Job summary
We have a new opportunity for an experienced dietitian to join the Acute Dietetics Team in Cheltenham General hospital as a Stroke Specialist. This is an established role where you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing nutritional support to patients on the stroke unit and support them through their inpatient stay. In this role you are able to have a positive impact on patients and their family and help them navigate the difficulties with meeting nutritional needs after a stroke.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide dietetics care to patients on our hyper Acute Stroke Unit and Stroke Rehab wards. You will require experience working on acute medical wads, enteral tube feeding and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills including in observation and active listening. You will work closely with the Stoke MDT, as well as needing to work as part of a team and liaise with professionals at all levels. The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated and flexible to prioritise their own workload and be assertive in their time management.
The role provides opportunities to develop dietetic skills in a specialist area, working with an experienced and dynamic team of Acute dietitians. We encourage and support audit, research and contribution to service development within the dietetic department and Acute services. You would also be involved in supervising staff and students. Some travel may be required.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in England, delivering services from two general hospitals in thriving Gloucester and beautiful regency Cheltenham. Gloucestershire has excellent transport links and stunning countryside, and was recently ranked in the top three places to live in the UK. Gloucestershire Hospitals has a £500m annual operating income, 960 beds, over 125,000 emergency attendances and nearly 800,000 outpatient appointments each year. We have over 8,000 members of staff who are committed to providing high quality acute elective and specialist services under our vision of 'Best Care For Everyone' to a diverse population of almost 620,000. We are large forward thinking supportive department who keen to invest in the development of their staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be directly responsible to the Cheltenham Dietetic Acute Lead, working alongside the Acute Dietitians team leads and closely with the Home Enteral Feeding Team.
You will be working to plan, implement and monitor high quality nutritional care to patients with complex needs in the inpatient setting and beyond.
You will be actively involved in the supervision, education and development of designated Band 5 staff and also contribute to the training of A, B & C students each year. Please see the job description and person specification for more details.
Flexible and part time working can be considered
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be directly responsible to the Cheltenham Dietetic Acute Lead, working alongside the Acute Dietitians team leads and closely with the Home Enteral Feeding Team.
You will be working to plan, implement and monitor high quality nutritional care to patients with complex needs in the inpatient setting and beyond.
You will be actively involved in the supervision, education and development of designated Band 5 staff and also contribute to the training of A, B & C students each year. Please see the job description and person specification for more details.
Flexible and part time working can be considered
Person Specification
written and verbel evidence of skills
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Dietetics
- Registered with HCPC
- Experience of working within the NHS and knowledge of assessing those with complex medical problems in areas of acute and stroke care and enteral tube feeding
- Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge in decision making in enteral feeding
- Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible
- Experience of effectively maintaining working relationship within a team
- Demonstrate Prioritising workloads
- Demonstrate responsible for clinical supervision of junior staff and students
- Illustrate interpersonal skills including observation, listening, caring and empathy skills and can relate well to staff and patients.
- Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills
- Ability to problem solve
- To demonstrate Trust required behaviours in working towards Individual, Department, Divisional and Trust Objectives/Goals, maintain Professional appearance and behaviours in the workplace
- IT Literate
- Desire and experience in delivering a high-quality service.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- Experience of handling difficult & sensitive situations well
- Evidence of Continued CPD, including evidence of reflective practice, service evaluation and utilisation of best practice.
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Attendance on relevant accredited courses
- Training and /or demonstrated experience in Leadership and Development
- Experience in implementing clinical governance
Person Specification
written and verbel evidence of skills
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Dietetics
- Registered with HCPC
- Experience of working within the NHS and knowledge of assessing those with complex medical problems in areas of acute and stroke care and enteral tube feeding
- Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge in decision making in enteral feeding
- Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible
- Experience of effectively maintaining working relationship within a team
- Demonstrate Prioritising workloads
- Demonstrate responsible for clinical supervision of junior staff and students
- Illustrate interpersonal skills including observation, listening, caring and empathy skills and can relate well to staff and patients.
- Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills
- Ability to problem solve
- To demonstrate Trust required behaviours in working towards Individual, Department, Divisional and Trust Objectives/Goals, maintain Professional appearance and behaviours in the workplace
- IT Literate
- Desire and experience in delivering a high-quality service.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- Experience of handling difficult & sensitive situations well
- Evidence of Continued CPD, including evidence of reflective practice, service evaluation and utilisation of best practice.
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Attendance on relevant accredited courses
- Training and /or demonstrated experience in Leadership and Development
- Experience in implementing clinical governance
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
