autonomy over your workload to support your own wellbeing
• Hybrid working policy: 2 days/week in our West London office, the rest of the week remote working
• A budget of £200/year to spend on professional development with additional budget available for role-specific training needs
• Option to join the Salary Sacrifice scheme, and Cycle to Work scheme
• Quarterly company meet ups/socials in London

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Summary

Are you an experienced, GMC-registered doctor looking for the next big challenge? Join Second Nature as our Lead Doctor and take a pivotal role in transforming lives through innovative, patient-centred care. You’ll be at the forefront of a growing organisation that’s revolutionising obesity management, providing strategic clinical leadership, and shaping the future of healthcare delivery. This role offers the unique opportunity to oversee specialist weight management services while collaborating with a talented multi-disciplinary team. With the potential to grow into a Chief Medical Officer position, this is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious doctor passionate about making a lasting impact on public health.

Working Arrangements:

3-5 days per week (open to part-time alongside NHS work or full-time commitment).

What You’ll Do

As the Lead Doctor, you will:

• Oversee Specialist Weight Management Services (SWMS): Lead our multidisciplinary team (MDT) including dietitians, psychologists, nurses, and exercise specialists in delivering patient care, focusing on complex cases of obesity. You will be the Clinical Lead, ensuring the highest standards of care.
• Develop and Manage Prescribing Services: Establish and supervise our prescribing services, ensuring safety, quality, and effectiveness. Initially, you will do the prescribing yourself but will be responsible for creating scalable systems and processes for the future.
• Train and Support Prescribers: As the service scales, ensure prescribers are operating within their competencies, providing training, auditing their activities, and offering clinical guidance. You’ll review caseloads and support MDT members on cases beyond their expertise.
• Authorise Treatment Plans and Protocols: Define and approve treatment plans, ensuring they meet the service's clinical needs. You'll lead MDT meetings and assess clinical outcomes to enhance patient care.
• Direct Patient Engagement: Where needed, provide direct consultations and medical assessments to patients, overseeing their care and ensuring that treatment plans align with best practices.
• Enhance Clinical Programmes: Innovate and improve our clinical programmes, including Tier 2 weight management, type 2 diabetes prevention, and medication-assisted interventions.
• Support CQC Compliance: Work closely with the Registered Manager to maintain CQC standards, ensuring robust quality assurance processes are in place. You may eventually take on the Nominated Individual or Registered Manager role.
• Contribute to Research & Development: Collaborate on programme evaluations, research initiatives, and the continuous improvement of our services. You may also co-author research papers, helping to advance the field of obesity management.
• Bid Support: Assist the partnerships team in preparing bid responses for weight management service tenders, ensuring we align with clinical best practices to maximise the quality of our bids.
• Complex Case Support: Provide medical expertise to health coaches and MDT members managing complex cases, ensuring the highest level of clinical support.

What You Bring

• Clinical Expertise: Proven experience in obesity management and hands-on delivery of patient care.
• Problem-Solving: A proactive, solution-driven approach to both clinical and operational challenges.
• Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and comfortable handling diverse responsibilities.
• Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy in clinical, regulatory, and operational processes.
• Collaborative Leadership: Leads multidisciplinary teams with excellent communication and clinical insight.
• Innovation: Seeks opportunities for improvement and drives change to enhance service delivery.

Experience and Qualifications

• Essential:
• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Specialist or special interest in obesity care
• Strong understanding of CQC governance
• Desirable:
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams
• Experience in clinical research with published works

The Company

The Challenge

Obesity has become a global epidemic; in the UK, we spend £9 billion a year alone on diseases like type 2 diabetes (that’s 10% of the NHS budget). What’s shocking is most of this is preventable – through sustained lifestyle and habit change.

Enter Second Nature.

We’re here to help people take control of their health. By bringing together behavioural science, technology, and incredible people, our grand mission is to eradicate the global epidemic of chronic lifestyle diseases once and for all.

Our digital habit change programme – delivered digitally through mobile and web apps – helps people to improve their lifestyle, lose weight, and ultimately reduce their risk for conditions such as type 2 diabetes.

• We've positively changed the lives of over 250,000 people
• We're rated 'Excellent' by over 7k of our members on Trustpilot
• We're growing extremely quickly & are now a profitable business
• We're one of the few consumer health brands that are commissioned by the NHS and leading health insurer, Vitality Health
• We're a leading B2C provider of GLP-1 medication-assisted weight loss programmes, and 1 of 5 NICE-approved providers to deliver these services within the NHS in the future
• Our team members stay with us for an average of 4.3 years

Benefits

• A competitive market salary, generous share options, and bi-annual performance reviews to recognise your contributions
• Hybrid working policy: 2 days/week in our West London office, the rest of the week remote working
• 25 days of holiday plus national holidays
• Quarterly company meet-ups and socials
• A budget of £200/year to spend on professional development with additional budget available for role specific training needs
• Option to join the Salary Sacrifice scheme, and Cycle to Work scheme

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