Clinical and Team Lead Home Enteral Feeding Dietitian - Derby

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to come and join us in the role of Clinical and Tea, Lead Home Enteral Feeding Dietitian.

We are ideally looking for an individual with experience of leading a home enteral feeding team however would welcome applications from current home enteral feeding dietitians who want to enhance their skills in leadership and service development.

The Home Enteral Feeding Team provide dietetic care to tube fed adults and children across Southern Derbyshire. The team comprises of 2.0 WTE band 6 dietitians ,1.6 WTE Band 4 Assistant Practitioners, and admin support staff.

The role is currently based at the Royal Derby Hospital however a move to Florence Nightingale Community Hospital is being considered in the near future.

The advertised post is for a full time role however we welcome any interest from applicants considering part time hours. Any enquires please see contact details below.

We work closely with a wide multidisciplinary team including Nutrition Nurses, children's community nurses, consultants, GPs, Speech and Language Therapists and carers.

You will lead the delivery of a comprehensive and effective evidence based dietetic service and be responsible for service development. You will be fully supported by the Dietetic Operational Leads.

We have an established student training programme for A, B and C placements, in which you will participate, and the department encourages innovation, CPD and professional development.

• Demonstrable experience working as a specialist home enteral feeding dietitian. Both adult and paediatric experience would be preferred but not essential.
• Previous experience of service development.
• Leadership experience, or a keen interest to develop leadership skills.

Interview date: 25 October 2024

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

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This advert closes on Sunday 13 Oct 2024