Team Leader & Clinical Lead Dietitian – Critical Care

Job overview

As the Team Leader Dietitian for Critical Care, you will provide advanced clinical leadership and specialist dietetic expertise for the nutritional management of critically ill patients, including those with complex needs such as trauma, transplant, burns, and multi-organ failure. You will lead and coordinate the critical care dietetic team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital.

You will be responsible for service development, quality improvement, and the implementation of best practice guidelines within critical care nutrition. Acting as the key point of contact for critical care nutrition, you will represent the dietetic service at multidisciplinary meetings, directorate forums, and Trust-wide initiatives. The role includes line management of dietitians and support staff, supporting recruitment, induction, and ongoing professional development.

You will also provide expert education, training, and supervision to dietitians, students, and the wider MDT, and act as a placement educator for student dietitians. The post requires flexible working across sites and collaboration with a wide range of internal and external partners to ensure seamless, patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

As Team Leader Dietitian for Critical Care, you will provide advanced clinical leadership and specialist dietetic care for critically ill patients, including those with complex needs such as trauma, transplant, burns, and multi-organ failure. You will lead and coordinate the critical care dietetic team, ensuring high standards of evidence-based, patient-centred care. Key duties include expert assessment and management of complex nutritional needs, line management and supervision of dietitians and assistants, and leading service development, quality improvement, and audit projects. You will deliver education and training to the MDT and students, represent the service at multidisciplinary meetings, and ensure compliance with national standards and Trust policies. The role requires flexible working across sites and collaboration with a range of internal and external partners.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.