Specialist Nutrition Support Dietitian/Team Leader (Band 7)

at  Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

The post-holder will lead a team consisting of five Dieteitians, a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner and a Dietetic Assistant. The team provides acute dietetic care for all adult wards within the trust as well as general outpatient clinics. The post holder will be the lead specialist dietitian providing acute nutrition support services, and will be the lead Dietitian working in gastroenterology providing specialist clinics in this area.
The acute dietetic team works from Airedale Hospital and the service operates Monday to Friday, but the post holder may be required to work out of normal office hours at times to support service developments.
To be the lead specialist dietitian providing acute nutrition support services including gastroenterology, surgery and critical care within Airedale NHS Trust.
To manage the Band 5 and Band 6 dietitians and the dietetic assistants who provide a service to adult acute wards.
To work with the Service Manager for Dietetics informing them of current service provision, needs and pressures and to participate in identifying and planning specific service needs and developments in own specialist areas. To also deputise for the Service Manager when they are on leave to operationally manage the acute dietetics team.
4. To actively promote the identification and treatment of malnutrition in both the hospital and community in association with relevant health care professionals.
5 . To communicate with other health and social care professionals within the multidisciplinary team who are involved in the patient’s care so that consistent nutritional messages and safe and effective care is given.
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
Cycle to Work
Travel Scheme
Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
Onsite Nursery
Buying and Selling Annual Leave
Car Leasing
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Health and Wellbeing
Extensive Reward Scheme
Counselling Service
Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

OUR VALUES:

We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
Committed to Quality of Care
Compassion
Working together for patients
Improving Lives
Everyone Counts
Respect and Dignity
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