Therapy Services Manager - Dietetics | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dietetics Therapy Services Manager within the Therapy and Rehabilitation Directorate. This is a part time post (30hrs per week) and will involve the operational management of a Dietetics across both City Hospital and Queen's medical Centre campuses.

You will be a Registered Dietician and will work within a wider operational team supporting the Therapy and Rehabilitation directorate. The role will involve supporting clinical teams operationally, planning staffing capacity, and contributing to strategic vision, service improvement, quality and safety.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, thrive on supporting teams and be passionate about service improvement and the allied health professions. Continued clinical activity would be supported within your job plan and can be discussed at interview. The management team consists of supportive peers with significant experience. This is a friendly team who value the personal and career development of leaders.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

-Manage a specialty within the Therapy & Rehabilitation Directorate which could include multiple professions.

-Champion and drive change to support the trusts Strategy

-Develop specific aspects of the Therapy Service working in partnership with the other managers.

-Deputise for the Head of Service for Therapy and Rehabilitation

-Assist with the management of other areas of the Therapy Service during planned or unplanned absence.

-Will work flexibly across all NUH campuses.

As a large acute teaching Trust, NUH has a range of fantastic opportunities for staff to develop their careers within the NHS. NUH Therapy Services is a supportive department with a robust appraisal process and many learning opportunities for our staff.

The Therapies and Rehabilitation pathway is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 700 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.