Job summary
We have an opportunity within the Adult Renal Dietetic Team at NUH for a 1.0WTE Band 7 post for 9 months. You will work as a member of the multi-professional team (MDT) team leading and supporting renal dietitians and other member of staff in our population with kidney disease. You will look after a complex group of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and dialysis. You will also be involved in covering our large outpatient CKD services, inpatients wards, transplantation, and peritoneal dialysis and will support other staff with their on service development. You will work towards collecting renal outcomes measure and evidence and promote the role of the renal dietitian in our dynamic and supportive MDT.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
NUH is looking for an experiencedrenal dietitian with a strong ability to work independently as well as working as part of the MDT. The post holder will be required to work mainly with patients on dialysis and outpatient clinics and it will include some inpatients work. The role requires flexible time working as it does include some evening shifts at one of our dialysis units and late clinics. You will predominantly based at the City Hospital Campus and supporting cover at our satellites units. You will also be responsible for the service development and leadership of others dietitians. This post is ideal for a dietitian wishing to develop their clinical, leadership and service development skills. You will take part in education events, student training/ staff teaching and lead renal dietetic audit and service developments, in collaboration with other members of the MDT.
About us
We are a large and friendly department of around 100 staff including assistants and technicians providing dietetic and nutrition support across all areas of the Trust and beyond. The Service has excellent IT facilities and a dedicated group of non-registered staff who help provide dietetic support. Peer support would be available from dietitians working in other specialties at both campuses and external burn services, through established dietetic relations.
As a service, we are committed to continuing professional development for all our staff through a range of opportunities that include recognised training courses, involvement in service development and audit.
The Trust is committed to providing excellent nutritional care, led by its Nutrition and Hydration Steering committee. We have close links with the University of Nottingham, and take student dietitians for A, B and C placements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Youll need to have excellent communication and leadership skills, be adaptable and confident to work autonomously and with other members of staff within a supportive team. We expect you to be enthusiastic, motivated, able to evidence continuing professional development and keen to develop yourself and others. Experience of nutritional support and evidence of a varied clinical experience is essential.
Please refer to full Job description for details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Youll need to have excellent communication and leadership skills, be adaptable and confident to work autonomously and with other members of staff within a supportive team. We expect you to be enthusiastic, motivated, able to evidence continuing professional development and keen to develop yourself and others. Experience of nutritional support and evidence of a varied clinical experience is essential.
Please refer to full Job description for details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Diploma or degree in relevant qualification
- Evidence of Master's level study or working towards
- Able to maintain professional portafolio CPD
- Evidnece of post registration education/courses
Experience
Essential
- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
- Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
- Able to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
- Knowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
- Knowledge of national and local standards and national guidelines
- Able to undertake evidence based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area
- Able to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes
Analytical and judgement skill
Essential
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
- Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- Use reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver specialist treatment programmes
- Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- Able to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff
- Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to re-allocate staffing resources
- Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of working within MDT
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Be able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans.
- Able to adapt approach in order to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
- Able to handle confidential information from colleagues, patient and carers with sensitivity
- Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- Able to present clinical information to health professions at National Conference level or equivalent
Planning & organisational skil
Essential
- Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- Able to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
- Able to organise, plan and chair meetings
- Able to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
Other requirements
Essential
- Undertake out of hours duties as required.
- Undertake out of hours duties as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Diploma or degree in relevant qualification
- Evidence of Master's level study or working towards
- Able to maintain professional portafolio CPD
- Evidnece of post registration education/courses
Experience
Essential
- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
- Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
- Able to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
- Knowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
- Knowledge of national and local standards and national guidelines
- Able to undertake evidence based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area
- Able to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes
Analytical and judgement skill
Essential
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
- Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- Use reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver specialist treatment programmes
- Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- Able to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff
- Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to re-allocate staffing resources
- Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of working within MDT
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Be able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans.
- Able to adapt approach in order to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
- Able to handle confidential information from colleagues, patient and carers with sensitivity
- Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- Able to present clinical information to health professions at National Conference level or equivalent
Planning & organisational skil
Essential
- Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- Able to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
- Able to organise, plan and chair meetings
- Able to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
Other requirements
Essential
- Undertake out of hours duties as required.
- Undertake out of hours duties as required.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).