Acute Medicine Team Lead
| Posting date: | 06 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 November 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-1475 |
Summary
To be responsible for a clinical caseload of medical patients and liaise with medical Consultants and the wider-medical teams with respect to nutritional management of these patients. To provide Bank Holiday cover for acute medical wards on a rota basis and to manage a 7-day working week rota. To operationally manage a team of junior dietitians/dietetic assistants, including recruitment, supervision, absence management and appraisal. To assist with investigating and reporting on any nutritional care related incidents and complaints as requested by Head of Nutrition & Dietetics. To lead in the collation of evidence to demonstrate compliance with CCQ requirements as requested by Head of Nutrition & Dietetics. To plan, deliver and evaluate nutritional care-related education to clinical areas to staff of all levels. To produce documentation and reports on request to demonstrate progress against targets as requested by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics. Using evidence-based information, acts as a source of expert advice at local, regional and national level on all aspects of hospital food policy To contribute to clinical governance activities including reporting to service line level as requested by Head of Nutrition & Dietetics To be actively involved in student dietitian training