Band 7 Diabetes Dietetic Team Lead inBlackburn inBlackburn PUBLISHED MON 25 NOV 2024

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum PERMANENT
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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust reKjk8HC

Combination of leadership and clinical experience, The role allows for personal and professional growth by integrating management responsibilities with hands-on patient care.

Impactful work with complex cases, Opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of complex diabetes patients, including those on insulin pumps.

Involvement in training and development, The position includes responsibilities for teaching and assessing students and contributing to the training of healthcare professionals, fostering future generations of dietitians.

Dynamic team management, The role includes managing and developing a dedicated Dietetic Diabetes team, allowing for mentorship and leadership skills to flourish.

Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, The position promotes working alongside various healthcare professionals, enhancing teamwork and comprehensive patient care.

Access to beautiful surroundings, Located near the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District, the area offers a great quality of life with opportunities for outdoor activities.

Flexible working options, The post can accommodate both full-time and part-time applicants, allowing for a better work-life balance.

The Band 7 Diabetes Dietetic Team Lead position at Blackburn with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is a full-time (part-time applications accepted) role focused on providing Dietetic care for complex Diabetes patients and managing the Diabetes Dietetic team. The role combines leadership and specialist clinical responsibilities, including supervising and developing staff (band 6 and band 5 Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants). The post holder will also guide the evolution of Diabetes Dietetics within the Trust, develop training policies, and support wider Dietetic management. Clinical responsibilities include managing a caseload of complex Diabetes patients, particularly those on insulin pumps. The position involves teaching and assessing Dietitian students, as well as contributing to staff training across healthcare professions. The post requires flexibility to work across multiple locations in East Lancashire, making a driver's license necessary. Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out for informal inquiries.

We are looking for a new band 7 Dietetic Clinical Team Leader Dietitian for Diabetes.

This is full time post but we are happy to accept application for staff wishing to work part time.

The post holder would be expected to provide Dietetic care for complex Diabetes patients within the Diabetes service and manage the Dietetic Diabetes team.

The post holder will combine a management/leadership role alongside a specialist clinical role.

The post holder would be expected to clinically supervise band 6 Specialist Dietitians as well as band 5 Rotational Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants .

They would also be expected to continually develop and evolve the Diabetes Dietetic team aswell as lead on Diabetes Dietetics for the Trust providing guidance, training and policies asrequired. They would also be expected to support the wider Dietetic management team.

Clinically the post holder would be expected to manage a caseload of complex Diabetes patients including the management of patients on insulin pumps.

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The department offers student training to A,B and C placements and Dietitian Apprenticeships therefore the post holder will be expected to be involved in clinical teaching and assessment of students on their placement so therefore previous student training experience is desirable.

East Lancashire is a teaching hospital so the post holder would also be expected to contribute to Medical and other health care professional training as well.

East Lancashire has good transport links to Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and beyond and we are close to the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District.

The post holder would be expected to work across the sites and localities of East Lancashire so the post would suit a car driver/owner.

Informal inquiries and visits welcome please contact Tara Green, Dietetic Manager,

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