Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised dietitian who is interested and motivated to work independently within the renal dietetic speciality. This role offers the opportunity to combine working with people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the outpatient setting whilst maintaining inpatient skills managing a renal and urology caseload.
Barts Health Renal Service is a leading specialist centre for the management of patients with CKD from North East London and Essex. The renal dietetic team are integral to the Renal Service and provide dietetic care to low clearance, dialysis and transplant patients.
The main work location is the Royal London Hospital, with a maximum of one day a week at your haemodialysis (HD) unit. Our HD units are located in East London and currently the unit for this post is at Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone. You will work closely with the lead HD consultant, nurses and other members of MDT to provide excellent care. This affords the opportunity to build rewarding working relationships with your patients.
The remainder of the caseload will rotate between inpatient work, including renal HDU and our outpatient clinics, predominately pre-dialysis.
As a team we regularly undertake service improvement and audit linked to our team objectives. You will be encouraged to utilise your audit skills to evaluate your practice, identifying areas to improve and lead on these changes, with excellent support from the dietetic and renal teams.
Main duties of the job
To provide a specialist clinical dietetic service at Band 6 level to patients cared for by the Bart's Health Renal Services and, as required, to patients on the general acute inpatient wards. This will include renal outpatients: pre-dialysis, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and transplant patients. To provide consultations via the telephone, video, or face to face (in clinic or whilst on dialysis) if indicated. Dialysis units are located at: The Royal London Hospital, Newham University Hospital, Queen's Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital and King George's Hospital; additional units may be opened in the future.
To function as an integral member of the clinical team, providing specialist dietetic care and contributing to patient outcomes. To continually evaluate and improve the service by undertaking audit and active research.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical post registration experience in relevant settings
- Demonstrable experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and understanding team dynamics.
- Documented evidence of commitment to CPD.
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Confident i.e. dealing with patients and health professionals, in clinical care and day to day duties.
- Self-motivated i.e. uses own initiative to seek CPD opportunities recognise needs of the service and areas to develop.
- Flexible, adaptable and creative i.e. will work across different hospital sites and adapt to changes within the service.
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions
- Able to deal with distressed client's relatives and staff.
- Confidentiality i.e. is able to ensure confidentiality where appropriate.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- HPC registered
- Qualification in area of specialism(s) or evidence of significant experience in specialism
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical post registration experience in relevant settings
- Demonstrable experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and understanding team dynamics.
- Documented evidence of commitment to CPD.
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Confident i.e. dealing with patients and health professionals, in clinical care and day to day duties.
- Self-motivated i.e. uses own initiative to seek CPD opportunities recognise needs of the service and areas to develop.
- Flexible, adaptable and creative i.e. will work across different hospital sites and adapt to changes within the service.
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions
- Able to deal with distressed client's relatives and staff.
- Confidentiality i.e. is able to ensure confidentiality where appropriate.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- HPC registered
- Qualification in area of specialism(s) or evidence of significant experience in specialism
Desirable
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
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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).
