Clinical Lead Therapies - Dietitian

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Clinical Lead Dietitian to provide operational and clinical leadership for the Nutrition and Dietetic Service. This senior role involves guiding a team of Dietitians, overseeing clinical care in various settings including intensive care. Candidates should have extensive experience in Neuroscience, relevant qualifications, and a commitment to ongoing professional development. The position offers a salary range of £55,690 to £62,682 pro rata per annum.

Qualifications

• Extensive post-registration clinical experience in Neuroscience.
• Evidence of successful leadership in multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of health service management acquired through training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide multidisciplinary clinical and operational leadership within the Therapies Service.
• Support the Head of Service in day-to-day management.
• Maintain a clinical case load appropriate to own profession.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise

Communication

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree or diploma in relevant HCPC registered profession

HCPC registration

Management Qualification

Commitment to ongoing CPD

Job description

We are excited to offer a rare and rewarding opportunity for a Dietitian to take on the responsibility as the Clinical Lead Dietitian for the leadership and management of the Nutrition and Dietetic Service at the Walton Centre. The role will provide operational, professional and clinical leadership to a dedicated team of Dietitians delivering dietetic care to patients at the Walton Centre.

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and innovative Dietitian with a passion to lead and shape the dietetic service at the Walton Centre. This is a senior role requiring strong clinical expertise, operational oversight and strategic leadership. As the Operational and Clinical Lead Dietitian you will provide clinical leadership, strategic operational oversight and advanced clinical dietetic care to patients across the intensive care unit, acute wards and neuro-rehabilitation. You will lead in service development, education and training alongside contribute to strategic planning and ensuring high quality evidence based nutritional care is delivered to patients at the Walton Centre.

Main duties of the job

• To provide multidisciplinary clinical and operational leadership within the Therapies Service
• To support the Head of Service in day to day management of the Therapies Service, deputising as appropriate
• Providing direct line management supervision and support to all clinical and non-clinical staff including registered health care professionals, clinical support workers, apprentices and students in addition to administrative staff
• Maintain a clinical case load appropriate to own clinical profession, demonstrating expert knowledge and skill within area of work, acting as a resource to others within and outside of the profession

About us

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in relevant HCPC registered professioN
• HCPC registration
• Knowledge of health service management acquired through training and experience to masters or equivalent level
• evidence of commitment to ongoing CPD
• Management Qualification
• Member of relevant professional body i.e. CSP, RCOT

Knowledge & Experience

• Extensive post registration clinical experience in Neuroscience within relevant profession
• Evidence of successful leadership across a variety of professions and working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of budgetary management
• Experience of leading and implementing successful change management processes
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills
• Experience of effective working relationships
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information
• Demonstrable evidence of working across clinical and operational boundaries

Clinical

• Highly specialised knowledge and experience in the management of neurological conditions across a range of setting
• Experience of working independently as part of a wider clinical MDT at a senior level
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to own practice including evidence of implementing research developments at a service level
• Robust understanding of all aspects of clinical governance including previous experience of managing risk, and improving patient safety/ quality/experience
• Demonstrable evidence of working across clinical and operational boundaries

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.

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearpro rata per annum