Band 7 Diabetes Dietetic Team Lead
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Job overview
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The 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.
Informal inquiries and visits welcome please contact Tara Green, Dietetic Manager, 01282 804700