Service Lead for First Dietitians

First Community Health and Care; Crawley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Crawley seeks a dynamic leader to manage a team of dietitians. This role involves operational leadership, strategic service development, and ensuring high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in dietetics, excellent communication skills, and the ability to foster a collaborative team environment. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

NHS pension

Flexible working options

High-quality training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience.
• Experience managing teams in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Experience in clinical dietetic practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of dietitians and support staff.
• Ensure adherence to CQC regulations.
• Develop operational delivery plans and services.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical supervision

Budget management

Team coordination

Education

BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent

HCPC Registration

Leadership and Management Courses

Relevant Masters degree/course

Tools

Microsoft Office

Clinical governance knowledge

Job description

Do you wantthe exciting opportunity to manage and lead the First Dietitians?

FirstCommunity Health and Care are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic personto manage and lead a team of 19 dietitians, dietetic assistants andadministrators delivering adult and childrens services across east Surreyand parts of West Sussex.

The postholder will need to have excellent communication skills and demonstrableskills in clinical supervision and line management.

You willsupport the team to continue to deliver excellent patient care based on theneeds of the local community.

The post holder will be supported to formulatethe operational delivery plans and strategic direction of the service consideringthe opportunities within the primary care networks, neighbourhoods and thewider system.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and develop the FirstCommunity dietetic service with a friendly, supportive and innovative team ofdietitians.

This role can be full time (1 WTE) or part time (0.8 WTE).

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be responsible for operational management, leadership and supportto the staff within First Dietitians.

They will lead on the strategic planningand service development within the wider dietetic department.

They willlead on strategic development, operational policy, business development andtransformational opportunities involving nutrition and dietetics for FirstCommunity Health & Care.

They will lead on aspects of clinical training ofdietitians, student dietitians and other healthcare professionals.

They willmanage a service which operates into West Sussex, as well as east Surrey alongwith any other current contracted activity ensuring the provision of highquality and effective care from First Dietitians.

The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that CQC regulations are adhered to.

Theywill also be required to participate in the Operational Manager on callrota.

About us

Do you want to be part of an organisation that was rated best provider of NHS care to work for nationwide? (2023 staff survey results)

First Community is a staff ownedsocial enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services acrosseast Surrey and parts of West Sussex. Weare looking for individuals who share our values First-rate care, First-rate people,First-rate value.

First Community is a great placeto work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to itsfull potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high qualitytraining and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good worklife balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension,flexible retirement options and various employee benefits.

Please talk to us before applyingor at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet yourneeds exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needswhere possible. Please note, flexible working options may vary depending on therole.

At First Community we welcomeapplications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+candidates and candidates with disabilities. We ensure that all applicants aretreated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process,including the consideration of reasonable adjustments.

Sustainability is integral toFirst Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target.

Job responsibilities

The post holderwill be responsible for operational management, clinical and professional leadershipand support to all staff within First Dietitians.

They will lead on thestrategic planning and service development within the dietetic department andwill lead on strategic development, operational policy, business developmentand transformational opportunities involving nutrition and dietetics for FirstCommunity Health & Care.

They will lead on aspects of clinical training fordietitians, student dietitians and other healthcare professionals.

They willmanage a service which operates into West Sussex, as well as east Surrey alongwith any other current contracted activity ensuring the provision of highquality and effective care from First Dietitians.

The post holderwill be responsible for ensuring that CQC regulations are adhered to.

They will also berequired to participate in the Operational Manager on call rota.

When completing your application please refer to both theApplication Guide and full Job Description & Person Specification - thesecan be found under supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continual Professional Development through approved courses and other relevant activities.
• BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent.
• HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) Registration.
• Leadership and Management Courses.
• Working towards or completed a relevant Masters level (or equivalent) degree/course.
• Attendance at BDA accredited course in clinical specialist area.

Experience

• Experience of working at a senior level in Dietetics or other service.
• Experience of line management of people/teams.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting and liaison between acute and community services.
• Evidence of critical appraisal skills.
• Evidence of implementation of evidence based practice.
• Knowledge of research, audit, QI.
• Experience in a wide range of clinical dietetic/other areas.
• Experience of service development and improvement that is wider than their own clinical area of expertise.
• Experience of developing and implementing evidence-based practice into routine working practice (own and of others).
• Experience of providing supervision or support to junior staff.
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
• Student training supervision, assessment, training and programme development.
• Experience of budgetary management.

Knowledge

• Awareness of current issues in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Knowledgeable and proactive within own team, between teams and within wider specialist multidisciplinary team.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, MS Teams.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment.

Other

• Willingness to participate in continuous professional development.
• Understands principles of equal opportunity issues.
• Car driver with access to a car.

Skills

• Self-motivated and able to motivate staff and patients.
• Confident and caring approach. Innovative and willing to exchange, develop and implement ideas.
• Able to appraise and to coordinate appraisal and continuing professional development of staff/team.
• Ability to work under pressure in multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent teaching and interpersonal skills.
• Able to devise and deliver education and training to a high standard to audiences including commissioners, staff and patient groups.
• Analytical and reasoning skills.
• Excellent clinical and assessment skills
• Evaluation and Negotiating skills
• Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy.
• Able to work within and manage a team, demonstrate time management skills and initiative
• Able to use dietary analysis programmes.

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.

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