Due to a retirement, we are looking for a new band 7 Clinical Lead Kidney Dietitian.
This is 32.5 hours post where the post holder can choose to spread hours across 4 or 5 days.
The post holder would be expected to manage the dietetic care for consultant led kidney clinics and to provide dietetic cover to a haemodialysis satellite unit, dialysing over 100 patients per week.
The post holder will combine a management/leadership role alongside a specialist clinical role.
The post holder would be expected to clinically supervise a band 5 Rotational Dietitian 1 day a week and students.
They would also be expected to continually develop and evolve the Renal Dietetic team as well as lead on Renal Dietetics for the Trust providing guidance, training and policies as required. They would also be expected to support the wider Dietetic management team.
Clinically the post holder would be expected to manage a caseload of patients with complex kidney needs
The successful post holder will be part of the Renal team team. The team consists of 2 x Band 7 (Team Leads), 1 day a week x Band 5 (rotational) and is supported by a clinical support worker admin tasks.
The post holder would be primarily based at Blackburn Dialysis centre but would be expected to work across all East Lancashire Dietetic localities
The Renal Dietetic team work closely with their colleagues at Preston and will be an integral part of the MDT on the dialysis units
The Renal team is a part of the wider Dietetic Department. The Department has over 70 Staff of which 45 are Dietitians and is well supported with Dietetic Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and admin staff. The department uses the electronic patient record system EMIS for outpatients and Cerner for inpatients. The Kidney Dietitians also have access to pathology and record systems from the Renal Hub at Preston
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tara Green Job title: Dietetic Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01282804700
