Band 7 Diabetes Dietetic Team Lead
EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST, The Wrangling, Blackburn with Darwen
Band 7 Diabetes Dietetic Team Lead
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EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST, The Wrangling, Blackburn with Darwen
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 9 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: c2600759f05d40a5873ce4661465d6cb
Full Job Description
We are looking for a new band 7 Dietetic Clinical Team Leader Dietitian for Diabetes.
This is full time post but we are happy to accept application for staff wishing to work part time.
The post holder would be expected to provide Dietetic care for complex Diabetes patients within the Diabetes service and managed the Dietetic Diabetes and Weight Management Team with the support of fellow Dietetic Clinical Team Leader who specialises in weight management.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will combine a management/leadership role alongside a specialist clinical role.
The post holder would be expected to clinically supervise band 6 Specialist Dietitians as well as band 5 Rotational Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants .
They would also be expected to continually develop and evolve the Diabetes and Weight Management Dietetic team as well as lead on Diabetes Dietetics for the Trust providing guidance, training and policies as required. They would also be expected to support the wider Dietetic management team.
Clinically the post holder would be expected to manage a caseload of complex Diabetes patients including the management of patients on insulin pumps.
The successful post holder will be part of the Diabetes and Weight Management Dietetic team The team consists of 2 x Band 7 (Team Leads), 3 x Band 6 Specialist Dietitians ( 2 for Diabetes and 1 for weight managment, 1 x Band 5 (rotational) and 1 x band 3 Dietetic assistant.
The post holder would be primarily based at Royal Blackburn Hospital but would be expected to work across all East Lancashire Dietetic localities
The Diabetes Dietetic team work closely with their colleagues in the Diabetes Service.
The Diabetes and Weight Management team is a part of the wider Dietetic Department. The Department has 90 Staff of which 45 are Dietitians and is well supported with Dietetic Assistants , Assistant Practitioners and admin staff. The department uses the electronic patient record system EMIS for outpatients and Cerner for inpatients.