Job summary
We are looking for a 0.8 WTE Highly Specialist Paediatric Dietitian to work as a clinical lead within general paediatrics and cystic fibrosis (CF). You should be an enthusiastic individual with excellent communication and team-working skills.
You will be required to have experience of working within paediatrics. The paediatric CF centre at NUH cares for children and young people in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, seeing patients at the QMC and other hospitals across the East Midlands through a system of shared care. The successful candidate will have a caseload which will cover children's wards, outpatient CF clinics at QMC and regional CF clinics. You will also help to guide and develop our general paediatric team, and will be responsible for planning and contributing to the delivery and improvement of the general paediatric dietetic service.
You will help to provide expert dietetic advice, managing complex paediatric cases within a varied inpatient caseload, which can include children with allergies, faltering growth and children who need nutrition support.
You will be a core and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, comprised of consultants, other allied health professionals, specialist nurses and social workers, delivering high quality evidence-based care.
You will be responsible for the supervision, training, and support of students and more junior members of the team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for a busy complex caseload. You will be required to work across both inpatient and outpatient settings, to provide specialist care to infants and children in collaboration with their families/carer and the wider MDT.
As a visible leader, you will be a role model for the Dietetic team ensuring high standards of quality care for patients and their families.
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 and staff training and lead dietetic service developments, in collaboration with other members of the MDT.
About us
The Nottingham Children's Hospital (NCH) is based at the Queens Medical Centre campus and is part of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). We provide In-patient and out-patient care for children up to the age of 19 years old.
The Children's Therapy team at NCH is a friendly and supportive department who work closely alongside the wider MDT, providing excellent evidence-based care and innovative ways of working. Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.
We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.
With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career! We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will 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.
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will 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.
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Diploma or degree in relevant qualification
- Evidence of post registration education in specialist clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
- Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
Analytical and judgement skill
Essential
- Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes
Communication
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- 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
Other
Essential
- Able to travel to required areas within NUH including cross campus and occasionally beyond the Trust when requested. (
- Will be required to work occasional weekend days as per bank holiday rota
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Diploma or degree in relevant qualification
- Evidence of post registration education in specialist clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
- Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
Analytical and judgement skill
Essential
- Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes
Communication
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- 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
Other
Essential
- Able to travel to required areas within NUH including cross campus and occasionally beyond the Trust when requested. (
- Will be required to work occasional weekend days as per bank holiday rota
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).