Job overview

The successful candidate will lead the Dept on professional and clinical governance issues and be a source of professional expertise in the field of nutrition and dietetics for the Trust. Contributing to the Strategic Direction of the Trust, the post holder will be actively involved in service planning and development and will engage with the wider Dietetic profession across the local healthcare community. The post holder will need to have wide-ranging demonstrable management and leadership experience in the health care setting and expert demonstrable clinical experience and proven knowledge in their specialist field of practice. They will need to be up to date with the NHS Agenda, national directives and modernisation initiative. The post holder should have extensive demonstrable experience of clinical supervision and line management of staff in acute and community settings and operational management demonstrable experience within an AHP / Dietetic Dept at senior level. Demonstrable experience of service audit, evaluation, and integration of research into practice, proven knowledge of clinical governance and proven evidence of development of protocols are essential. 

The successful candidate will join a large dietetic team who currently deliver acute inpatient, outpatient and community adult and paediatric services.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible and accountable for the effective delivery of all activities provided by the Nutrition and Dietetic Department to UHP NHS Trust.
• Responsible for the Professional leadership and management of the Nutrition and Dietetic service.
•         Responsible for recruitment and supervision of clinical service leads, and other key personnel.
•         Responsible for overseeing and performance managing of service line clinical leads in managing their clinical teams.
•         They are expected to function as a role model in the delivery of patient care.
• Manage departmental budgets and performance and negotiate commissioned contracts.
• They will be required to provide a resource of expert nutritional knowledge for other members of the MDT.
• Maintain own technical clinical competence and active professional registration, ensuring at least 20% of role is undertaken through clinical activity.

***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.***

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.