Childrens Community Clinical Dietitian and Team Lead

Role Introduction

Children’s Community Dietetics is recruiting to a permanent full-time Band 6 Dietitian. The postholder will work closely with dietetic colleagues to deliver high-quality care to children and young people across Leeds Community. You will be a registered dietitian with the HCP, ideally with band 6 experience and/or working with children in a dietetic capacity.

Alongside your clinical duties, there will also be the expectation to develop leadership skills within the role, and you will be allocated specific time within the role to learn and develop as team lead. You will assist in the day-to-day running of the service and support colleagues with operational queries. For this reason, it is imperative you have strong team working and communication skills.

The children’s team are a friendly and experienced team. We will explore any learning needs and agree on an induction and training plan to meet these.

You will hold a varied caseload including home enteral feeding, faltering weight, cows milk protein allergy, nutritional deficiencies, and restricted diets. Full training will be provided as needed. You will see patients face-to-face in clinic/home visits/schools and remotely via telephone/virtually. You will be provided with a laptop and smartphone for hybrid working and remote access to SystmOne. This allows you to work from home or a base. Team meetings are held face-to-face and virtually.

In your team leader role, you will authorize leave, manage ESR/E-roster, and plan one-to-one meetings with allocated staff. Full training and support will be provided on systems. You will work closely with clinical leads to plan ahead and review caseloads/clinics across the team. You will support staff on a regular basis.

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Who are we? Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres, and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities, and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high-quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated \”Good\”, with our Adult Services rated \”Outstanding\” for caring.

Perks of the job Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk by clicking on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme, or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

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