Lead Dietitian (Critical Care/ NST caseload)

Integrated Care System; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust seeks a lead dietitian to oversee the department and deliver critical care nutrition services. The role involves managing a dynamic team, ensuring high-quality patient care, and providing leadership in complex nutritional needs. An opportunity to work flexibly and access NHS benefits is available.

Benefits

Minimum of 35 days paid holiday

Generous pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts

On-site leisure centre

On-site nursery

Qualifications

• HCPC registered dietitian with clinical experience in critical care.
• Evidence of service development or audit.
• Formal management training is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the dietetic department and provide specialist services.
• Manage a dynamic team and ensure diverse patient care.
• Deliver complex nutritional care including parenteral nutrition.

Skills

Clinical supervisory skills training

Service development

Education

Evidence of postgraduate study

Job description

Due to department restructure an exciting new opportunity has arisen to lead the dietetic department whilst providing a specialist service to critical care and patients with complex nutritional needs including parenteral nutrition.

The role will provide the lead to a small but forward thinking and dynamic department of 10 adult and paediatric dietitians, including the line management of the most senior team members.It will also have managerial responsibility for the provision of services to a diverse range of patient care groups across a wide range of developmental and medical disorders.

This role would be suitable for an aspect of home working however clinical commitments would also require the post holder to be present on site

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

As below

• HCPC registered dietitian with suitable clinical experience in complex nutrition support and/or critical care
• Evidence of postgraduate study
• Evidence of service development, review or audit
• Clinical supervisory skills training
• Formal management training

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 yearper annum pro rata if part time