Team Leader Dietitian

Job overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to lead a team and influence the future provision of dietetic services within gastroenterology and gastro surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 1.0 WTE gastro/ surgical Team Leader Dietitian working NUH. The successful candidate will have an operational leadership role in the provision and development of dietetic services and staff , whilst managing a clinical specialist workload and leading a team which provides inpatients and outpatient services. The team consists of clinical lead dietitians, specialist dietitians, rotational band 5’s and dietetic technicians.

There is some flexibility with regards to the clinical caseload depending on the applicant and service requirement.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for a clinical caseload as well as providing operational daily support and guidance to other members of the team working in gastroenterology and surgery. Additionally you will have responsibility for providing leadership for the team to ensure effective and efficient service delivery, promote staff development, as well as providing expert knowledge and support for dietetic colleagues and for the management team.

This is a full time post - job shares and those looking for part time hours will be considered depending on service requirement

Working for our organisation

We are a large and friendly department of around 100 staff including assistants and technicians providing dietetic and nutrition support across all areas of the Trust and beyond.

As a large acute teaching hospital over two main sites, NUH has a range of fantastic opportunities for staff to develop their careers within the NHS. The Dietetic service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 600 staff who work together to deliver high quality care.

We are committed to continuing professional development for all our staff through a range of opportunities that include recognised training courses, involvement in service development and audit. We have close links with the University of Nottingham, and take student dietitians for their placements

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced dietitian with relevant clinical experience, leadership skills, excellent communication skills and a flexible approach to take forward this part of the dietetic service. Higher education (i.e. MSc level or above) is desirable. You will gain experience in management with the support from other team leaders and dietetic manager. Please refer to the job description attached.

Main responsibilities:

• To lead the team in the operational management of the therapy service and contribute to the strategic development of the service.

• To take responsibility for highly developed clinical reasoning in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients who may have a complex presentation and to determine clinical diagnosis and therapy management.

• To monitor the performance of all staff within the team.

• To ensure high standards of clinical care within the team, through the training and development of staff.

• To evaluate the effectiveness of the service provided and ensure improvements are implemented (in liaison with the Therapy Services Manager).

• To be responsible for identifying training needs of yourself and your team in line with Trust and Departmental objectives. To ensure that staff are aware of the need to maintain ongoing competence of all staff undertaking out of hours work where applicable. To provide training and support to cover out of hours work within your area.