Dietetic Team Leader (Acute Medical Wards)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual, to work with a friendly team of dietitians at East Surrey Hospital to lead our medical team and nutrition support for the medical patients.

If you are interested in leading a busy acute medical team whilst providing a complex medical nutrition support service (an oncology clinic also forms part of this role) we welcome your application for this post.

The medical dietetic team cover a variety of inpatient wards including stroke, acute admissions, respiratory and care of the elderly. You would be the lead Dietitian leading a team of 2 specialist Dietitians, 3 Dietitians and a dietetic assistant.

This part-time role includes supervision and operational duties as well as clinical duties, and flexible working and job share will be considered.

The post holder must be able to demonstrate an ability to work under pressure, in a busy acute environment, as part of a team and as an autonomous practitioner.

The dietetic department at East Surrey Hospital provides both adult and paediatric services to this busy acute hospital, along with a range of outpatient clinics. SASH works across sites, and there may be a requirement to travel to Crawley Hospital or Horsham Hospital as part of this role. There is excellent IT support, opportunities for personal development and there is a CPD programme in place.

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
• We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
• Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation’s top priority
• Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.