Overview
Due to retirement, we are looking for a new Band 7 Clinical Lead Kidney Dietitian. This is a 32.5 hour 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, and 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. 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 for 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 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.
To provide cover to 4-5 renal multidisciplinary consultant-led clinics per week, including a monthly advanced kidney care clinic for stage 5 patients.
To provide dietetic cover to the haemodialysis satellite unit, dialysing over 100 patients per week and attending monthly multidisciplinary meetings per month at the centre.
To provide advice to colleagues on the management of patients at ELHT who have kidney disease.
The department offers student training to an A, B and C placements and Dietitian Apprenticeships; therefore the post holder will be expected to be involved in clinical teaching and assessment of students on their placement, so previous student training experience is desirable. East Lancashire is a teaching hospital, so the post holder would also be expected to contribute to Medical and other health care professional training as well.
East Lancashire has good transport links to Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and beyond, and we are close to the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. The post holder would be expected to work across the sites and localities of East Lancashire, so the post would suit a car driver/owner.
This advert closes on Friday 26 Sep 2025.
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