Team lead post running the adult renal dietetic service at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working within the renal multidisciplinary team. The role combines expert dietetic care on renal wards, in clinics and across haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, with line management of renal dietitians. It also covers appraisal, audit and service development, plus student and university teaching, with support towards supplementary prescribing. HCPC registration and a nutrition and dietetics degree are required, along with a full driving licence.
What the job involves
- Provide complex dietetic care to adult renal patients across inpatient, outpatient and virtual settings
- Lead, develop and deliver the renal dietetic service
- Provide line management and clinical supervision to renal dietitians, including caseload allocation and service planning
- Lead and contribute to audit, research, service evaluation and development
- Conduct appraisals, mentorship and support staff performance and professional development
- Manage own caseload autonomously, prioritising workload and responding to changing clinical demands
- Work closely with the renal multidisciplinary team, including specialist nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and consultants
- Supervise and support dietetic students on placement and deliver renal dietetics teaching in a university setting
- Provide inpatient cover in other clinical areas when required, with training and support
- Communicate clearly and listen actively to deliver patient-centred care
- Travel occasionally across sites
Qualifications
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Substantial experience as a dietitian
- Experience working as a dietitian in the NHS
- Experience of audit systems and clinical outcomes
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team at various levels
Skills & knowledge
- Specialist clinical knowledge in renal dietetics
- Advanced communication skills relating to clinical requirements
- Writing clear, accurate dietetic plans, audits and reports in a timely manner
- Prioritising workloads
- Problem solving
- Self-motivation with attention to detail
Checks & eligibility
- Full driving licence
Other
- Willingness to lead change
- Willingness to be flexible
Nice to have
- Training in leadership and management
- Advanced diploma in dietetics or postgraduate qualification
- Experience of developing and working to risk assessments
- Supplementary prescriber, or willing to consider training
- Experience in research and/or education
What’s offered
- Support for career development across clinical care, education, leadership and research
- Opportunity to undertake the Supplementary Prescribing course
- Opportunity to engage in renal research
- Opportunity to contribute to or lead service development and quality improvement projects
- Friendly, well-established multidisciplinary team
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