Professional Head of Nutrition, SLT & Dietetics: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 79,504 to 91,609 £ / Year

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Job summary

The Professional Head of Nutrition, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics provides strategic, professional and operational leadership for the Nutrition, SLT and Dietetics Directorate. The post is a key member of the corporate nutrition group and will work in partnership with the CBU Head of Operations and Head of Nursing. They will support the Care Group triumvirate with the delivery of all areas/objectives that fall within the operational and professional portfolio of work for the Nutrition, SLT and Dietetics services as agreed with the Care Group Operations Director.

Main duties of the job

Proactively and positively contribute to the successful overall performance of all Nutrition, SLT and Dietetics services and the Care Group; therefore, in turn contributing to the successful overall performance of the Trust.

Proactively, meaningfully and consistently demonstrate the Trust Values in your everyday practice, decision making and interactions with patients and colleagues. (See the section in this document on the Trust’s values and promises).

Deliver excellent levels of customer service to all patients/visitors and staff at the Trust.

Develop an organisational culture that fosters collaborative working among all staff groups, to ensure a focused commitment to delivering high quality services and outcomes within own portfolio of work / Nutrition, SLT and Dietetics and more broadly across the Care Group and Trust.

Act as an advocate for Nutrition, SLT and Dietetics services, the Care Group and the Trust, and its contribution to the Health Service arena, through creating effective partnerships and relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Comply with corporate governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Care Group and the Trust.

Support the Trust culture of collaborative, flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes.

Person Specification

Education & Training

Essential

  • Master Level Education appropriate to role
  • Evidence of continuing education
  • Evidence of formal Leadership qualification
  • Evidence of Project Management qualification

Desirable

  • Evidence of Mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
  • Evidence of managing a diverse team
  • Excellent written & communication skills

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
  • Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach

Desirable

  • Minimum of 3 years experience in a senior role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 27 August 2026

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