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Team Lead Dietitian - Neurosciences & Critical Care
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area: Team Lead Dietitian - Neurosciences & Critical Care
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 321-MRC-7129349-B7-PUB
Site: John Radcliffe Hospital
Town: Headington, Oxford
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa
Closing date: 11/05/2025 23:59
Interview date: 22/05/2025
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Job overview
We are recruiting a Team Lead Dietitian to succeed the current postholder. Whether you're a Band 7 looking for leadership experience or a Band 6 aiming to advance, we want to hear from you!
This role offers clinical variety and opportunities to develop expertise in neurosciences and critical care. You will lead a team of 6 dietitians with support from other team leads.
Join a top UK teaching hospital and gain valuable training to advance your career and provide excellent nutritional care.
We encourage all Band 7s to allocate 30% of their time to development activities, including quality improvement, clinical audits, CPD, and service development with the MDT.
As a team member, you will receive:
* Flexible working, including home working options
* Clinical supervision and support from experienced dietitians
* Dedicated time for professional growth
* Regular appraisals and personalized development plans
* Access to CPD opportunities, the Oxford AHPs Research & Innovation Unit, and Bodleian Library resources
Main duties of the job
Provide a clinical dietetic service to OUH patients, including responsibility for highly specialized areas.
Deliver high-quality nutrition and dietetic services to the Neurosciences ICU and inpatient units, supported by a Band 6 dietitian.
Lead, supervise, and support dietitians across critical care and neurosciences units, addressing organizational, professional, and clinical issues.
Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient-centered, flexible services based on clinical needs. Act as a nutrition expertise resource locally and nationally.
Educate and train healthcare professionals, including clinicians, nurses, AHPs, dietetic colleagues, and students, especially in nutrition management for relevant patient groups.
Contribute to the development of trust-wide evidence-based nutrition guidelines and policies.
Collaborate with other dietetic leads to support the department's development and operational effectiveness.
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