Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Specialist Weight Management)
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Job Summary
Full-Time Fully Remote Some Evening and Weekend Working Required Fixed-Term Contract
Were looking for a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join our psychology team within our Specialist Weight Management Service. Whether youve recently qualified or have a few years experience well give you the training and support to build your skills in this specialist area.
Youll provide psychological interventions to support people to make sustainable lifestyle and dietary changes using a range of theoretical approaches such as CBT and DBT.
Training and support: Youll receive structured training during onboarding including DBT skills training alongside practical training such as shadowing experienced clinicians before you build up your own caseload. Youll also have regular clinical supervision and support from a Practitioner Psychologist.
This post is full-time (40 hours/week) and fixed-term with flexible hours. Its a salaried role so your pay is fixed and isnt affected by the number of patient contacts or if a patient doesnt attend (DNA).
Its fully remote: all delivery is via video consultation and in-app messaging and you can be based anywhere in the UK. Flexibility is required to support some early evenings and Saturdays as and when needed to support our NHS contracts.
In this role youll support people living with obesity to make sustainable lifestyle and behaviour changes working as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) within our Specialist Weight Management Service (SWMS). Our MDT includes doctors dietitians psychologists and physical activity specialists all with special interests in obesity.
At Second Nature were on a mission to eradicate obesity and type 2 diabetes by combining science clinical rigour and personalised member experiences.
Were now the UKs largest digital-health provider to the NHS having been running for over 12 years.
After many years of loss making weve been profitable and sustainable for the last few years allowing us to make better medium and long-term decisions for the product internal systems and our team. Its an exciting and positive time to be joining the company.
If youre a compassionate evidence-based clinician with a genuine passion for health and wellbeing and a drive to make meaningful impact wed love to hear from you.
We have a very high-performing team at Second Nature. Wed describe the culture as a blend of:
- People who are smart kind and fun
- People who take the work seriously but dont take themselves seriously
- People who are very mission driven
- People who do whats best for the company
Second Nature is very fast paced with minimal bureaucracy. Its chaotic and it feels like there are always fires burning. But things get done quickly. Some personality types thrive in this environment and some dont.
If youre excited by working with a team where everybody is genuinely excellent Second Nature could be a great fit for you.
Summarised in a recent 2026 quote from a team member: Everyone has a strong work ethic works really hard and genuinely cares about the work they do. Thats a lovely and inspiring work environment to work in where everyone around you is so passionate about what they do.
- Independently implement appropriate initial assessment methods to allocate patients to the most suitable treatment
- Deliver group-based and 1-to-1 psychological interventions remotely via video calls to support changes in eating behaviours 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 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
Requirements
You have experience of or interest in working with long-term conditions weight management bariatric or eating disorder presentations
- Experience or interest in supporting people with long-term conditions (LTCs) weight management/bariatric needs or eating disorders. Experience gained during your PWP training counts.
- Experience delivering group-based or 1-to-1 interventions with the confidence to facilitate sessions effectively in a digital setting
- Able to provide supportive empathetic patient-centred care to patients who may have complex physical and mental health needs
Youre comfortable working fully remotely
- You enjoy remote working and can stay motivated and organised without an office around you
- You have a suitable home working setup including a private space for confidential consultations and a reliable internet connection
You can work autonomously and collaboratively with a doctor-led multidisciplinary team (MDT) to oversee patient care
- Youll confidently and independently manage a caseload of patients delivering psychological interventions via video calls and in-app messaging and working collaboratively with our MDT
You have experience in supporting the coordination of a healthcare service
- You have experience in monitoring and supporting patients journeys through a service in line with an organisations 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
- You thrive in fast-paced environments and are energised by the dynamic nature of start-up life where being hands-on and adaptable to the evolving needs of the service is essential
- Youre confident in using technology to provide patient care including recording and reviewing patient notes
- Excited by digital initiatives that increase access to healthcare
Education/Qualifications:
- BABCP/BPS registration
- Postgraduate Diploma as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Fundamentally were a mission-driven company. We started the company in 2014 to try and make a dent in the UKs obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemics.
Were now the largest provider of digital weight-management and lifestyle change services into the NHS. The majority of what we do is non-medication based: helping people purely with habit change and focusing on psychology but we deliver medication-support services both privately and in the NHS through more specialist weight-management services.
We view ourselves as a habit-change and psychology-driven company; a combination of edtech and healthtech. But weve learnt over the years that weve had to lean more into the weight loss / weight management branding as thats what most people are interested in.
Our goal is to take people on a journey to come to the conclusion that actually its more about healthy and sustainable habits and weight loss is one of the many outcomes of making positive lifestyle changes.
What were not: were not an online pharmacy or mens wellness brand that has pivoted into weight loss and habit change off the back of GLP-1 medications being released. Weve been delivering non-medication NHS services for longer than the majority of our newer competitors have existed as companies.
Some notes and stats:
- Weve positively changed the lives of 300000 people
- Were rated Excellent on TrustPilot by over 8000 of our members.
- Were the UKs largest digital health provider to the NHS
- Were now regulated by the CQC and deliver more specialist weight-management services in the NHS
- Were also a leading provider of private GLP-1 medication-assisted weight loss programmes
- We have an uncommonly high team retention in the startup/health tech world: our team members stay with us for an average of 4.3 years
For transparency you can read our Glassdoor reviews with us here and generally learn more about the company at and Chris & Mike chatting here: unique growth opportunities of working at Second Nature The world is moving fast in 2026 and AI is changing everything. These are four areas that we feel may be relatively unique to Second Nature in terms of your growth and development opportunities: Please submit your CV and cover letter via this application page and include your BABCP or BPS registration number. Unfortunately were unable to progress applications without appropriate registration. Due to the high volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to everyone individually. If we dont have a chance to get back to you were not intentionally being rude but please assume its a no for now! Required Experience: IC
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