Dietitian Team Lead for the Patient Education ServiceinStockportinStockportPUBLISHED THU 28 NOV 2024

The Patient Education Service is recruiting a Dietitian Team Lead, due to the current post holder retiring. The Patient Education Service is part of the Integrated Nutrition and Dietetic Service, within the Therapy directorate. The service provides group education for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, as well as delivering the Expert Patient Programme (EPP). The team receives positive feedback and strives to the deliver the highest quality care.

The successful applicant will ensure courses are delivered, waiting lists managed and training is up to date, in line with national and local guidelines. The post holder will have line management responsibilities for the team, alongside coordinating and delivering both diabetes and EPP courses. The Lead will be responsible for promoting the structured education courses to GP practices and specialist nurses. Courses are delivered across Stockport in a variety of locations, both in person and virtually. The candidate is required to be flexible to meet the needs of the service, enabling courses to be delivered mornings, afternoons, with some evening courses which are offered to throughout the year.

The role also requires collaboration and joint working with specialist nurses and volunteers. Experience and knowledge of working with long term conditions and diabetes is necessary for the role, alongside excellent communication and organisation skills. This recognised service is recruiting a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking Dietitian.

To provide a safe, effective and consistently high quality Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport Foundation Trust.

To act as a clinical expert and autonomous practitioner to provide highly specialist dietetic care to patients. To assess, plan and implement patient centred, evidence -based interventions.

To provide evidence-based care, education and information to patients, carers and health care professionals. This will be in a range of outpatient and community settings.

Provide line management and supervision to Band 6 Dietitians. Contribute to the training and development of Dietetic Assistant/Support workers and lead on student training within the team.

To identify service needs and develop the service and act as clinical lead within the team.

• To support the Nutrition and Dietetic Service Lead with operational and strategic planning, deputising, as required. To participate in creation and implementation of pathways for the efficient and effective delivery of the nutrition and dietetic service.

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Main Duties and Responsibilities

To provide day to day management of the Patient Education Service including human resource activities such as recruitment and selection, induction, monitoring sickness and absence.

To be responsible for planning and service development

To complete one to one meetings and the performance and development reviews and identify any training needs within the team

To monitor the departmental budget, ensuring cost effective ordering

To maintain a clinical caseload in a specialist area and provide advice on diabetes management, nutrition support, dietary advice for a range of clinical conditions and long term condition management.

Act as an independent practitioner and be professionally accountable and responsible for aspects of own work. Decide priorities for own work, balance patient related and professional demands in consultation with other Dietitian team leaders and Service Lead

The provide evidence for CQC for the team and update quarterly

To monitor key performance indicators

To be a source of clinical expertise for the team providing supervision and mentorship

To implement policies and procedures in line with the organisations standards

The lead on the development and implementation of guidelines and protocols relevant to key clinical areas.

To act as clinical lead within the service and offer professional leadership

• To identify service needs and maximise the efficiency of the team within the resource available.
• To work alongside Service Lead and Dietetic Team leads to integrate service and pathways and implement any changes within the team
• To attend patient meetings as needed, promoting an understanding of the role of diet and nutrition in achieving the best outcome for each patient.
• Provide training to healthcare professionals regarding nutritional care and interventions, including presentations.
• Develop and implement pathways, diet sheets, and teaching materials in relation to nutrition and dietetics for use by the department and other professions.
• Collect all data necessary to meet local requirements for service monitoring
• Work in conjunction with colleagues on development and implementation of local policies based on national nutritional guidance
• To identify and undertake clinical audit
• Maintain professional competence and expertise, keeping up-to-date with current research, working practices and models of working.
• Participate in personal and professional development through objective setting and regular job review.
• Work as a committed and effective member of the Inpatient Dietitian, Integrated Nutrition and Dietetic, Therapy and wider MDT Teams in order to maximise the potential of the service and profession
• Support other specialist dietitians with caseloads in their absence. As required to offer support to other clinical areas to ensure all patients are seen in a timely manner.
• Observe the provisions of, and adhere to, all Trust policies and procedures.
• Comply with professional guidelines and Code of Practice.
• Promote the service to the wider health care community

Please see attached job description for further details.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.