Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced dietitian ready to take the next step in your career? We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate leader to join our friendly team. Your skills will shape the care of our acute and gastroenterology services.
In addition to team lead responsibilities, you will have responsibility for a defined cohort of specialist gastroenterology patients.
You will be expected to lead on service development,auditand quality improvement projects. Collaborate with MDT colleagues and support student training and CPD activities across the wider team. We offer excellent opportunities for professional development.
The dietetic team at the Great Western Hospital consists of a team of registered Dietitians and Support workers covering a range of specialties including gastroenterology, critical care, oncology, home enteral feeding, paediatrics, diabetes and weight management services. The team also includes a Dietetic ACP and Nutrition nurses.
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Main duties of the job
1. To lead on developing, planning, delivering and evaluating an evidence-based, highly specialist dietetic service for gastroenterology patients referred to the dietetic service at the Great Western Hospital.
2. To act as a lead expert clinician providing relevant and timely highly specialist advice and guidance on dietetics for patients with GI conditions.
3. To be fully responsible for a defined highly specialised clinical case load of patients with a range of complex GI conditions in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This may include a number of gastroenterology clinics at GWH including dietetic led clinics and those in a variety of community settings (general and specialist - some may be joint with other members of GI MDT).
4. To undertake the highly specialist, holistic assessment of gastroenterology patients' nutritional status, many of whom have a complex presentation, using advanced investigative, communication and analytical skills, taking account of medical, social, cultural and psychological states across all clinical settings.
5. To act as an expert practitioner formulating individualised management plans, using advanced clinical reasoning/reflection and utilising a wide range of highly developed treatment skills. Nutritional treatment plans will be formulated that enable patients to optimise their nutrition and be discharged from hospital as quickly as possible or to avoid admission.
About us
"Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives."
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To deliver a highly specialised programme of care and make necessary adjustments as required to support gastroenterology patients, carers and relatives throughout all stages of their disease, from diagnosis to end stage. This will include prioritising clinical need and delegating where appropriate to provide an effective and efficient Dietetic service.
2. To make decisions and inform wider decision-making processes based on evidence based guidance, clinical judgement, management information, family and carer beliefs and financial/budgetary constraints where a range of options may be appropriate.
3. To advise on the prescription of specialist dietary products which may include prescribing and/or authorising changes to prescribed products, ensuring appropriate monitoring of the nutritional status of the patient.
4. To work with the relevant multidisciplinary teams (MDT) including consultants, specialist nurses and other dietitians to lead development of the service and protocols for the dietetic care of this group of patients.
5. To have expert communication skills and demonstrate these on a continual basis with patients/carers where needs are highly complex, sensitive and distressing. To demonstrate empathy and understanding with patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved particularly where barriers to communication exist.
6. To use behaviour change techniques including active listening, motivational and negotiating skills to support clients/patients with difficult dietary and lifestyle changes as well as helping them to recognise and overcome any barriers to these changes.
Full details can be found on the attached JD.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To deliver a highly specialised programme of care and make necessary adjustments as required to support gastroenterology patients, carers and relatives throughout all stages of their disease, from diagnosis to end stage. This will include prioritising clinical need and delegating where appropriate to provide an effective and efficient Dietetic service.
2. To make decisions and inform wider decision-making processes based on evidence based guidance, clinical judgement, management information, family and carer beliefs and financial/budgetary constraints where a range of options may be appropriate.
3. To advise on the prescription of specialist dietary products which may include prescribing and/or authorising changes to prescribed products, ensuring appropriate monitoring of the nutritional status of the patient.
4. To work with the relevant multidisciplinary teams (MDT) including consultants, specialist nurses and other dietitians to lead development of the service and protocols for the dietetic care of this group of patients.
5. To have expert communication skills and demonstrate these on a continual basis with patients/carers where needs are highly complex, sensitive and distressing. To demonstrate empathy and understanding with patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved particularly where barriers to communication exist.
6. To use behaviour change techniques including active listening, motivational and negotiating skills to support clients/patients with difficult dietary and lifestyle changes as well as helping them to recognise and overcome any barriers to these changes.
Full details can be found on the attached JD.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in Dietetics or equivalent training and experience
- Registration in Dietetics with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC
- Member of relevant BDA special interest group (e.g. GI/PEN Group, Community Group)
- Have completed a range of specialist CPD e.g. nutritional support, behaviour change, IBD management
- Student Supervisory Skills training
- Member of British Dietetic Association
Desirable
- Completed Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Management or leadership training or courses
- Evidence of postgraduate learning in gastroenterology and/or experience gained in the field of gastroenterology equivalent to that gained at Masters level
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in applying the dietetic process to include dietetic assessment, interpretation, individual care planning, motivation, monitoring and evaluation of highly specialised dietetic treatment.
- Wide experience of working with a diverse range of groups e.g. Patients, doctors, specialist nurses etc.
- Demonstrate experience and knowledge of safeguarding practices in the clinical area and safeguarding procedures
- Experience and knowledge of management processes to be able to provide line management to other staff members
Desirable
- Experience of working with parenteral nutrition
- Experience of other elements of management such as business case development
- Experience in report writing for a variety of purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in Dietetics or equivalent training and experience
- Registration in Dietetics with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC
- Member of relevant BDA special interest group (e.g. GI/PEN Group, Community Group)
- Have completed a range of specialist CPD e.g. nutritional support, behaviour change, IBD management
- Student Supervisory Skills training
- Member of British Dietetic Association
Desirable
- Completed Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Management or leadership training or courses
- Evidence of postgraduate learning in gastroenterology and/or experience gained in the field of gastroenterology equivalent to that gained at Masters level
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in applying the dietetic process to include dietetic assessment, interpretation, individual care planning, motivation, monitoring and evaluation of highly specialised dietetic treatment.
- Wide experience of working with a diverse range of groups e.g. Patients, doctors, specialist nurses etc.
- Demonstrate experience and knowledge of safeguarding practices in the clinical area and safeguarding procedures
- Experience and knowledge of management processes to be able to provide line management to other staff members
Desirable
- Experience of working with parenteral nutrition
- Experience of other elements of management such as business case development
- Experience in report writing for a variety of purposes
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).
