Psychologist - Intervention Delivery

In short, it is the programme leaders responsibility to ensure that every participant is successful in losing weight and keeping it off .

In broad terms, this means the following

• Deliver 1.5 hour sessions to groups of up to 20 people. Each group meets once a week
• Meet every potential attendee and assess their suitability for meetings (stages of change assessment, motivational interviewing, explaining how can help, etc)
• Regularly conduct free taster sessions. These give useful information about healthy eating and showcase how works
• Record participants measurement data
• Continuously improve the intervention
• Over time, contribute to research literature around weight loss interventions

In addition to the above clinical responsibilities, the Leader will also be responsible for operational elements around delivering the meetings including, but not limited to, billing, printing and distributing handouts (if necessary) and the like.

Over time, we will look at interesting ways to make a wider impact on society. This could include training community ambassadors to disseminate healthy living messages, speaking at schools and colleges about healthy eating and creating/executing interventions that can be delivered at scale by non-professionals.

Qualifications and Skills

Educational qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology with at least five years of experience in the field of mental health OR
• Master's degree in psychology with at least two years of experience in the field of mental health OR
• Pre-doctoral (M.Phil) or doctoral degree in Psychology
• Candidates with significant experience are encouraged to apply

Skills

• Empathy is key to being a successful Programme Leader
• Voracious reader, and an ability to assimilate information quickly
• Genuine interest in helping people
• Experience of / demonstrated comfort in handling small groups of 12 - 20 people
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluency in English plus one other language
• Ability to work independently
• Comfortable with technology. We use a variety of IT tools to manage our operations
• Interdisciplinary bent of mind