Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated maternity specialist dietitian to join our small, friendly team at Liverpool Women's Hospital. The hospital, which is a teaching hospital, is the largest specialist provider of health services for women and babies in Europe. We work under a service level agreement with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust and benefit from the support and learning opportunities that larger teams can provide.
Our team of dietitians working in Women's Health, provide an inpatient service to the maternity and gynaecology wards. The team also deliver outpatient clinics (both face to face and remote) for diabetes in pregnancy, gynaecological oncology, and maternity services. This is an exciting time to join our expanding team as the service is undergoing a restructure with continuous improvements to the nutrition and dietetic provision across the Trust. We have future plans to integrate dietetics into important care pathways such as the LWH fertility service at the Hewitt centre and the successful candidate will have an important role in supporting these developments.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dietitian with excellent clinical and communication skills, experience of working in the NHS and of working with patients with complex needs. As clinical lead for maternity services the post holder must have a significant in-depth level of nutritional understanding across preconception pregnancy and acquired through experience within the specialism. Training and study will be supported as required. The post holder will be expected to work within the multidisciplinary team, and demonstrate expertise to help prevention of gestational diabetes, manage patients with complex pregnancies, undernutrition in pregnancy and ensure good preconception practices and promote nutrition education among midwives, medical and fertility teams.
The post holder will need to be able to work both independently and as part of a team to provide a highly specialised service to patients with complex clinical needs, such as patients with hyperemesis and pregnancy post bariatric surgery. The postholder will need to accurately assess holistic client needs using specialist knowledge and a broad range of nutritional assessment skills, measurements, and techniques. Although not essential, experience working in diabetes, antenatal, or fertility services is desirable.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will play a key role in the nutritional management of this patient group, and provide highly specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers and other health professionals. They will contribute to patient centred service improvements, training, development of protocols, policies, resources, standards and audit and other work to support the dietetic team. The post is also expected to include student training and health promotion. With the creation of new services and expansion of the team, there will be opportunities to take an active role in service development initiatives. You will be supported with your personal development goals and have regular clinical supervision and peer support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will play a key role in the nutritional management of this patient group, and provide highly specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers and other health professionals. They will contribute to patient centred service improvements, training, development of protocols, policies, resources, standards and audit and other work to support the dietetic team. The post is also expected to include student training and health promotion. With the creation of new services and expansion of the team, there will be opportunities to take an active role in service development initiatives. You will be supported with your personal development goals and have regular clinical supervision and peer support.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics/PhD Nutrition and Dietetics
- Current registration with HCPC
- Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity insurance
- Post registration validated training in specialist area - (BDA validated or MSc equivalent
- Supervisory Skills training, minimum introductory level
Desirable
- Supervisory Skills training advanced level
- Member of specialist interest group
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Attended leadership/management training
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience, including post registration experience in speciality
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of supporting learning of other healthcare professionals
- Experience and evidence of continuing personal and professional development in practice
- Experience in the training of student dietitians
- Previous experience of conducting audits and or research
Desirable
- Evidence of service review/development
- Experience of clinical supervision of others
- Experience of influencing others to improve patient care
Knowledge
Essential
- Establish effective communication methods to convey specialist knowledge to patients individually and in groups in a variety of settings
Desirable
- Post registration credited learning in enhanced communication skills
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates good presentation skills
- Accurate anthropometry skills
- Implements behavioural/counselling techniques to constructively overcome barriers to change
- Able to work autonomously within area of specialism using critical thinking and expert practitioner level judgement
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise tasks and support others to do the same
- Demonstrates confidence and motivation to work autonomously using clinical judgement in environments with little direct support
Desirable
- I.T. skills - keyboard, email, Powerpoint
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates holistic patient centred approach
- Commitment to maintain dietetic profile within the multidisciplinary team
- Self-reliant and self-motivated but willing to seek advice and support of others
- Supportive approach to learners
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Enhanced CRB Disclosure
Desirable
- Collaborative and constructive
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics/PhD Nutrition and Dietetics
- Current registration with HCPC
- Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity insurance
- Post registration validated training in specialist area - (BDA validated or MSc equivalent
- Supervisory Skills training, minimum introductory level
Desirable
- Supervisory Skills training advanced level
- Member of specialist interest group
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Attended leadership/management training
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience, including post registration experience in speciality
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of supporting learning of other healthcare professionals
- Experience and evidence of continuing personal and professional development in practice
- Experience in the training of student dietitians
- Previous experience of conducting audits and or research
Desirable
- Evidence of service review/development
- Experience of clinical supervision of others
- Experience of influencing others to improve patient care
Knowledge
Essential
- Establish effective communication methods to convey specialist knowledge to patients individually and in groups in a variety of settings
Desirable
- Post registration credited learning in enhanced communication skills
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates good presentation skills
- Accurate anthropometry skills
- Implements behavioural/counselling techniques to constructively overcome barriers to change
- Able to work autonomously within area of specialism using critical thinking and expert practitioner level judgement
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise tasks and support others to do the same
- Demonstrates confidence and motivation to work autonomously using clinical judgement in environments with little direct support
Desirable
- I.T. skills - keyboard, email, Powerpoint
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates holistic patient centred approach
- Commitment to maintain dietetic profile within the multidisciplinary team
- Self-reliant and self-motivated but willing to seek advice and support of others
- Supportive approach to learners
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Enhanced CRB Disclosure
Desirable
- Collaborative and constructive
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).
