We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, Registered Dietitian with proven leadership capabilities to work alongside our existing Service Clinical Mangers to complete our compassionate, senior leadership team.

We are a forward-thinking team with a reputation for providing excellent clinical care closer to home we strive to look after our staff and are proud to have excellent staff survey results.

This opportunity will provide leadership to the Primary Care Services which includes Diabetes and General Clinics. The post-holder will also support in the leadership of thePrimary Care Network Dietitians.

we are interested to hear from people with experience in any clinical field as there is flexibility in the clinical areas covered. The post-holder will also support leadership in other areas of the service as we move towards integrated pathways for long-term conditions

We currently take Dietetic students from a range of HEI in the Midlands and beyond and have just recruited our first dietetic apprentices.

The department has a structured approach to Clinical Governance and your personal development , clinical supervision and training opportunities. Career development, flexible working and staff support are given high priority in the Trust.

For an informal discussion or to find out more about the service and the role, please contact: Sarah Monk Head of Service: sarah.monk11@nhs.net / 07980 539882

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical operational leadership and responsibility for the Service(s) listed in Appendix 1, this will include clinical advise and expertise where required.

To maintain Complex Clinical Caseload in respective clinical field where necessary, this will require the post holder to maintain own professional knowledge and personal development.

Where required to provide Service clinical operational leadership/support for all student and educational placements in the group of services. The post holder will support the Divisional on call rota where requested.

Support the facilitation of robust CIP identification, reporting and monitoring approach for Services listed in Appendix 1, providing clinical expertise to ensure that clinical outcomes continue to be delivered.

Work with the DDNT & Professional Lead to develop the strategic overview for continuing quality improvement within service(s), providing leadership and clinical support to clinical staff to enable change. This includes setting the direction, facilitating strategic discussions, establishing the agendas for action, motivating people and anticipating issues.

Full duties in JD

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work with the Divisional management team to develop as required new clinical initiatives and service developments to improve service outcomes for patients whilst ensuring that plans are in place to monitor on Quality impact assessments.

In collaboration with the Professional Lead promote development of audit activity to enable bench marking of services and clinical governance processes

To maintain and improve clinical performance standards, in conjunction with wider clinical team by monitoring compliance through relevant clinical audits such as monthly Essential Care Indicator and Safety Thermometer audit etc

In conjunction with the Professional lead to ensure that clinical audits are undertaken as per divisional clinical audit plan and to support services in overseeing improvements required where identified

Work with the Professional Lead in developing a clinical Strategy for the service(s) listed in Appendix 1.

To support Service Manager in the delivery of activity and performance of services, this will include clinical oversight of demand & capacity planning.

To provide clinical leadership to the efficiency and productivity of Service clinical resources and to demonstrate this on an ongoing basis through the use of KPIs defined by the Divisional Senior Leadership Team

Work with the Service Manager to ensure that effective governance arrangements are in place for identifying and mitigating risk and that a culture exists of continuous service review, transformation and evaluation and where staff can raise concerns safely and expediently with service delivery.

In liaison with the Service Manager, ensure staff at all levels are fully engaged in understanding the service specifications and performance targets for their service by creating a robust communication plan, staff engagement strategy, individual or team work plans and objectives, and training as required.

Responsible for the development and management of a Service Risk Register. Work with the Professional Lead in developing a clinical Strategy for the service(s) listed in Appendix 1.

Full duties in JD

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

• Degree level education or equivalent experience
• Membership/Registration of relevant professional body
• Evidence of / continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

• Significant clinical experience in relevant professional area
• Significant relevant experience working at senior management level
• Significant relevant experience of and exposure to performance setting and monitoring
• Significant experience of managing budgets within financial constraints/targets
• Significant experience of line managing staff/teams
• Experience in preparing reports to be presented to senior level stakeholders and committees
• Significant experience of utilising PC tools/programmes to manipulate, analyse and present information to be distributed to senior level colleagues
• Experience in identifying education and training needs of staff, supporting them in their professional development
• Experience of managing budgets

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of local health economy
• Knowledge of current NHS Framework
• Comprehensive understanding of quality agenda for NHS
• Excellent organisational skills,
• Ability to work on own initiative without frequent supervision
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport and credibility with clinical and managerial Teams
• Process mapping skills
• Knowledge of workforce planning, recruitment and retention

Personal qualities

Essential

• Self motivated
• Ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines
• Willingness to learn and share knowledge
• Proven leadership skills strong, inclusive leadership style

Other job requirements

Essential

• Ability to be independently mobile to travel across the Trust area

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Birmingham Community Nutrition , Technical Block, First Floor and Annex,

Gee Business Centre, Holborn Hill,

Birmingham

B7 5JR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

820-6580939-ASR