Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a  Community Dietitian Team Leader role at University Hospitals NHS Plymouth, as the team provide a community dietetic service across different geographical areas.

We are looking for an innovative  leader  with excellent clinical, managerial and leadership skills to join our team and thus developing service provision to meet the changing landscapes within the NHS.  

The community department is made up of a team of dietitians, administrative and assistant staff, for whom you will provide the daily operational management. You will also be required to be actively involved in the collation and reporting of service-level data to our internal teams and our commissioners. You will assist the Head of  Nutrition and Dietetics  in providing the clinical expertise for service development. 

Post holder  will be required to be a car driver with clean driving licence with  the ability to travel between sites/patient's homes. 

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

You will spend approximately 70% of your time on clinical duties, the exact nature of this will be determined based on the service needs and skills of the successful candidate but will require expertise with adult Home Enteral Tube Feeding. The remaining 30% will be spent on operational management duties.

You will be based in Estover Health Centre but employed by Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. The latter has a large dietetic department to which you will have access for professional support and training. The Trust has a Head of Nutrition and  Dietetics to whom you will be professionally accountable. The department has close links with the Peninsula Medical School and the dietetics course at Plymouth University. All staff is involved in student dietitian training providing A, B and C placements and participate in the training of medical students and other health care professionals.

 The ideal candidate will have a broad range of dietetic clinical experience to enable them to support all members of our team, as well as experience in the line management of staff. It is essential for the candidate to have community experience and experience of dealing with commissioners is desirable

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.