Overview
The Nutrition and Dietetic Service within Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Dietetic team as Acute Team Lead Dietitian. This permanent post is suited to an experienced Dietitian who wishes to combine leadership with clinical expertise. The post provides professional and clinical leadership to qualified and non-qualified staff within the Nutrition and Dietetic Service.
The successful candidate will lead the adult acute team within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Clinical work will be predominantly in the stroke specialty; a sound knowledge of post-stroke dietetic management is important. The candidate should have good experience of enteral feeding and parenteral feeding and will be a key member of the Nutrition Team MDT.
In addition to the clinical role, the successful candidate will have line management responsibilities for the acute inpatient team consisting of 2 band 6 dietitians and 3 band 5 dietitians. You will support the Nutrition and Dietetic Service Lead with service development projects, policy updates, recruitment, development and retention of staff and students within the department.
Informal enquiries are welcomed.
Main duties of the job
* Ensure the effective delivery of the Nutrition and Dietetic Service into designated areas.
* Provide visible and professional clinical leadership across the service, collaborating with other Team Leaders and the Nutrition and Dietetic Service Manager on professional matters.
* Provide strong clinical leadership while balancing competing clinical and performance priorities, ensuring patients are treated by an appropriate member of the team.
* Contribute to the ongoing development of a high quality, clinically effective Nutrition and Dietetic Service by enabling staff in designated teams to work within professional and governance frameworks.
* Include day-to-day allocation of resources within the service, including supervision and support of staff and students in designated areas.
* Manage a specialised clinical caseload, undertaking assessment, provision of advice and monitoring of patients in the acute environment; may involve community settings such as clinics within health centres.
* Supervise, support, teach and appraise junior staff and students within the designated areas of the service.
* Coordinate sickness absence, recruitment and retention, performance management, study leave and staff rotations for designated staff.
About us
Based in the North East of England, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital and community health services from its facilities including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon Urgent Care Centre and Bensham Hospital. The Trust was established in 2005 and employs around 4,800 staff with 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region. Our values are Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement (ICORE).
We support staff networks including GEM, D-Ability, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, with an emerging Armed Forces network. Our Balance programme supports staff wellbeing and aims to provide a happy and healthy working experience.
Details
Date posted: 10 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 297-7391595
Location: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6SX
Job responsibilities
* For full details of the job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential: Degree or postgraduate diploma/masters in Nutrition and Dietetics
* Essential: Current HCPC registration
* Essential: Relevant postgraduate qualification or training in a specialist area
* Desirable: Teaching qualification
* Desirable: Counselling skills course
* Desirable: Leadership qualifications or willingness to work towards
* Desirable: Member of the BDA
Skills and Knowledge
* Essential: Good working knowledge of stroke as a clinical specialty
* Essential: High level interpersonal skills including influencing, negotiation and motivation
* Essential: Clinical supervision or teaching skills
* Essential: Analytical and problem solving skills
* Essential: Experience in managing people and leadership
* Desirable: Coaching skills
Experience
* Essential: Recent experience in stroke clinical field
* Essential: Experience in strategic planning, auditing and service development
* Essential: Leadership experience and supervision of students
* Desirable: Experience of parenteral nutrition management
* Desirable: Budget awareness and involvement of patients/carers in service development
Personal Qualities
* Essential: Strong leadership and vision
* Essential: Commitment to continuous improvement
* Essential: Ability to lead and motivate staff during change
Disclosures
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a Disclosure to the DBS will be required.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered with other applications. For further information, see the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. See NHS Careers website for details.
Employer details
Employer: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6SX
Employer website: gateshead.nhs.uk
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