Band 7 Prescribing Support Team Lead Dietitian

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health provider in Birmingham seeks a Team Lead Dietitian for its Prescribing Support Service. The role involves leadership of a small team, strategic development of nutrition projects, and collaboration with other healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates will have experience in community settings, leadership skills, and a relevant registered qualification. This is a part-time, fixed-term role offering a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 per annum (pro rata).

Benefits

Free parking

Flexible working

Access to IT equipment

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working in community settings / primary care.
• Experience of clinical dietetics at a senior grade including nutrition support.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the delivery of the team's objectives.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the team.
• Work with the Head of Birmingham Community Nutrition on strategic development.

Skills

Verbal communication skills

Negotiation and influence

Presentation skills

Effective multi-agency working

Ability to interpret complex information

Education

Registered with Health Professionals Council

Evidence of Continual Professional Development

Job description

Would you like to join a small team of dietitians working in a novel and exciting way? Are you keen to develop your management and leadership skills and support the cost-effective use of nutrition products across Primary Care and Community settings? If so, Birmingham Community Nutrition has a vacancy in our Prescribing Support Service and is looking for someone like you to develop your career and build on your existing skills.

This award-winning team works directly with Care Homes, GP Practices and their staff and with the ICB Medicines Management team to deliver an invaluable service making sure the right patients receive the right products. Embedded with the Nutrition & Dietetic service but working closely with Primary Care and the ICB, you will collaborate with other experienced Dietitians to deliver this service and will have the professional support and leadership of the Dietetic Service Leads.

Main duties of the job

As the Team Lead Dietitian for Prescribing Support, you will lead on the delivery of the team's objectives; help set the direction of the team and manage the day-to-day operational side of the team, including line management of one Band 5 Dietitian and one Band 4 Dietetic Assistant Practitioner.

About us

Birmingham Community Nutrition provides a comprehensive community citywide service for the Birmingham CCG and employs over 70 staff. We also support the training of dietetic students from two higher education institutions (A, B & C placements).

Benefits of working for Birmingham Community Nutrition include free parking at all community venues, excellent access to IT equipment to work remotely, up to date office facilities and comprehensive admin support dedicated to the service.

The department has a structured approach to Clinical Governance and your personal development via preceptorship, annual appraisals, clinical supervision and training opportunities. Career development, flexible working and staff support are given high priority in the Trust, whose goal is to be a truly inclusive organisation and a great place to work

Job responsibilities

To adhere to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics and the dietitians standards of proficiency of the Health Professions Council and to provide leadership to staff to do the same.

To be aware of your level of responsibility and accountability within the wider Nutrition and Dietetic service, and designated Commissioning areas, being guided by policies, procedures and the support of peers, and to ensure your team do the same.

To be responsible for maintaining and demonstrating own competence to practice through participation in appraisal process and CPD within the framework of the professional portfolio.

To work with the Head of Birmingham Community Nutrition in taking responsibility for the strategic development and promotion of the ONS Prescribing Project (ONSP) and Pan-Birmingham Nutrition Formulary across Birmingham, and the West Midlands Region, taking into account national guidelines and the needs of the diverse local population.

Full responsibilities in JD

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• An ability to be very flexible in a changing environment
• An ability to work well with others
• An ability to work to short deadlines
• Ability to plan and implement given project

Qualifications & Training

• Registered with Health Professionals Council
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development

Experience

• Evidence of successful project management
• Significant experience of working in community settings / primary care
• Significant experience of clinical dietetics at a senior grade including nutrition support
• Significant experience of training other staff groups at all educational levels/abilities
• Significant experience of dietetic leadership

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate verbal communication skills
• Ability to produce legible, communication and reports
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to negotiate and influence assertively
• Ability to demonstrate effective multi-agency and multi-professional working
• Ability to be able to deal sensitively with patients experiencing distressing life changing conditions.
• Ability to challenge performance and provide constructive feedback
• Ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds
• Ability to investigate, interpret, analyse, evaluate and present complex information
• Knowledge of recent NHS publications and their impact on dietetics
• Knowledge of future proposals for NHS
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
• Ability to use information technology to maximise personal and service effectiveness
• Ability to use equipment to assess nutritional status accurately, this may include skin fold callipers and grip strength dynamometer.

Other Job requirements

• Ability to travel to different venues around the City
• To be able to transport equipment necessary for the role e.g. wheelchair scales.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Birmingham Community Nutrition Technical Block, First Floor and Annex, Holborn Hill,

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

820-7259575-ASR-B

Job locations

Gee Business Centre,

Birmingham Community Nutrition Technical Block, First Floor and Annex, Holborn Hill,