We have an excellent opportunity for a Service Lead and Specialist Dietitian for the Low Calorie Diet Programme to join a leading CQC registered provider of Community Health Services in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. A full job specification will be provided on application.
About the company Our client is an exciting fast-paced, growing community health organisation. As an experienced provider of community health services, they are CQC registered and passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative, effective and relevant health care services and are commissioned by NHS England to deliver the innovative Low Calorie Diet Programme.
The programme aims to support people who are overweight and living with type 2 diabetes to achieve weight loss, reduce their health risk factors, decrease the amount of medication they need and for some, even put their diabetes into remission and is being delivered across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
About the role As a Service Lead and Specialist Dietitian for the Low Calorie Diet Programme, you will effectively lead the team delivering the NHS Low Calorie programme and provide operational leadership and management with overall responsibility and accountability for delivering the project outputs and outcomes of the service across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and your key responsibilities will include:
Ensuring services are delivered and developed to provide a high-quality, safe and effective service that responds to the needs of the client, effectively communicate to the referrers
and adheres to the service specification
Be an influencer working closely alongside ICS partners to build relationships and successfully drive patient referrals to ensure contract success
Innovating and improving operational setup as the service grows
Working alongside team members and the Integrated Care Systems (ICS)
Delivering training to stakeholders on the NHS Low Calorie programme and supporting GP Practices with referrals working alongside the ICS
Chairing meetings and reporting on qualitative and quantitative data
Analysing data, writing reports and discussing these with the commissioners with support from the professional lead
Problem-solving referral driving activity
Lead and coordinate staff to facilitate service delivery
Leading staff meetings, providing clinical supervision and regular 1:1 support to staff
Supporting staff in using motivational interviewing and behavioural change skills, working through any potential barriers to attendance and keeping patients committed to achieving their outcomes throughout the programme
Quality assurance for delivery staff, data and record keeping
Performance management of staff
Building a strong commissioner relationship and embedding in the local economy
Monitoring performance and feeding back to the Performance Review Board
Monitoring expenses and budget management
Analyse and report client feedback and delegate necessary service development actions
Accurately input data on the database and ensuring the validity of data
Manage your own client caseload and prioritising your workload
About you To be successful in the role of Service Lead and Specialist Dietitian for the Low Calorie Diet Programme you must have / be:
Undergraduate or postgraduate HCPC approved dietetic programme
Previous experience within a similar role
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
Ability to demonstrate leadership when introducing change
Highly organised manager who is adept at devising and implementing efficient, patient-centred processes whilst managing your own caseload
Confident in using and analysing data to improve KPI performance
Confident to write reports and lead contract review meetings with the commissioners
Able to work collaboratively with teams across the business as the lynchpin for operational success in this NHS contract
Previous experience running an NHS service is preferable
About the rewards For the role of Service Lead and Specialist Dietitian for the Low Calorie Diet Programme you will work 40 hours per week and there is a competitive salary on offer of £32,000 to £36,000 per annum. Benefits include:
33 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays (increasing annual leave dependent on length of service)
Cycle Scheme
Employee paid volunteering day
Employee Assistance Programme
Staff discounts scheme
Flu vaccinations
Work/life balance options
How to Apply eRecruitSmart is advertising the role of Dietitian on behalf of the Hiring Company and your CV will be sent to the Hiring Manager who is responsible for the vacancy that you have applied to. Please only apply if you consent to these terms.
You must have eligibility to work in the UK. Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted. If your address and contact details are not on your CV, you will not be considered.
