Job summary
Are passionate about compassionate leadership? Are you an experienced dietitian looking to lead a service that covers both acute, community, adult and paediatric services? Then this could be your next role!
The dietetic team at Harrogate hospital is looking for a new Professional lead for Nutrition and Dietetics who will have a history of leading dietetic teams, a passion for the profession and a drive for innovation.
The service currently consists of 21 staff with 3 associate practitioners and 17 dietitians. The team deliver dietetic care across the district community for both adults and children, as well as acute in-patients, acute paediatrics, and out-patients. There are specialist clinical posts in ICU, Home Enteral Feeding, nutrition support, neurology, stroke, diabetes, paediatrics, gastroenterology and cancer care as well as an experienced band 7 leadership team.
Applications will be welcome from candidates wishing to work less than full time hours and can include an element of home working. Please contact Liz Audsley, AHP lead for further details.
Main duties of the job
To provide leadership to all Nutrition & Dietetic Service staff in Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust. To provide leadership on professional strategic development issues and implications for clinical governance, workforce, education, and training issues to ensure the workforce is fit for purpose.
To act as the professional advisor to the Trust on nutritional matters, working collaboratively with senior colleagues to ensure governance and policy around nutritional care is robust and in line with national standards
To provide high level clinical care to specific patient groups depending upon area of expertise and knowledge.
About us
As a Professional Lead within HDFT you will work closely with the Trust Strategic AHP lead and other profession specific leads. There is support for professional development and you will be encouraged to participate in wider AHP projects at both local and regional level.
At HDFT we believe all colleagues have a part to play in reflecting our values. These have been developed by teams across the Trust and provide a framework for our behaviours: we aim to show Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality in everything we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide operational and professional leadership and support to dietitians within Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust
- To champion Nutrition & Dietetics and lead its contribution to service delivery within the Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust
- To provide leadership to the Trust on nutrition related matters including acting as the chair of Trust Nutrition Steering Group, contributing to the Trust Food & Drink Strategy and raising the profile of nutritional care
- To support the senior nursing and catering teams to ensure high quality nutritional care is provided to all patients within HDFT.
- To provide assurance to the Trust regarding compliance with professional regulations and codes of conduct to practice.
- To advise the Trust AHP Lead of matters concerning Dietetic Profession and registrants at HDFT
- To work with the AHP lead, Planned and Surgical Care Directorate Management Team, Nutrition and Dietetic team leaders and others to lead the strategic vision of the contribution of Nutrition & Dietetics to patient care for both current services and future developments.
- To identify nutrition related national or local clinical and strategic policy, interpreting, informing and advising the Trust of any implications for clinical practice.
- To ensure safe and high quality services are delivered to all patients of the dietetic service
- To advise on the clinical governance strategy for Nutrition & Dietetics and make recommendations for action where current policy is not sufficient to deliver safe high quality care to all.
- To deliver high quality clinical care in a specific area of dietetics commensurate with skills and experience
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide operational and professional leadership and support to dietitians within Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust
- To champion Nutrition & Dietetics and lead its contribution to service delivery within the Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust
- To provide leadership to the Trust on nutrition related matters including acting as the chair of Trust Nutrition Steering Group, contributing to the Trust Food & Drink Strategy and raising the profile of nutritional care
- To support the senior nursing and catering teams to ensure high quality nutritional care is provided to all patients within HDFT.
- To provide assurance to the Trust regarding compliance with professional regulations and codes of conduct to practice.
- To advise the Trust AHP Lead of matters concerning Dietetic Profession and registrants at HDFT
- To work with the AHP lead, Planned and Surgical Care Directorate Management Team, Nutrition and Dietetic team leaders and others to lead the strategic vision of the contribution of Nutrition & Dietetics to patient care for both current services and future developments.
- To identify nutrition related national or local clinical and strategic policy, interpreting, informing and advising the Trust of any implications for clinical practice.
- To ensure safe and high quality services are delivered to all patients of the dietetic service
- To advise on the clinical governance strategy for Nutrition & Dietetics and make recommendations for action where current policy is not sufficient to deliver safe high quality care to all.
- To deliver high quality clinical care in a specific area of dietetics commensurate with skills and experience
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- HCPC registration as Dietitian
- Experience of managing/ leading clinical dietetic teams at senior level
- Masters qualification or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- HCPC registration as Dietitian
- Experience of managing/ leading clinical dietetic teams at senior level
- Masters qualification or equivalent experience
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.
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.
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).
