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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Acute Medicine Team Lead

The closing date is 20 November 2025

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Job summary

The post-holder is responsible for managing the acute medicine dietetic team, and is responsible for the delivery of dietetic care to a wide-range of medical patients across acute medical wards. The post-holder will deliver specialist clinical care to acute medical patients as part of a multi-professional team, acting as the lead source of knowledge and expertise within acute medical dietetics to University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP).

The post holder is involved in all Nutrition and Dietetic Departmental activities and contributes to the delivery of a trust-wide dietetic service as directed by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.

***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

  • To manage a team of dietitians over a wide-ranging clinical caseload of acute medical patients across acute medical wards. including a 7 day service rota.
  • To assist with the general running of the Dietetics Department, including student training, staff supervision, and outcome monitoring as directed by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
  • To complete quality assurance reports and general reporting as requested by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
  • To work with staff from a range of departments to ensure that patients meet their nutritional needs.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

216-CB-C7559611

Job locations

Dietetic Dept, Derriford Hospital

Derriford Road,

Plymouth

PL6 8DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To be responsible for a clinical caseload of medical patients and liaise with medical Consultants and the wider-medical teams with respect to nutritional management of these patients.
  • To provide Bank Holiday cover for acute medical wards on a rota basis and to manage a 7-day working week rota.
  • To operationally manage a team of junior dietitians/dietetic assistants, including recruitment, supervision, absence management and appraisal.
  • To assist with investigating and reporting on any nutritional care related incidents and complaints as requested by Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
  • To lead in the collation of evidence to demonstrate compliance with CCQ requirements as requested by Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
  • To plan, deliver and evaluate nutritional care-related education to clinical areas to staff of all levels.
  • To produce documentation and reports on request to demonstrate progress against targets as requested by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
  • Using evidence-based information, acts as a source of expert advice at local, regional and national level on all aspects of hospital food policy

  • To contribute to clinical governance activities including reporting to service line level as requested by Head of Nutrition & Dietetics

  • To be actively involved in student dietitian training

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To be responsible for a clinical caseload of medical patients and liaise with medical Consultants and the wider-medical teams with respect to nutritional management of these patients.
  • To provide Bank Holiday cover for acute medical wards on a rota basis and to manage a 7-day working week rota.
  • To operationally manage a team of junior dietitians/dietetic assistants, including recruitment, supervision, absence management and appraisal.
  • To assist with investigating and reporting on any nutritional care related incidents and complaints as requested by Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
  • To lead in the collation of evidence to demonstrate compliance with CCQ requirements as requested by Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
  • To plan, deliver and evaluate nutritional care-related education to clinical areas to staff of all levels.
  • To produce documentation and reports on request to demonstrate progress against targets as requested by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
  • Using evidence-based information, acts as a source of expert advice at local, regional and national level on all aspects of hospital food policy

  • To contribute to clinical governance activities including reporting to service line level as requested by Head of Nutrition & Dietetics

  • To be actively involved in student dietitian training

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Proven and demonstrable leadership skills in managing a clinical team
  • Proven evidence of extensive clinical practice post registration on Acute Medical ward setting

Desirable

  • Computer skills in database use and statistical packages

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc in Human Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent qualification
  • HCPC Registration

Desirable

  • Completion of Clinical Supervisory Skills training course

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills with an ability to communicate with all levels of healthcare personnel as well as patients and their carers
  • Expertise in the practical skills of nutritional support

Desirable

  • Research design/statistics skills
Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Proven and demonstrable leadership skills in managing a clinical team
  • Proven evidence of extensive clinical practice post registration on Acute Medical ward setting

Desirable

  • Computer skills in database use and statistical packages

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc in Human Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent qualification
  • HCPC Registration

Desirable

  • Completion of Clinical Supervisory Skills training course

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills with an ability to communicate with all levels of healthcare personnel as well as patients and their carers
  • Expertise in the practical skills of nutritional support

Desirable

  • Research design/statistics skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

Dietetic Dept, Derriford Hospital

Derriford Road,

Plymouth

PL6 8DH


Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

Dietetic Dept, Derriford Hospital

Derriford Road,

Plymouth

PL6 8DH


Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Therapies Service Line Cluster Manager

Donna Pike

donna.pike@nhs.net

01752432230

Details

Date posted

06 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

216-CB-C7559611

Job locations

Dietetic Dept, Derriford Hospital

Derriford Road,

Plymouth

PL6 8DH


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