Job summary
As part of exciting developments within the Nutrition and Dietetic Service at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, I am delighted to advertise this brand new vacancy. This post is ideal for an experienced Dietitian who wishes to develop their leadership skills and take on more management responsibilities, while still maintaining an element of clinical practice.
Though mostly based in Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, the post holder will have a Trustwide remit, as the service covers all 3 hospital sites and the community, with both adult and paediatric teams.
As Nutrition and Dietetics is part of Therapies within the trust, the post holder will also have the opportunity to spend regular time with the other therapy team leaders, gaining important peer support. There may also be the opportunity for some remote working.
Main duties of the job
The Nutrition and Dietetics team leader will work with the service lead and the clinical specialists for the respective specialties to ensure the delivery of a high quality, patient-centred and outcome-focused Nutrition and Dietetics service within the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. The team leader will be a role model for the team sharing and developing good practice, clinical expertise, providing team leadership, participating in service developments and ensuring key performance targets are being achieved. The Team Leader will also have a discrete patient caseload - specialism will depend on previous clinical experience but will ideally have a nutrition support focus. Excellent communication and team working skills are essential.
The dietetic department is fully committed to CPD and clinical supervision. As we take A, B and C students from Leeds Beckett University, the post holder will also be expected to take an active role in supporting and supervising our student training program.
When applying for this post it is essential that you read the job description and person specification. Use the supporting information space on the application form to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and previous experience meet the job description requirements and which clinical areas you have experience in.
You must currently be registered with the Health Care Professions Council.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
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Job responsibilities
* To assist the service lead in the delivering of service strategy and objectives on a day to day basis, planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided
* To manage and lead the designated team, offering clinical and management support and advice
* To provide leadership, supervision, training and appraisal for the designated team of staff
* To assist in the planning, development and evaluation of the service, holding responsibility for defined projects to develop services for patients using the service as set by the service lead
* To contribute to the Trust and nutrition and dietetic service clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda, including the setting and monitoring of practice standards
* To investigate incidents recorded in designated team / area of work. To take responsibility as lead investigator to action plans as a result of incidents. To escalate outcomes of incident investigation to the service lead
* To input risks to the risk register for designated team / area of work, formulate action plans and escalate to service lead as and when required
* To investigate and formulate first draft responses to complaints in designated team / area of work with support from the service lead, governance manager and DDO for Therapies and Clinical Psychology
* Ensure as team leader that their designated staff implement policy and service development changes
* To be responsible for the sickness management of designated staff in line with the trusts policy and procedures. To escalate to service lead as per trust policy and assist the service lead and HR manager in the management of sickness for the designated team
* To lead the teams annual audit plan and assist the service lead and clinical specialists in the delivery of audits in line with the service strategy and objectives. To ensure staff participation and completion of actions in a timely manner in the designated team
* To deputise for the service lead as required in their absence
* Interpret and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention and develop comprehensive treatment & discharge plans
* Undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, analytical & advanced skills and devise individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care
* Demonstrate highly developed advanced skills for assessment and treatment of patients
* Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of interventions e.g. nutritional support, and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise outcomes and / or rehabilitation potential and ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment programme
* Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills to gain informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive or receptive dysphasia, pain, fear, confusion, critical illness, pain, memory loss
* Clinical caseload will be determined by the service lead with the team leader relevant to the service needs and requirements
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Substantial relevant post grad experience and knowledge
* Experience of and keen interest in leading a team
* Comprehensive band 6/7 experience in a variety of clinical settings Supervision of staff groups, inclusive of diverse skill mix
* Evidence of managing change/service development.
* Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
* Audit/Research
* Leading on clinical governance issues
* HR / employee relations experience
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualification in relevant profession
* HCPC registration
* Post graduate study at Masters level or equivalent knowledge/experience
* Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent and relevant postgraduate courses
* Portfolio evidence of information learning
* Leadership training/course
Desirable
* Clinical Educators Course
* Clinical supervisory skills
* Managing people / appraisal skills training course or equivalent.
Other
Essential
* Ability to maintain judgement under pressure
* Clear vision of role/commitment to speciality
* Access to a vehicle/ ability to travel to e.g. visits
Special knowledge & skills
Essential
* Excellent interpersonal skills and forward thinking
* Moving and handling relevant to role
* Able to communicate complex information overcoming barriers to understand
* Ability to pass on knowledge and skills within both formal and informal environments
* Ability to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner
* Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
* Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services in a healthcare setting
* Standard Keyboards skills
* Experience of working with IT systems e.g. as SystmOne
* Goal setting and negotiating skills
* Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
Desirable
* Teaching/presentation skills
* Report writing
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Confident, caring and empathetic
* Able to work both independently and to promote MDT working
* Ability to motivate others, adaptable
* Committed to personal and team development
* Ability to cope working in a stressful environment
* Ability to cope with emotional or aggressive patients, carers and staff
Desirable
* Able to cope with multiple demands and scenarios
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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Employer details
Employer name
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address
Pinderfields Hospital
Aberford Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 4DG
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