Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team of 15 dietitians, 4 dietetic assistants and 2 nutrition nurses as our Lead Nutrition Support Dietitian.
We are looking for a candidate with substantial experience in nutrition support, either an experienced band 7 or a Band 6 looking to develop their leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting junior dietitians and dietetic assistants working in our acute hospital. Excellent communication and organisation skills will be required and you will contribute to service development within the dietetic service and nutrition support team. You will be work closely with medical, surgical and ITU colleagues as well as HEF dietitians for discharge planning and coordination nutritional care for complex patients.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/MSc/PGDip in Nutrition and Dietetics & Current HCPC registration
- Relevant Postgraduate award in Dietetics e.g. PEN Group Clinical Update MSc Module
Desirable
- BDA Member
- Basic Clinical Supervisory Skills training
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Significant Knowledge and experience of working with patients requiring enteral and parenteral feeding
- Experience of teaching other healthcare professionals and show effective teaching skills.
- Experience of service development and or practice innovation
- Knowledge and implications for implementing any relevant guidelines e.g. NICE
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working as a Dietitian
- Experience of developing policies/procedures on Nutrition Support
- Broad up to date knowledge and practical application of Nutrition Support
- Evidence of ability to lead on projects involving other members of the Multidisciplinary team
- Practical experience of audit and policy development
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to plan and prioritise own caseload using time management skills and adapt to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Interest in training student dietitians
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to appraise own performance and that of others
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/MSc/PGDip in Nutrition and Dietetics & Current HCPC registration
- Relevant Postgraduate award in Dietetics e.g. PEN Group Clinical Update MSc Module
Desirable
- BDA Member
- Basic Clinical Supervisory Skills training
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Significant Knowledge and experience of working with patients requiring enteral and parenteral feeding
- Experience of teaching other healthcare professionals and show effective teaching skills.
- Experience of service development and or practice innovation
- Knowledge and implications for implementing any relevant guidelines e.g. NICE
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working as a Dietitian
- Experience of developing policies/procedures on Nutrition Support
- Broad up to date knowledge and practical application of Nutrition Support
- Evidence of ability to lead on projects involving other members of the Multidisciplinary team
- Practical experience of audit and policy development
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to plan and prioritise own caseload using time management skills and adapt to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Interest in training student dietitians
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to appraise own performance and that of others
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
