Team Lead Advanced Dietitian

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 7 Advanced Dietitian Team Lead for a 22-month fixed-term contract. This role involves leading the Dietetic Service, managing a clinical caseload, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide high-quality dietetic support. Candidates should possess a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and significant experience in clinical practice. Registration with relevant bodies is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in clinical specialism and dietetic interventions.
• Ability to support service users and families through dietary interventions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver effective dietetic service across inpatient wards.
• Provide quality driven, evidence-based dietetic and nutrition support.
• Manage a highly specialist clinical caseload.

Skills

Expert clinical knowledge

Knowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE guidance

Interpret healthcare investigation findings

Critically appraise clinical information

Education

Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

Registration with HCPC

Registration with the BDA

Masters qualification in relevant area

Job description

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Advanced Dietitian Team Lead to join our Dietetics Team based at the Haywood Hospital in Stoke on Trent, for 22 months on a Fixed-term contract.

The closing date is 08 October 2025.

Overview

You will be part of the Haywood Allied Health Professionals (AHP) portfolio and lead the Haywood Dietetics Service, undertaking a highly specialist senior role in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Dietetic Service.

This is a varied role which will require you to work predominantly in the Haywood hospital but with some work across other community hospital sites and settings and nursing homes as service demands require.

You will hold and manage a highly specialist clinical caseload within the Haywood and community hospitals settings whilst also working closely with Haywood management team, AHP & dietetic leads and many multidisciplinary teams including Rehabilitation teams, D2A teams, community stroke, Social care Teams, Community Intermediate Care, Respiratory Teams, and Diabetes Teams and agencies to lead & deliver an effective and safe dietetic service across adult inpatient wards at the Haywood and community Hospitals.

Responsibilities

As Dietitian Team Lead you will be an Advanced Dietitian and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge. As an advanced clinical practitioner you will have a focus on Nutrition Support, enteral feeding & therapeutic dietetics within stroke and / or rehabilitation medicine.

• Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages for patients and families
• Provide quality driven, evidence based dietetic & nutrition support interventions within the Haywood Dietetic service.
• Have leadership, supervisory and training responsibilities and will have responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
• Work with Haywood service leads and other dietetic & AHP leads undertaking delegated tasks in team management and service provision.

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent.
• Registration with HCPC.
• Registration with the BDA.
• Masters qualification or modules completed in relevant area that will support the delivery of the service.
• Further clinical study relevant to clinical practice such as life limiting conditions and complex long term conditions management.

Experience

• Significant experience in the clinical specialism including assessment and management of specialist dietetic interventions in long term conditions and disease
• Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with clinical conditions and disability through dietary interventions

Skills

• Evidence of expert/advanced clinical knowledge relevant to the post.
• Knowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE guidance
• Interpret the findings of healthcare investigations
• Critically appraise clinical information and evidence

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.