Clinical Team Lead Dietitian

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster is seeking an exceptional Band 7 Clinical Team Lead Dietitian to lead our community dietetic service. This role blends high level clinical practice with operational leadership, service development and workforce support to improve patient outcomes.

You will provide professional and operational leadership to a skilled team, drive quality improvement and work across primary and secondary care to shape future dietetics in the

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Dietetics.
• Professional Registration with HCPC.
• Demonstrated experience at Band 6 with nutrition support and leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong clinical, managerial and operational leadership to the Dietetic Team with high standards of care.
• Offer expert advice, assessment and education to patients and families within specialist areas.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based, person-centred care across the patient pathway.
• Ensure efficient use of resources and drive service development and improvement.
• Lead in the provision and evaluation of evidence-based clinical care and lead change.

Skills

Team building

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Dietetics

HCPC registration

Job description

Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Tickhill Road Hospital Town Doncaster Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/10/2026

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

We are seeking an exceptionalBand 7 Clinical Team Lead Dietitian to lead our friendly, high-performing Community Dietetic Service. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician and leader to shape the future of community dietetics across Doncaster, combining expert clinical practice with operational leadership, service development and workforce support.

We're looking for a forward-thinking, values-driven Dietitian with a broad range of clinical experience and the ability to inspire, motivate and develop others. As Clinical Team Lead, you will provide professional and operational leadership to a skilled and dedicated team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care whilst driving continuous improvement and innovation across the service.

The successful candidate will bring excellent clinical credibility, strong operational awareness and a passion for developing services and people. You will be confident managing competing priorities, supporting performance and quality improvement, leading change and working collaboratively with colleagues and partners across organisational boundaries to improve outcomes for the communities we serve.

If you are an inspiring leader with a commitment to outstanding care, operational excellence and service improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provides strong clinical, managerial and operational leadership to the Dietetic Team by acting as a role model and by promoting and maintaining agreed standards of care to improve the patient’s experience.
• Works as an autonomous practitioner providing expert advice, assessment, education to patients, families, carers and professions in relation to specialist areas.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate evidence based person centred clinical care to patients and provide the necessary advice throughout the patients pathway ensuring partnership and integration between primary and secondary care services in specialist areas.
• Responsible for efficient use of resources to ensure services are maintained and developed
• Lead in the provision and evaluation of evidence based person centred clinical care to patients.

To be an expert clinical resources to members of the Dietetic team and other health care professionals to guide decision making

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organization, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Dietetics
• Will be required to have a Professional Registration with the HCPC

Experience

• Demonstrable experience (2 years at Band 6 level within Nutrition support enteral and oral feeding experience)
• Experience of working across primary and secondary care
• Experience in leading a team
• Proven evidence of continued professional development certificates

Knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of community working
• Performance and Development Review Training
• Management Training
• Teaching qualification
• Completion of PENG clinical update or equivalent

Skills

• Excellent team building and leadership skills
• Provent communication and inter-personal skills

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.