Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to excel and to gain further dietetic experience in complex Nutrition Support? We have an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated dynamic Dietitian with excellent prioritisation and organisational skills to gain experience in a fast-paced environment with support from our friendly team.
You should be experienced or keen and ready to upskill to the acute environment and be a competent practitioner with an interest and passion in complex nutrition support, surgery and gastroenterology. Experience in parenteral nutrition would be an advantage.
This post is for medical role, including supporting on ITU. There may be a requirement to cover gastroenterology during periods of leave and there may be an opportunity to rotate into the gastro/surgical role at a later stage.
You willbe responsible for delivering high quality evidence based dietetic care to patients in gastroenterology, surgery and critical care. There will also be the opportunity to participate in weekly nutrition support team meetings, working closely with band 7 Dietitians, Nutrition Nurse Specialist, pharmacists and gastroenterologist. You will be responsible for the supervision and daily support of a band 5 Dietitian.
We are committed to work-based education and training to improve clinical skills and we actively encourage CPD and audit. You will take an active part in training students and clinical supervision programme of other staff.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist dietetic assessment for a range of patients within acute inpatient service including, but not exclusive to, gastroenterology medical and surgical wards.
- Provide specialist dietetic intervention for patients with complex nutritional support needs on the medical wards and ITU.
- Adapt dietetic practice to suit needs of patient, service and location of intervention in themedical and surgical wards setting.
- Working with the critical care dietitians to develop skills within the ITU setting for supporting the assessment, intervention and management of critically ill patients and to ensure adequate cover during planned or unplanned leave.
- Provide specialist assessment and intervention for patients referred to the dietetic outpatient clinics which include, but is not exclusive to, IBS and IBD.
- Provide clinical supervision and appraisal to junior staff, therapy assistants and students dependent on rotation.
- Participate in the delivery of staff training among the wider MDT on variety of nutritionalinterventions and to advocate dietetics in professional meetings.
- Working alongside the team and line manager, participate in ongoing service evaluation and development.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
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 on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
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 on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or PGD in nutrition and dietetics
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Member of the BDA
- Member of Relevant Dietitians specialist group e.g., PENG, critical care specialist group
- Post registration courses in relevant areas of motivation/ counselling skills e.g., Behaviour Change Levels 1,2,3
- Low fodmap
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to attend and contribute to high level MDT discussions including lead for Nutrition Support team meeting weekly alongside colleagues
- Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and those with cognitive impairment and communication difficulties
- Presentation skills and ability to work effectively and autonomously, with individuals and groups
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to take initiative and assert new ideas, pathways to senior members of dietetic and MDT in critical care
- Ability to work effectively as part of an MDT and as an autonomous practitioner
- Ability to communicate effectively during ward rounds, team meetings and through medical information and with carers/ family on highly sensitive issues around feeding
- Ability to identify and undertake audit/ service development
Experience
Essential
- Typically, the post holder would be expected to have a minimum of 2 years post registration experience or demonstrate competency in autonomously practicing in the acute setting
- Good level of experience working with patients with multiple pathologies, undertaking specialist assessment, treatment plans and discharge plans
- Good level of experience working with end-of-life issues
- Good level of experience with enteral tube feeding and nutrition support
- Experience of working with catering and pharmacy in maintaining optimal nutritional status
- Experience of leading and facilitating training and education for a variety of trained and untrained staff
- Experience of clinically supervising junior staff and /or pre and post registration students
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds
- Experience of critical care and parenteral nutrition
Knowledge
Essential
- Baseline knowledge of artificial nutrition support
- Demonstrates a good understanding of managing nutritional intake in patients with physical and psychological impairment
- Demonstrate a good understanding of tube types, placement modes and risk management and infection control
- Demonstrates a good understanding of enteral feeding including the ethics of initiating and withdrawal nutrition support
Desirable
- Health needs in a multicultural community
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Trust values
- Commitment to and adherence to The Equality Act
- Professional manner
- Able to respond to pressure appropriately
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or PGD in nutrition and dietetics
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Member of the BDA
- Member of Relevant Dietitians specialist group e.g., PENG, critical care specialist group
- Post registration courses in relevant areas of motivation/ counselling skills e.g., Behaviour Change Levels 1,2,3
- Low fodmap
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to attend and contribute to high level MDT discussions including lead for Nutrition Support team meeting weekly alongside colleagues
- Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and those with cognitive impairment and communication difficulties
- Presentation skills and ability to work effectively and autonomously, with individuals and groups
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to take initiative and assert new ideas, pathways to senior members of dietetic and MDT in critical care
- Ability to work effectively as part of an MDT and as an autonomous practitioner
- Ability to communicate effectively during ward rounds, team meetings and through medical information and with carers/ family on highly sensitive issues around feeding
- Ability to identify and undertake audit/ service development
Experience
Essential
- Typically, the post holder would be expected to have a minimum of 2 years post registration experience or demonstrate competency in autonomously practicing in the acute setting
- Good level of experience working with patients with multiple pathologies, undertaking specialist assessment, treatment plans and discharge plans
- Good level of experience working with end-of-life issues
- Good level of experience with enteral tube feeding and nutrition support
- Experience of working with catering and pharmacy in maintaining optimal nutritional status
- Experience of leading and facilitating training and education for a variety of trained and untrained staff
- Experience of clinically supervising junior staff and /or pre and post registration students
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds
- Experience of critical care and parenteral nutrition
Knowledge
Essential
- Baseline knowledge of artificial nutrition support
- Demonstrates a good understanding of managing nutritional intake in patients with physical and psychological impairment
- Demonstrate a good understanding of tube types, placement modes and risk management and infection control
- Demonstrates a good understanding of enteral feeding including the ethics of initiating and withdrawal nutrition support
Desirable
- Health needs in a multicultural community
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Trust values
- Commitment to and adherence to The Equality Act
- Professional manner
- Able to respond to pressure appropriately
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).
