Job summary
We are very excited to be advertising a newly established role of Principal Gastroenterology Dietitian - South East London (SEL) Transformation. The position is fixed term full time for 11 months to lead a SEL Transformation Project.
The SEL Dietetics Clinical Steering Group has developed an IBS core offer designed to standardise good practice and increase the numbers seen, thus offering more support to primary care. This will be achieved through a SEL-wide hub and spoke model, which keeps the benefits of local services, while getting more efficiency from SEL wide coordination of key service processes. Through this newly established post Guy's and St Thomas' (hub) will lead on adopting the transformation work across SEL services (spokes).
You will be working with a friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking department who provide a patient centered approach to care. We support individual personal and professional development and are passionate about health and wellbeing. We strive to deliver and contribute to evidence-based practice by conducting high level research, audit and service evaluation.
Main duties of the job
- Establish and lead an IBS/DGBI clinical reference group across SEL
- Chair the group and sustain stakeholder engagement to support service development, business planning and digital transformation.
- Implement a Hub & Spoke operational model and pilot new dietetic pathways across South East London, including First Contact Practitioner Dietetic roles, and co-designing services with patients
About us
The Nutrition and Dietetic (N&D) Department is the largest in the country made up of over 150 staff including dietitians, dietetics assistants, nutrition nurses, psychologists and administrative staff. This is a highly complex service, delivering highly specialised Dietetics as part of clinical services across the Trust, and into the Community, including providing professional guidance for our catering services and ensuring our compliance with Nutrition Standards for the Trust.
We have considerable expertise within the department with members representing the profession on a number of regional and national groups as well as contributing to both local and national guidance and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Integrating and standardising dietetic IBS pathways aims to
- Improve patient care through quicker access to the right pathway
- Implement a SEL Universal IBS dietetic referral form.
- Standardise patient resources
- Provide regular CPD & training sessions by Hub team.
- Support with business planning for local teams from SEL IBS dietetic lead.
- Update clinical reference group on advances and implement change as required
- Keep primary care teams up to date on dietetic services
- Provide excellence in GP education provided at GP clinical meetings/webinars
- Identify opportunities to innovate the dietetic workforce
- Provide leadership for newly established workforce positions including First Contact Practitioner Dietetic roles in South East London
- The post may require travel across SEL for networking purposes
Please see further information regarding the main responsibilities in the attached Job Description, Personal Specification and role descriptor.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Integrating and standardising dietetic IBS pathways aims to
- Improve patient care through quicker access to the right pathway
- Implement a SEL Universal IBS dietetic referral form.
- Standardise patient resources
- Provide regular CPD & training sessions by Hub team.
- Support with business planning for local teams from SEL IBS dietetic lead.
- Update clinical reference group on advances and implement change as required
- Keep primary care teams up to date on dietetic services
- Provide excellence in GP education provided at GP clinical meetings/webinars
- Identify opportunities to innovate the dietetic workforce
- Provide leadership for newly established workforce positions including First Contact Practitioner Dietetic roles in South East London
- The post may require travel across SEL for networking purposes
Please see further information regarding the main responsibilities in the attached Job Description, Personal Specification and role descriptor.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics or equivalent
- Evidence of specialist training and experience in dietary management of functional bowel disorders (e.g. FODMAPs)
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of further postgraduate study in functional bowel disorders
- Postgraduate training in cognitive behavioural therapy
Desirable
- Leadership or management related studies
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience at a senior level which must include at least 6 years' broad clinical experience and 3 years working in gastroenterology
- Ability to and experience of the evaluation of service provision against recognised standards or guidelines and to lead service improvements
- Experience of partnership working across organisational boundaries
- Detailed working knowledge of the IBS guidelines and standards
- Active participation in academic, professional or regional working parties for IBS (eg BDA Specialist Gastroenterology Group)
Skills
Essential
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills and ability to make complex clinical judgements
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, enabling communication and negotiation at all levels within the MDT and with colleagues in other organisations
- Ability to lead, motivate and influence senior clinicians to achieve patientcentred outcomes which meet National standards
- Ability to influence at a strategic level
- Change management and facilitation skills
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics or equivalent
- Evidence of specialist training and experience in dietary management of functional bowel disorders (e.g. FODMAPs)
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of further postgraduate study in functional bowel disorders
- Postgraduate training in cognitive behavioural therapy
Desirable
- Leadership or management related studies
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience at a senior level which must include at least 6 years' broad clinical experience and 3 years working in gastroenterology
- Ability to and experience of the evaluation of service provision against recognised standards or guidelines and to lead service improvements
- Experience of partnership working across organisational boundaries
- Detailed working knowledge of the IBS guidelines and standards
- Active participation in academic, professional or regional working parties for IBS (eg BDA Specialist Gastroenterology Group)
Skills
Essential
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills and ability to make complex clinical judgements
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, enabling communication and negotiation at all levels within the MDT and with colleagues in other organisations
- Ability to lead, motivate and influence senior clinicians to achieve patientcentred outcomes which meet National standards
- Ability to influence at a strategic level
- Change management and facilitation skills
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).
