Directorate Lead Dietitian

Following some additional funding and a review of needs we are pleased to advertise a new Directorate position of Directorate Lead Dietitian, ALD. This role will be responsible for the development of clinical services across the Adult Learning Disability outpatient services in Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich, as well as carrying a small complex caseload.
Further details regarding main duties and responsibilities are provided below.
Interviews for this post will be held on the 19th September., The post holder will be responsible for the dietetic clinical leadership and service development within the community-based adult learning disability services provided by Oxleas NHS foundation trust (Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich).
The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating and setting the strategic direction for the service liaising with both internal and external stakeholders.
The post holder will be responsible for day to day management of the ALD dietetic service and any future staff, including recruitment, retention and deployment of staff, absence management, managing complaints, procurement and managing resources.
The postholder will maintain a highly specialist clinical caseload., · Provide strategic direction to the development of an ALD Dietetic Service.
· Provide direct line management and operational support to any additional ALD dietetic post holders recruited to in the future.
· To provide an efficient and highly specialist dietetic service for service users including the involvement of paid and unpaid carers.
· To work closely with internal and external stakeholders on the development of robust cross-organisation pathways.
· The post holder will identify and hold a small caseload for short targeted work of adult clients who have a learning disability where their needs are identified as best being met outside of other services.
+ To demonstrate highly specialist knowledge in the area of Dietetics, underpinned by current evidence based practice.
+ To work in a variety of locations across the 3 boroughs.
· To plan and prioritise the workload.
· To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies in order to identify their problems and needs and ensure that patient's medical, biochemical, pharmacological, psychological, social environmental and cultural factors are taken into account.

• To communicate effectively with a range of health and care staff working in tertiary, secondary and primary care along with patients and carers, to support the ability of patients to remain safely in their home.


• To be responsible for recruitment and selection, appraisals, formulation of personal development plans, attendance monitoring and recording for Dietetic staff.

+ To provide expert Dietetic advice, teaching and training to other staff members, both clinically trained and otherwise, both internal and external to the Trust.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
+ We're Kind
+ We're Fair
+ We Listen
+ We Care