Job Description

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 woul d be expected to manage the d ietetic 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) an d 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



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 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 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 therefore 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.