Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dietitian with Critical Care experience to join our brilliant Critical Care and Trauma dietetic team at Band 7 level.
If you are highly motivated, passionate about Critical Care Dietetics and enjoy delivering clinical excellence as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) in a large teaching hospital, then this job is for you!
You will be supported by our Dietetic Team lead and jointly manage the well-established Critical Care Dietetic team, leading on service delivery, evaluation, and development.
If you think this job is for you, then please read on for more information about the job.
Main duties of the job
Experience in Critical care is essential and knowledge of other acute dietetic specialities is desirable. Patients on your caseload will frequently require complex artificial nutrition support
You will deliver high-quality, evidenced based care to critically ill patients in our High Dependency, Major Trauma, General Intensive Care and Cardiac Intensive Care Units, on the Oxford Road site at Manchester Royal Infirmary (Total of 75 Critical Care beds).
Our specialist services include Major Trauma, Regional Hepatobiliary Pancreatic, Major Vascular Surgery and Intervention, Transplantation and Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis Surgery, Interventional Radiology for GI bleeding and Trauma, TIPPs for liver support, and Tertiary Renal and Haematology services.
You will be a key member of the Critical Care MDT, contributing to ward rounds, MDT meetings, staff training and service development. You will benefit and contribute to cross-site group supervision and service development, linking in with Critical Care Dietitians based at our Wythenshawe and North Manchester sites to develop evidence-based guidelines and embed them in practice.
You will be an integral part of our student training programme and support the learning and development of colleagues in a relaxed and supportive environment. Our team of seven Band 6s rotate yearly through specialities and you will support the development of their competencies.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualification / Education
Essential
- BSc. or MSc. in Dietetics or
- BSc. In relevant science plus Post Graduate Diploma or MSc in Dietetics
- State registration via Health and Care Professions Council
- Clinical Educators Course
- Completion of validated/nationally recognised post-graduate training or equivalent in the specialist area
- Member of relevant clinical specialist interest group
Desirable
- Registered member of the British Dietetic Association
- Involvement in special interest group
- Audit and Research training to a post-graduate level
- Completion of a post-graduate management/leadership course
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate clinical experience which includes a reasonable amount of time working in a post incorporating the relevant specialty, following post-graduate experience as a Dietitian in a broad rotational post
- Experience of supervision of qualified staff, students and assistants
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development to a specialist level
- Highly comprehensive specialist knowledge of dietetic assessment and treatment techniques
- Working knowledge of local and national policies and procedures e.g. British Dietetic Association/Health and Care Professions Council Code of Conduct/Ethics, Health and Safety, Infection Control, Equality and Diversity
- Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of supervision of qualified staff, students and assistants
- Evidence of contribution to clinical education and in-service training of less experienced staff/students and assistants
- Understanding of clinical effectiveness and its implications for services including experience of quality issues, audit and evidence based practice
- Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding practices relevant to the clinical
Desirable
- Experience in a post at this level
- Experience of managing less senior staff
- Evidence of involvement in governance activities
- Knowledge of community and Intermediate Care services
- Evidence of participation in postregistration research
Clinical Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
- Good organisational / planning / prioritisation skills
- Demonstrate complex body composition measurement skills
- Ability to motivate and negotiate to encourage reluctant and challenging patients
- Effective written communication skills e.g. clinical records, reports to other health care professionals and external agencies
- Well developed concentration, analytical and problem solving skills
- Able to work autonomously with ability to seek guidance appropriately with individuals or in a group setting
Person Specification
Qualification / Education
Essential
- BSc. or MSc. in Dietetics or
- BSc. In relevant science plus Post Graduate Diploma or MSc in Dietetics
- State registration via Health and Care Professions Council
- Clinical Educators Course
- Completion of validated/nationally recognised post-graduate training or equivalent in the specialist area
- Member of relevant clinical specialist interest group
Desirable
- Registered member of the British Dietetic Association
- Involvement in special interest group
- Audit and Research training to a post-graduate level
- Completion of a post-graduate management/leadership course
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate clinical experience which includes a reasonable amount of time working in a post incorporating the relevant specialty, following post-graduate experience as a Dietitian in a broad rotational post
- Experience of supervision of qualified staff, students and assistants
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development to a specialist level
- Highly comprehensive specialist knowledge of dietetic assessment and treatment techniques
- Working knowledge of local and national policies and procedures e.g. British Dietetic Association/Health and Care Professions Council Code of Conduct/Ethics, Health and Safety, Infection Control, Equality and Diversity
- Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of supervision of qualified staff, students and assistants
- Evidence of contribution to clinical education and in-service training of less experienced staff/students and assistants
- Understanding of clinical effectiveness and its implications for services including experience of quality issues, audit and evidence based practice
- Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding practices relevant to the clinical
Desirable
- Experience in a post at this level
- Experience of managing less senior staff
- Evidence of involvement in governance activities
- Knowledge of community and Intermediate Care services
- Evidence of participation in postregistration research
Clinical Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
- Good organisational / planning / prioritisation skills
- Demonstrate complex body composition measurement skills
- Ability to motivate and negotiate to encourage reluctant and challenging patients
- Effective written communication skills e.g. clinical records, reports to other health care professionals and external agencies
- Well developed concentration, analytical and problem solving skills
- Able to work autonomously with ability to seek guidance appropriately with individuals or in a group setting
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).
