Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arise in the Dudley Community Dietetic Team, for a Clinical Lead Dietitian for Paediatrics in the community in a development band 6 to 7 role.
The Community Dietetic Team is a small, friendly, specialist team of Dietitians based atStourbridge Health and Social Care Centre. The team is part of the Dudley Rehabilitation Service. There are many training courses available, to develop your clinical and leaderships skills.
The successful candidate will work as an advanced specialist Dietitianmanaging a caseload complex home enterally tube fed patients as well as patientswith a variety of conditions and dietetic needs.
The post holder will also provide leadership, training, supervision and appraisal for junior staff. Working along side the other Clinical Lead Dietitians in the community you conduct audits and patient feedback initiatives to help develop the service.
Part time applicants are encouraged to apply and flexible working arrangement will also be considered.
Informal visits are warmly encouraged,come and meet our dedicated team and learn more about the service.
Please note: the advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.
?Watch our video to learn more about the role and the team:Dudley Rehab Service
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities include:
- To work autonomously as a specialist Community Dietitian for paediatrics
- To undertake and complete comprehensive holistic assessments of patients with a variety of conditions and dietetic needs
- To work closely with other members of the specialist MDTs to provide an integrated service to paediatrics within the community.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions using appropriate outcome measures to ensure effective intervention.
- To lead on service developments and ways of working for the team.
- To supervise, educate and assess the performance of Dietetic students
- Responsible for the nutritional care given to community patients, in a variety of settings including their own homes, care homes and community clinics.
- To educate and counsel patients, carers and groups about the importance of nutrition
- To calculate and monitor artificial enteral feeding regimens and monitor people who are receiving home enteral feeds, in care homes and their own homes, changing these feeds as needed and liaising with the home enteral feeding supplier
- To monitor and assess gastrostomy sites reporting problems to relevant nursing staff and arranging training as appropriate.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- BSc or post graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC Registration
- Masters level qualification or modules/ sufficient comparable experience of advance dietetic practice or prepared to undertake this
Desirable
- Membership of British Dietetic Association
- Member of Special Interest Group relevant to this post
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Accurate anthropometric measurements skills
- Specialist knowledge of nutritional support for paediatrics
- Advanced practice-based competencies related to artificial enteral tube feeding
- Excellent knowledge of legislation, clinical guidelines and governance and the ability to develop and organise the dietetic service in accordance with these
Desirable
- PENG course or other relevant post registration training
- Leadership course or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-graduate experience in a range of clinical areas both group and individual interventions for paediatrics
- Good Knowledge and experience in managing patients with faltering growth and with nutrition related conditions such as coeliac disease, selective eating.
- Comprehensive experience of multi disciplinary working and able to work as part of a team effectively
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Experience of delivering education sessions to other dietitians, patients or healthcare professionals; to be able to engage others to learn
Desirable
- Experience of supervising, facilitating and mentoring student dietitians and more junior staff
- Experience of working in the community
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Well developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the MDT and encourage good communication between all those involved in a patient's care
- Able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Networking skills with other healthcare professionals at a regional and national level
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Advance analytical and clinical skills to assess dietetic patients and to formulate and review evidence-based care plans
Desirable
- Evidence of data collection, audit or clinical research
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Effective organisational skill and ability to delegate tasks to others
- Ability to manage large, busy and complex caseload across multiple sites and experience of service delivery in a variety of different settings including the community
- Ability to manage a team of community Dietitians, support workers, and administration staff.
Desirable
- Experience of service/ project development and ability to drive Trust- wide improvements in patient care
Physical Skills
Essential
- Experience of using patient information computer systems. To be fully IT literate, including accurate keyboard, word processing and data inputting skills
- Able to commute to patients homes and clinics as needed
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Essential
- Able to provide safe, caring, and effective services
- Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
- Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- BSc or post graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC Registration
- Masters level qualification or modules/ sufficient comparable experience of advance dietetic practice or prepared to undertake this
Desirable
- Membership of British Dietetic Association
- Member of Special Interest Group relevant to this post
Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Accurate anthropometric measurements skills
- Specialist knowledge of nutritional support for paediatrics
- Advanced practice-based competencies related to artificial enteral tube feeding
- Excellent knowledge of legislation, clinical guidelines and governance and the ability to develop and organise the dietetic service in accordance with these
Desirable
- PENG course or other relevant post registration training
- Leadership course or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-graduate experience in a range of clinical areas both group and individual interventions for paediatrics
- Good Knowledge and experience in managing patients with faltering growth and with nutrition related conditions such as coeliac disease, selective eating.
- Comprehensive experience of multi disciplinary working and able to work as part of a team effectively
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Experience of delivering education sessions to other dietitians, patients or healthcare professionals; to be able to engage others to learn
Desirable
- Experience of supervising, facilitating and mentoring student dietitians and more junior staff
- Experience of working in the community
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential
- Well developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the MDT and encourage good communication between all those involved in a patient's care
- Able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Networking skills with other healthcare professionals at a regional and national level
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Advance analytical and clinical skills to assess dietetic patients and to formulate and review evidence-based care plans
Desirable
- Evidence of data collection, audit or clinical research
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Effective organisational skill and ability to delegate tasks to others
- Ability to manage large, busy and complex caseload across multiple sites and experience of service delivery in a variety of different settings including the community
- Ability to manage a team of community Dietitians, support workers, and administration staff.
Desirable
- Experience of service/ project development and ability to drive Trust- wide improvements in patient care
Physical Skills
Essential
- Experience of using patient information computer systems. To be fully IT literate, including accurate keyboard, word processing and data inputting skills
- Able to commute to patients homes and clinics as needed
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Essential
- Able to provide safe, caring, and effective services
- Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
- Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued
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).
Employer details
Employer name
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stourbridge health and social care Centre
John Corbett Dr,
Amblecote, Stourbridge
DY8 4JB
Employer's website
https://www.dgft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
