Clinical Lead Dietitian

We are recruiting for a Band 8a Clinical Lead Dietitian at the Royal London Hospital on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to lead the acute adult dietetic team, overseeing critical care, neurosciences, trauma and stroke dietetic services. You will be responsible for the clinical management of patients admitted to the adult critical care unit (ACCU).

You will be joining a friendly, enthusiastic and supportive team of Dietitians who cover a range of specialist clinical areas.

To provide clinical and site leadership for the Nutrition and Dietetic team at The Royal London Hospital, within Barts Health NHS Trust.

To be responsible for the coordination, development, and delivery of the dietetic service on the Royal London site. This includes the day-to-day operational, managerial, clinical, and professional delivery of the service. To act as an expert Dietetic Practitioner and clinical lead for dietetics on the Critical Care unit, neurosciences, trauma and stroke wards. To drive service transformation, with an emphasis on developing services that are fit for the future and aligned with Trust and service objectives.

To be a resource for other team members when encountering complex and/or problematic clinical situations that need immediate clinical input and provide advice on the on-going management of such patients.

Main duties of the job

The aim of this role is to deliver specialist clinical expertise on the adult critical care unit (ACCU). This position will provide strategic, day-to-day operational leadership and specialist input to enhance the acute dietetic service across the critical care, neurosciences, trauma and stroke dietetic teams.

As the lead Dietitian for ACCU you will be responsible for management of complex critically ill patients including those on oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition support and and will provide clinical and professional leadership for complex nutritional support at the Royal London Hospital. You will be expected to function with a high degree of autonomy providing expert clinical service to the ACCU at Royal London Hospital while also working alongside Dietitians across the Trust to share and implement trust wide nutrition initiatives.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead Dietitian responsible for intestinal failure, surgical and specialist medicine services to ensure cohesive clinical leadership across specialties.

The post holder will have expert knowledge and skills to be able to support and deliver QI projects across dietetics, develop networked relationships in trust and beyond, support the delivery of teaching and training, and work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead Therapists at the Royal London Hospital.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • .Extensive clinical experience in nutrition support in the critically ill patient cohort
  • .Experience of leading and managing a team and developing senior and junior staff, students and assistants
  • .Operational management experience in a complex hospital environment
  • .Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects.
Desirable
  • .Experience of managing a budget
  • .Involvement in relevant professional and special interest groups/ Clinical Excellence Networks
Skills

Essential
  • .High-level leadership, influencing, negotiation and problem-solving skills
  • .Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings
Knowledge

Essential
  • .Knowledge of national polices, evidence and current research in area of specialism
  • .Knowledge of cultural and linguistic issues in working with diverse and multi-cultural caseload
Qualifications

Essential
  • .Diploma or Degree in Dietetics
Desirable
  • .Post graduate formal qualifications relevant to clinical specialty
  • .Non-medical prescriber
  • .Leadership training

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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