Lead Dietitian - Food First
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,148.00 to £52,809.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148.00 - £52809.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9430-25-0386 |
Summary
Leadership and Management To provide clinical and managerial leadership to the Food First team by working collaboratively with other Lead Dietitians and the Dietetic Service Lead. To plan and co-ordinate the day-to-day provision of Food First team To provide leadership and oversight for the care home programme which works with all care homes for older people to meet and maintain the Care Quality Commissions (CQC) regulation 14 (meeting nutritional and hydration needs) and Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) priorities. Clinical Practice To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, ensuring a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management by supporting more junior staff to do likewise. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of community patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently regarding clinical priorities and use of time. To oversee the caseloads of more junior staff. To undertake comprehensive specialist assessment, treatment and discharge of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and multiple pathologies. Use specialist clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice, investigative and analytical skills. Professional Duties To maintain own competency to practice through CPD activities, demonstrating awareness of new trends and developments and their incorporation into practice as necessary. To actively participate in the in-service training programmes by attending and delivering presentations, tutorials, individual training sessions, peer review, external courses and professional clinical interest groups. Governance To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and their application to work situation. To assess and manage clinical risk within patient caseload in a wide variety of settings, providing guidance to junior staff. Please refer to the job description for further details.