Lead Dietitian

Due to department restructure an exciting new opportunity has arisen to lead the dietetic department whilst providing a specialist service to paediatric patients under the care of our consultant team.

The role will provide the lead to a small but forward thinking and dynamic department of approximately 10 adult and paediatric dietitians, including the line management of the most senior team members. It will also have managerial responsibility for the provision of services to a diverse range of patient care groups across a wide range of developmental and medical disorders.

This role would be suitable for an aspect of home working however clinical commitments would also require the post holder to be present on site.

To provide management and leadership to the Dietetics department

To provide representation of the Dietetic department at focus and steering groups within the Trust (for example Nutrition and Hydration steering group)

To provide a clinical service to the paediatric team to include eating disorders, cystic fibrosis and coeliac disease patients.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Kindly find the attached file for the detailed job description and the main responsibilities. Person specification can also be found in the attached file.