Team Lead Advanced Dietitian

NHS; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Band 7 Advanced Dietitian Team Lead to join their Dietetics Team at Haywood Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent. This role includes managing a specialist clinical caseload, leading dietetic services, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, and relevant experience in clinical dietetics, with a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Registration with HCPC and BDA required.
• Significant experience in specialist dietetic interventions.
• Experience supporting service users with dietary interventions.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage complex care needs.
• Provide evidence-based dietetic support.
• Lead and supervise dietetic team performance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Expert clinical knowledge

Knowledge of NSF's and NICE guidance

Ability to interpret healthcare investigations

Critical appraisal of clinical information

Education

Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

Post Graduate BDA accredited courses

Masters qualification (desirable)

Job description

Overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Advanced Dietitian Team Lead to join our Dietetics Team base at the Haywood Hospital in Stoke on Trent, for 22 months on a Fixed-term contract. 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 to lead & deliver an effective and safe dietetic service across adult inpatient wards at the Haywood and community Hospitals.

Responsibilities

• 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

We are part of an NHS Trust and offer opportunities for career development and ongoing training and support. We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent.
• Post Graduate BDA accredited courses in dietetics such as PENG
• Registration with HCPC; Registration with the BDA

Desirable

• 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

Essential

• 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

Essential

• 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.

Additional information

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 (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.