Job summary
Are you passionate about compassionate leadership? Are you an experienced dietitian looking to lead a service that covers both acute, community adult & paediatric services? Then this could be your next role!
The PAN Trust service covers Lincoln County hospital, Grantham District Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston. This post will lead the Inpatient Dietetic Team at Lincoln County Hospital & the PAN Trust services based there with the support of the Trust Lead Dietitian.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for operational management and clinical leadership of the Site Dietetic service, including management of a delegated budget, recruitment, retention and deployment of staff, absence management, managing complaints, procurement and managing resources.
- Accountable for effective, efficient, high quality service performance
- Ensure effective communication between partners with ULH and the wider healthcare community
- Represent the Dietetic Service at a local level, and as required at a Trust-wide level
- Ensure staff and department comply with relevant Trust policies and guidelines
- Maintain a clinical caseload, with clinical activity accounting for between 20-30% of working hours
- You will be required to travel between sites e.g. car driver
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Equivalent in dietetics
- Registered with HCPC as a dietitian
- Management and leadership training
- Evidence of Masters level study (e.g. masters level module)
- Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development throughout career as demonstrated by CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Attendance at relevant postgraduate courses e.g. Motivational interviewing, behavioural change
- Membership of BDA Specialist Interest Group or Regional group around specialist area
- Specialist interest in Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN)
- Specialist interested in Paediatrics
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Highly developed levels of commitment, personal integrity, self-motivation and self-awareness
- Innovative and flexible approach
- Able to provide leadership of department and of working groups in a decisive, confident and motivational manner
- Able to provide professional advice and guidance, at a variety of levels, assertively and sensitively
- Able to deal with complexity and ambiguity, maintaining judgement under pressure
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Experience managing a complex clinical caseload
- Recent Experience of leading a team with Inreach to an Acute Inpatient Dietetic Team
- Experience of contributing to policy, planning and service development
- Staff recruitment
- Staff development, appraisal and performance management
Desirable
- Experience of managing/leading team through change/service development
- Budget Management
- Managing workplace change
- Service monitoring and evaluation
- Quality and risk management
- Handling complaints
Evidence of Particular: Knowledge, skills, aptitudes
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of current and developing Dietetic practice
- Knowledge of contemporary issues in profession and NHS, politically aware
- Excellent communication skills, including effective negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective presentation skills both written and verbal
- Team-building skills
- Effective time-management skills with ability to adapt to variety of clinical and leadership situations
Desirable
- Project management skills
- Change agency skills
- Knowledge of Health and Safety agenda and risk management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Equivalent in dietetics
- Registered with HCPC as a dietitian
- Management and leadership training
- Evidence of Masters level study (e.g. masters level module)
- Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development throughout career as demonstrated by CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Attendance at relevant postgraduate courses e.g. Motivational interviewing, behavioural change
- Membership of BDA Specialist Interest Group or Regional group around specialist area
- Specialist interest in Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN)
- Specialist interested in Paediatrics
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Highly developed levels of commitment, personal integrity, self-motivation and self-awareness
- Innovative and flexible approach
- Able to provide leadership of department and of working groups in a decisive, confident and motivational manner
- Able to provide professional advice and guidance, at a variety of levels, assertively and sensitively
- Able to deal with complexity and ambiguity, maintaining judgement under pressure
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Experience managing a complex clinical caseload
- Recent Experience of leading a team with Inreach to an Acute Inpatient Dietetic Team
- Experience of contributing to policy, planning and service development
- Staff recruitment
- Staff development, appraisal and performance management
Desirable
- Experience of managing/leading team through change/service development
- Budget Management
- Managing workplace change
- Service monitoring and evaluation
- Quality and risk management
- Handling complaints
Evidence of Particular: Knowledge, skills, aptitudes
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of current and developing Dietetic practice
- Knowledge of contemporary issues in profession and NHS, politically aware
- Excellent communication skills, including effective negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective presentation skills both written and verbal
- Team-building skills
- Effective time-management skills with ability to adapt to variety of clinical and leadership situations
Desirable
- Project management skills
- Change agency skills
- Knowledge of Health and Safety agenda and risk management
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).
