Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 26.25 hours per week
- Job ref
- 848-BHC-137-24
- Employer
- Bromley Healthcare
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Beckenham Beacon
- Town
- Beckenham
- Salary
- £56,388 - £62,785 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/06/2024
Employer heading
Community Dietetics Service Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Job overview
Community Dietetics Service Lead - Band 8a
£56,388 - £62,785 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Part time - 26.25 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has developed in the Community Dietetics team at Bromley Healthcare. We are looking for an experienced, committed, and enthusiastic dietitian (either Adult or Paediatric) to join and manage our supportive and friendly team in a job share as Service Lead.
The service has recently been restructured, bringing together our three Adult Services covering Bromley, Bexley, and Lewisham and our two Paediatric services covering Bromley and Bexley. Combining these teams has allowed us to strengthen the services we can provide.
This is a great time to join the Service and be pivotal in embedding this change. The post-holder will be responsible for the operational management of the service ensuring that local targets are met and reported on in a timely and accurate manner.
The team has a number of important relationships within the boroughs of Bromley, Bexley and Lewisham and it will be your responsibility to maintain and enhance these relationships with key partners and stakeholders.
You will carry a clinical caseload and be available to offer support/second opinions to junior colleagues in managing complex cases. You will be involved in developing service delivery to patients to meet national standards across all care pathways. You will have access to clinical supervision and have regular 1.1 meetings with the Head of Planned Care.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for HCPC Registered Dietitian with post graduate experience with a high degree of motivation and clinical skills, you will need a flexible approach to service provision with the ability to work as part of a team as well as individually.
You will be responsible for the delivery and organisational management of the Adult (Bromley, Bexley and Lewisham) and Paediatric (Bromley and Bexley) Dietetic teams ensuring the services provided are of high quality, effective, well-co-ordinated, value for money and responsive to the changing needs of the local population.
You will establish, maintain and monitor standards & competencies of clinical care across the Dietetic Services. Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.
The post holder will be up to date with current best practice and demonstrate Bromley Healthcare values in their day to day role working as part of a team. We value health promotion through patient empowerment and education, therefore we require dietitians who have excellent communication and assessment skills.
We encourage team members to take part in various CPD activities including clinical supervision, in-house training during department meetings in addition to external training sessions and access to an enhanced training budget.
Working for our organisation
Bromley healthcare has recently redefined its values with a strong focus on the health and well-being of both colleagues and patients. We have our own staff physio and access to an in-house counselling service, to name just a few of the initiatives set out to support our well-being. Our 'belonging' value focuses on building a community where inclusivity and diversity are celebrated and colleagues feel psychologically safe to bring their authentic selves to work.
Our aim is for everyone to be listened to and have an equal opportunity to flourish. In line with our ‘continuous learning’ value, we are proud to embrace learning, quality improvement, and innovation in aspiring to be the best we can be. As a service, we are very supportive of innovation and change and you will be afforded the flexibility to be creative.
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.
Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is expected to be a positive role model and an effective leader for the team in terms of clinical and general management, patient care and communication and quality standards. The post holder will also need to develop good working relationships with other services and departments both within and external to Bromley Healthcare and ensure that there is constructive, collaborative working with colleagues.
- To be responsible for the delivery and organisational management of the Adult (Bromley, Bexley and Lewisham) and Paediatric (Bromley and Bexley) Dietetic Services ensuring the services provided are of high quality, effective, well-co-ordinated, value for money and responsive to the changing needs of the local population.
- To directly manage staff within the Dietetic service and staff delivering additional contracts on behalf of Bromley Healthcare delegating line management duty when appropriate including responsibility for appraisal, training and development of staff as well as managing human resource issues such as sickness absence, poor performance and disciplinary process.
- To support the CCG’s medicines management team by providing strategic input and advice and direct line management to Prescribing Support Dietitian.
- To work with the Senior Management Team within Bromley Healthcare and commissioners to set priorities and specifications, develop the services provided, working in line with the national and local development agendas.
- To ensure that the service is adequately equipped to deliver their contractual obligations to a high standard making sure that risks to this being achieved are appropriately addressed.
- To support the Head of Planned Care in their strategic leadership by providing highly skilled, in-depth clinical and professional knowledge and expertise.
- To lead on all aspects of clinical governance for the service, promoting evidence based practice and quality assurance in the service area in order to deliver an equitable, high quality approach to patient care and treatment.
- To establish, maintain and monitor standards & competencies of clinical care across the Dietetic Services.
- To act as a skilled and independent practitioner and have a clinical input into all aspects of the Adult’s Dietetic Service and be a point of reference to the whole adult and children’s clinical team. To split post, 50% operational management and 50% clinical facing time, managing a small caseload
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
- To manage performance through dashboards (Quality, Productivity, Margins and Compliance) and any other relevant reporting mechanisms to ensure the service is constantly improving.
- To provide monthly reports, including exception reports to Head of Planned Care and Corporate Information Team
- To develop action plans to improve areas of performance within a specific timeframe where there are concerns
- To manage the service budget line to ensure the relevant budgets are effectively managed and achieve appropriate and efficient use of resources.
- To work with finance to identify any cost pressures or developmental costs
- To ensure the service structure is cost effective and efficient.
- To provide committee/Board reports where required
- To ensure that all staff are able to provide accurate written and electronic records of all aspects of care
- To oversee the supervision and co-ordination and deployment of team members, including the management of annual leave, study leave and sickness absence, to ensure effective service delivery.
- To be responsible for the recruitment and selection and retention of staff for the service.
- To performance manage staff ensuring that everyone has the skills to do their job and is supported to develop, including sickness absence, capability, competence and conduct.
- The post holder is responsible to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree in Dietetics post graduate training in a specialty
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification at a higher level
- Completion of relevant management programme.
- Member of relevant clinical excellence network
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered with the Healthcare Professional Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff and working with the clinical governance framework.
- Experience of problem solving and managing challenging situations.
- Experience of managing students.
- Experience of working in Community services
- Experience of interagency and collaborative working.
- Experience of managing complex clinical conditions and providing clinical support to junior colleagues.
- Service redesign and change management
Desirable criteria
- Experience in multi-agency partnership working.
- Experience of managing a team.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of our Business. Committed to improving services
- Able to work individually and as part of a team.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work to deadlines, show initiative and able to work under pressure.
- Able to communicate clear vision and strategic direction and ability to motivate staff teams.
- Car Driver / Access to a car
Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Skills
Essential criteria
- Highly experienced adult dietetics therapist with specialist knowledge in at least one specialist clinical area underpinned by theory and practice.
- Able to communicate effectively in different settings from large groups to individuals where there may be conflict or distress or barriers to understanding
- Sound understanding of child/adult protection procedures.
- Able to synthesise, convey and work with complex information.
- Able to maintain concentration and be effective with many interruptions and demands on time
- Advanced negotiation and problem solving skills with clients/ carers, staff and other professionals, including effective handling of complaints Ability to provide professional and clinical leadership and motivation to a high level of expertise.
- Ability to manage resources effectively (financial and human)
- To be able to contribute to service planning.
- To be able to evaluate the service for best practice and effective working systems
Information Technology
Essential criteria
- Competent in use of IT including use of electronic patient records Microsoft Word and Power point, Internet and e-mail
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using EMIS Advanced IT Skills i.e. confident in use of Microsoft Excel and Access Confident in the use of dietary analysis programmes.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Eagar
- Job title
- Head of Planned Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07747443267
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