Community Paediatric Dietetics Team Leader
Posted 6 days 10 hours ago by NHS
Are you an experienced clinician who is:
- Passionate to teach and inspire?
- Seeking freedom to lead?
- Innovative and driven?
Sandwell & West Birmingham Nutrition & Dietetic Services are seeking an advanced Dietitian to work in the community with babies, children and young people and their adults.
You will lead a paediatric community dietitian team covering home enteral tube feeding and the community paediatric outpatient service across multiple locations. The role requires advanced clinical knowledge, strong interpersonal skills, and a proven track record of leading quality improvement within Dietetic teams.
Person Specification Qualifications- HCPC Registration
- Post registration qualification or working towards post registration qualification e.g. masters degree level in paediatrics
- Leadership Qualification
- BDA membership
- Membership of relevant clinical specialist interest group
- Demonstration of post registration/qualification/experience and documented evidence of continued professional development
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in general dietetics with both group and individual interventions
- Responsive to changing service needs and pressures, with a proven ability to implement change (clinically/managerially)
- Clinical supervisory skills training and past involvement in student training
- Managerial experience of other dietetic staff/non registered staff, supporting their development
- Experience of appraisal and performance managing staff
- Advanced practice based competencies related to artificial tube feeding
- Facilitation of student training
- Ability to comprehend and work within trust policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of patients
- Awareness of current local and national agendas in NHS and social care
- Awareness of clinical governance and its application with experience and involvement in audit & research
- Ability to support patients on feeding pumps where required for this patient group
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Professional Lead - Nutrition and Dietetics