Kidney Specialist Dietetic Team Lead

Due to a retirement, we are looking for a new band 7 Clinical Lead Kidney Dietitian.This is 32.5 hours post where the post holder can choose to spread hours across 4 or 5 days.The post holder would be expected to manage the dietetic care for consultant led kidney clinics and to provide dietetic cover to a haemodialysis satellite unit, dialysing over 100 patients per week.Main duties of the jobThe post holder willcombine a management/leadership role alongside a specialist clinical role.The post holder would be expected to clinically supervise a band 5 Rotational Dietitian 1 day a week and students.They would also be expected to continually develop and evolve the Renal Dietetic team as well as lead on Renal Dietetics for the Trust providing guidance, training and policies asrequired. They would also be expected to support the wider Dietetic management team.Clinically the post holder would be expected to manage a caseload of patients with complex kidney needsAbout usThe successful post holder will be part of the Renal team team. The team consists of 2 x Band 7 (Team Leads), 1 day a week x Band 5 (rotational) and is supported by a clinical support worker admin tasks.The post holder would be primarily based at Blackburn Dialysis centre but would be expected to work across all East Lancashire Dietetic localitiesThe Renal Dietetic team work closely with their colleagues at Preston and will be an integral part of the MDT on the dialysis unitsThe Renal team is a part of the wider Dietetic Department. The Department has over 70 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. The Kidney Dietitians also have access to pathology and record systems from the Renal Hub at PrestonJob responsibilitiesTo provide cover to 4-5 renal multidisciplinary consultant led clinics per week including a monthly advanced kidney care clinic for stage 5 patients.To provide dietetic cover to haemodialysis satellite unit, dialysing over 100 patients per week and attending monthly multidisciplinary meetings per month at the centre.To provide advice to colleagues on the management of patients at ELHT who have kidney diseaseThe department offers student training to A, B and C placements and Dietitian Apprenticeships therefore the post holder will be expected to be involved in clinical teaching and assessment of students on their placement so therefore previous student training experience is desirable.East Lancashire is a teaching hospital so the post holder would also be expected to contribute to Medical and other health care professional training as well.East Lancashire has good transport links to Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and beyond and we are close to the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District.The post holder would be expected to work across the sites and localities of East Lancashire so the post would suit a car driver/owner.Person SpecificationQualificationsHCPC registrationClinical SupervisionCPD maintainedTrained/work in the NHSMasters modulesExperienceRecent post grad Dietetic expereince in a Renal speciality area for a minimium of 6 monthsDemonstrable evidence of clinical expertise in managing complex Kidney patientsExperience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and wider system partnersExperience of leading service change and quality improvement projects for safe, personal, and effective careExperience of undergraduate student and/or support staff supervisionContribution to clinical education of junior staff, students and assistantsClinical supervision, including formal appraisal and objective settingExperience of clinical guidance, pathway and protocol development and implementationCommittee membership e.g., Safety CommitteeExperience of formal presentations including presenting to MDT, leadership, and clinical teams.Skills and appitudeIT skills (competent in the use of Microsoft office applications)Ability to interpret complex clinical conditions including biochemistryClinically competent to give specialist kidney treatment advice to patients and their support networkAbility to manage attendance of staff and effectively address staff health issues.Ability to produce Departmental and Trust guidelines/policies in Paediatric DieteticsIn depth knowledge of local and national NHS/Social Care agenda and its relevance to service areaIn depth knowledge of national policy, clinical practice standards and guidelines relevant to service areaAble to manage high levels of risk in relationship to patient careAdvanced workload management skills including prioritisation and delegationAdvanced knowledge of a variety of assessment and clinical interventions skills relevant to service areaHighly developed supervision and appraisal skillsAdvanced written and verbal skills to optimise patient managementAble to demonstrate skills in advanced clinical reasoning skillsHighly developed negotiation and problem-solving skillsExcellent analytical skills and the ability to process relevant clinical and performance data and systemsHighly developed ability to reflect and critically appraise own professional competency level and seek help from others appropriatelyProficient in the use of Microsoft Office 365Special requirementsHighly developed ability to work effectively alone as well as part of a multidisciplinary teamAble to work in a pressurised, unpredictable environment, with a proven ability to multi-task and support othersListen to views and opinions of others, demonstrate compassion, kindness and self-awarenessAble to deal with challenging behaviour of patients, carers and/or familiesValue difference, diversity and inclusion and ensure fairness for allCommitment to continuous professional developmentAccess to private vehicle to be able to travel across ELHT sites, including to patient's usual place of residence, where requiredAbility to travel between sites in a timely manner as required in accordance with the agreed job planDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr