Job summary
This post offers you the chance to develop specialist skills in paediatric respiratory medicine/ Cystic fibrosis patients. The post is based in our dynamic department at the central London Royal Brompton site (Chelsea) of Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful candidate will be supported by strong working relationships within the paediatric multidisciplinary team. The post is suitable for someone who has experience in paediatrics and/or cystic fibrosis and respiratory dietetics. Experienced Band 6 and part-time working will be considered.
The post holder will have the opportunity to participate in national and international cystic fibrosis events and develop specialist skills in paediatric intensive care. Due to the strong commitment to evidence-based practice throughout the Trust, CPD will be well-supported, and involvement in audit, research and policy development is encouraged and facilitated.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a specialist dietetic service to paediatric respiratory patients, the majority patients with cystic fibrosis or complex respiratory disease. The post holder will attend relevant ward rounds and psycho-social meetings. They will attend regular paediatric respiratory outpatient clinics and cystic fibrosis outreach clinics in addition to their inpatient caseload.
There is also a training remit, for both staff and patients on site and external lectures. The post-holder will work in conjunction with the paediatric respiratory multi-disciplinary team in preparing and delivering study days for clinical staff who work at district general hospitals who have a shared care remit for paediatric patients with Cystic Fibrosis. There may also be opportunity, as part of the CF multi-disciplinary team to provide expert advice in the form of international outreach clinics and teaching sessions to CF patients, care providers and carers.
Other teaching activities involve informal talks to nurses and medical staff on the wards, participation in student training and student study days and other courses run by the Department or Hospital.
About us
About us
Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.
Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research.
We are working in partnership with King's Health Partners, to deliver our vision of creating a new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease, in patients from pre-birth to old age.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect)
- To provide a dietetic clinical service to designated paediatrics and outpatients referred to the team, in accordance with Departmental Policy and Standards.
- Work autonomously to provide specialist expert advice and treatment plans to paediatric patients, their carers and clinicians. This will involve nutritional diagnosis (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and dietary intake information) the development of treatment plans (frequently including complexities surrounding calculation of nutritional requirements, development of patient centred goals and considering medical, physical, social and psychological needs.) The prescription of dietary treatments and ACBS products for conditions where there maybe limited clinical guidelines.
- To provide highly complex nutritional counselling to carers of paediatric patients where long-term feeding issues relate to their chronic disease.
- This work often involves complex cases where many factors such as the use of non-invasive ventilation and presence of a secondary diagnosis (diabetes, liver disease, osteoporosis, and other gastrointestinal disorders) requires expert knowledge and experience.
- Specialist advice within Cystic Fibrosis including the adjustment of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy dose and according to physical symptoms and biochemical tests.
- To assess and ensure the nutritional adequacy of the diets of the paediatric patients where medical treatment has compromised their nutritional intake.
- To assess and predict the long-term implications of patients treatment upon expected growth potential and advising the medical team on the most appropriate method of nutritional intervention/
- To provide up to date dietary information, either in the form of diet sheets and by participating in special events, such as study days.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect)
- To provide a dietetic clinical service to designated paediatrics and outpatients referred to the team, in accordance with Departmental Policy and Standards.
- Work autonomously to provide specialist expert advice and treatment plans to paediatric patients, their carers and clinicians. This will involve nutritional diagnosis (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and dietary intake information) the development of treatment plans (frequently including complexities surrounding calculation of nutritional requirements, development of patient centred goals and considering medical, physical, social and psychological needs.) The prescription of dietary treatments and ACBS products for conditions where there maybe limited clinical guidelines.
- To provide highly complex nutritional counselling to carers of paediatric patients where long-term feeding issues relate to their chronic disease.
- This work often involves complex cases where many factors such as the use of non-invasive ventilation and presence of a secondary diagnosis (diabetes, liver disease, osteoporosis, and other gastrointestinal disorders) requires expert knowledge and experience.
- Specialist advice within Cystic Fibrosis including the adjustment of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy dose and according to physical symptoms and biochemical tests.
- To assess and ensure the nutritional adequacy of the diets of the paediatric patients where medical treatment has compromised their nutritional intake.
- To assess and predict the long-term implications of patients treatment upon expected growth potential and advising the medical team on the most appropriate method of nutritional intervention/
- To provide up to date dietary information, either in the form of diet sheets and by participating in special events, such as study days.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- BSc Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or MSc Degree in Nutrition with Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- A strong commitment to personal and professional development
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Student clinical educators course
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Postgraduate experience in Respiratory Medicine, including Cystic Fibrosis, and/or experience in Paediatrics.
- Demonstratable knowledge in dietetic issues in paediatrics.
- Demonstratable knowledge in working with patients with respiratory conditions.
- Knowledge of paediatric enteral feeds and specialist infant formulas.
- Experience of presenting educational talks, QI/audits and at journal club.
- Evidence of advanced teaching skills
- Experience of carrying out both self-directed and collaborative audit projects.
- Evidence of leadership skills.
Desirable
- Research experience
- Experience of teaching and lecturing at national, international and HEI level
- Desire to develop speciality within respiratory medicine or paediatrics.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to balance competing priorities
- Evidence to show ability to meet personal and directorate targets within a fluctuating and demanding caseload
- Ability to work within a team but also as an autonomous practitioner
- Ability to work under pressure
- Evidence of effective time management
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- High level communication & listening skills including; ?Leadership ?Coaching, mentoring, leading appraisals ?Teaching and facilitation ?Motivation & negotiation
- Sound IT skills To enable report writing and data input as well as facilitating nutritional analysis and dietary intake. This includes: ?Accurate keyboard skills ?Computer literacy ?Database management
- Experience of student training including counselling, mentoring, and assessing to a final standard.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive 'can do' attitude
- Self motivated
- Ability to adapt in the workplace and show flexibility
- Demonstrates a collaborative approach to working
- Able to deal with high pressure scenarios (such as distressed families, relatives, and staff)
Other Requirments
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to use fine motor skills in measuring nutritional status with anthropometry.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- BSc Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or MSc Degree in Nutrition with Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- A strong commitment to personal and professional development
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Student clinical educators course
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Postgraduate experience in Respiratory Medicine, including Cystic Fibrosis, and/or experience in Paediatrics.
- Demonstratable knowledge in dietetic issues in paediatrics.
- Demonstratable knowledge in working with patients with respiratory conditions.
- Knowledge of paediatric enteral feeds and specialist infant formulas.
- Experience of presenting educational talks, QI/audits and at journal club.
- Evidence of advanced teaching skills
- Experience of carrying out both self-directed and collaborative audit projects.
- Evidence of leadership skills.
Desirable
- Research experience
- Experience of teaching and lecturing at national, international and HEI level
- Desire to develop speciality within respiratory medicine or paediatrics.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to balance competing priorities
- Evidence to show ability to meet personal and directorate targets within a fluctuating and demanding caseload
- Ability to work within a team but also as an autonomous practitioner
- Ability to work under pressure
- Evidence of effective time management
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- High level communication & listening skills including; ?Leadership ?Coaching, mentoring, leading appraisals ?Teaching and facilitation ?Motivation & negotiation
- Sound IT skills To enable report writing and data input as well as facilitating nutritional analysis and dietary intake. This includes: ?Accurate keyboard skills ?Computer literacy ?Database management
- Experience of student training including counselling, mentoring, and assessing to a final standard.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive 'can do' attitude
- Self motivated
- Ability to adapt in the workplace and show flexibility
- Demonstrates a collaborative approach to working
- Able to deal with high pressure scenarios (such as distressed families, relatives, and staff)
Other Requirments
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to use fine motor skills in measuring nutritional status with anthropometry.
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
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).
