Dietitian Team Lead Patient Education Service

Dietitian Team Lead for the Patient Education Service

The Patient Education Service is recruiting an enthusiastic Dietitian Team Lead. The Patient Education Service is part of the Integrated Nutrition and Dietetic Service, within the Therapy directorate. The service provides group education for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, as well as delivering the Expert Patient Programme (EPP). The team receives positive feedback and strives to deliver the highest quality care.

The successful applicant will ensure courses are delivered, waiting lists managed and training is up to date, in line with national and local guidelines. The post holder will have line management responsibilities for the team, alongside coordinating and delivering both diabetes and EPP courses. The Lead will be responsible for promoting the structured education courses to GP practices and specialist nurses.

Courses are delivered across Stockport in a variety of locations, both in person and virtually. The candidate is required to be flexible to meet the needs of the service, enabling courses to be delivered mornings, afternoons, with some evening courses which are offered throughout the year.

The role also requires collaboration and joint working with specialist nurses and volunteers. Experience and knowledge of working with long term conditions and diabetes is necessary for the role, alongside excellent communication and organisation skills. This recognised service is recruiting a dynamic, motivated and forward-thinking Dietitian.

To provide a safe, effective and consistently high quality Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport Foundation Trust.

To act as a clinical expert and autonomous practitioner to provide highly specialist dietetic care to patients. To assess, plan and implement patient centred, evidence-based interventions.

To provide evidence-based care, education and information to patients, carers and health care professionals. This will be in a range of outpatient and community settings.

Provide line management and supervision to Band 6 Dietitians. Contribute to the training and development of Dietetic Assistant/Support workers and lead on student training within the team.

To identify service needs and develop the service and act as clinical lead within the team.

• To support the Nutrition and Dietetic Service Lead with operational and strategic planning, deputising, as required. To participate in creation and implementation of pathways for the efficient and effective delivery of the nutrition and dietetic service.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To provide day to day management of the Patient Education Service including human resource activities such as recruitment and selection, induction, monitoring sickness and absence.

To be responsible for planning and service development

To complete one to one meetings and the performance and development reviews and identify any training needs within the team

To monitor the departmental budget, ensuring cost effective ordering

To maintain a clinical caseload in a specialist area and provide advice on diabetes management, nutrition support, dietary advice for a range of clinical conditions and long term condition management.

Act as an independent practitioner and be professionally accountable and responsible for aspects of own work. Decide priorities for own work, balance patient related and professional demands in consultation with other Dietitian team leaders and Service Lead

The provide evidence for CQC for the team and update quarterly

To monitor key performance indicators

To be a source of…