Job summary
Are you a Dietitian with an interest in moving into a rotational Band 6 position in a busy acute setting? Do you want to expand both your general and specialist skills across multiple inpatient specialities, working as part of multidisciplinary teams? If so, Barts Health is now recruiting a motivated and dynamic individual to join our friendly team of Dietitians at Whipps Cross University Hospital (WCUH), a hospital in the heart of the East London with a hugely diverse population.
The rotations within this post will be:- Orthopaedics and Surgery- Oncology and Nutrition Support- Stroke and Older People's Medicine
As well as offering applicants the opportunity to build a solid clinical foundation, Whipps Cross dietetic team can offer you development in your management and leadership skills. There will be a well-supported leadership element to the post including line management of junior team members, supervision and student training. There will also be a large remit in staff and service development to compliment the clinical aspects of the position. We are looking to welcome someone with strong clinical and team working skills, who has a positive and resilient outlook to join our friendly team.
Main duties of the job
Whilst this post will be situated at WCUH you will have colleagues at other sites of the Barts Health NHS Trust with whom you will work in collaboration to develop the Barts Health dietetic service. With the breadth of specialities across the hospital sites this post offers excellent support as well as opportunities to learn and develop other clinical skills. Enquiries to discuss the position are welcomed. Please contact Emily Davison, Specialist Dietitian, via email e.davison5@nhs.net or Telephone: 020 8535 6829
To function as a Dietitian working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team to provide an effective and specialist dietetic service to patients across a number of specialities and contributing to patient outcomesTo support the dietetic team in developing and providing a service to the inpatients of Whipps Cross HospitalTo supervise more junior staff on a day to day basis To ensure that research and audit is undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of significant experience in same
- HCPC registered
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical post registration experience in relevant setting
- Demonstrable experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and understanding of team dynamics
- Documented evidence of commitment to CPD
- Demonstrable understanding of Clinical Governance and its relevance to everyday practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of own knowledge and skills and ability to identify learning needs and interests
Skills
Essential
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education
- Supervision of junior members of clinical staff and dietetic support workers
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups
- Ability to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Ability to communicate complex medical conditions in sensitive and easily understandable language
- Leadership skills ie through contribution to development of a project/service development or managing staff
- Skilled in taking accurate anthropometric measurements in order assess patients nutritional status and devise clinical plan
- Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients
- Ability to undertake audit and change practice in accordance with findings
- Ability to research and interpret literature and apply to own practice to ensure clinical practice is up to date
- Computer literacy ie Microsoft word, power point, excel
- Good organizational skills i.e managing own workload
Other
Essential
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability to communicate life threatening/ complex medical conditions in a sensitive and easily understandable language
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people eg. via advocacy/ interpreters
- The ability to be confident
- Self-motivated
- Flexible, adaptable and creative
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to deal with distressed clients relatives and staff
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues
- Able to organise complex information
- Able to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of significant experience in same
- HCPC registered
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical post registration experience in relevant setting
- Demonstrable experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and understanding of team dynamics
- Documented evidence of commitment to CPD
- Demonstrable understanding of Clinical Governance and its relevance to everyday practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of own knowledge and skills and ability to identify learning needs and interests
Skills
Essential
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education
- Supervision of junior members of clinical staff and dietetic support workers
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups
- Ability to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Ability to communicate complex medical conditions in sensitive and easily understandable language
- Leadership skills ie through contribution to development of a project/service development or managing staff
- Skilled in taking accurate anthropometric measurements in order assess patients nutritional status and devise clinical plan
- Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients
- Ability to undertake audit and change practice in accordance with findings
- Ability to research and interpret literature and apply to own practice to ensure clinical practice is up to date
- Computer literacy ie Microsoft word, power point, excel
- Good organizational skills i.e managing own workload
Other
Essential
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability to communicate life threatening/ complex medical conditions in a sensitive and easily understandable language
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people eg. via advocacy/ interpreters
- The ability to be confident
- Self-motivated
- Flexible, adaptable and creative
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to deal with distressed clients relatives and staff
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues
- Able to organise complex information
- Able to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
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).
