Job summary
Royal Manchester Children's hospital (RMCH) has developed a CEW multidisciplinary team with national funding to provide treatment for complications related from excess weight (CEW) in children and young people. RMCH is a tertiary Children's Hospital that provides services to most dietetic clinical paediatric specialties.
The postholder will be managed as part of our RMCH paediatric dietetic service - a large acute team consisting of 38 dietitians and 5 assistants.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Manchester CEW team and support developments working in an established multidisciplinary team (Endocrine consultants, specialist nurses, physician, clinical psychologists, specialist physiotherapist, youth worker and 1.00 wte specialist dietitians).
The successful band 7 applicants will have significant dietetic post grad Clinical experience with post registration training in clinical Paediatric dietetics /weight management. You will be currently working at band 6 level and have experience working with children for diabetes /weight management with leadership and management experience.
The post could be a band 6 to 7 training post if you have less management experience but the right clinical competencies. We will support your development and upgrade the post to band 7 once you meet the leadership and management competencies
Main duties of the job
There is a diverse caseload with both dietetic led /MDT outpatient clinics, group sessions, and inpatient management requiring an advanced level of clinical dietetic expertise and MDT working.
Excellent leadership and motivational skills alongside effective communication will be required to optimize treatment outcomes and liaise with patients, parents/ carers, other health care professionals, schools, social care and local community teams.
There is a wide variety of teaching opportunities with both patients, carers and health care professionals from facilitating nutritional education sessions to more formal evidence-based lecturing e.g. masters of dietetic training or presenting research projects at conferences.
The postholder will have the opportunity to participate in and initiate quality initiatives, research projects, and audits. They will be responsible for reporting on outcomes and service evaluations including the voice of the child and patient experience.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 30,000 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 Electronic Patient Record system which 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 Green Plan which sets 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.
Diversity MattersMFT 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.
Diversity MattersMFT 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
Educational / Qualifications / Registration
Essential
- Registration via Healthcare Professions Council
- Evidence of Advanced / masters level post graduate training in paediatric dietetics e.g masters level BDA paediatric modules , PENG course ,
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical dietetic experience in an acute paediatric in hospital setting
- Previous knowledge and experience in nutrition support and dietetic management of children in a critical care /renal setting
- Specialist knowledge of dietetic assessment and treatment techniques
- Evidence of on-going Continual Professional Development in paediatric dietetics
- Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary team working
- Experience of supervision of 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 and patient experience initiatives
- Delivered MDT paediatric dietetic training both internally and externally
Person Specification
Educational / Qualifications / Registration
Essential
- Registration via Healthcare Professions Council
- Evidence of Advanced / masters level post graduate training in paediatric dietetics e.g masters level BDA paediatric modules , PENG course ,
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical dietetic experience in an acute paediatric in hospital setting
- Previous knowledge and experience in nutrition support and dietetic management of children in a critical care /renal setting
- Specialist knowledge of dietetic assessment and treatment techniques
- Evidence of on-going Continual Professional Development in paediatric dietetics
- Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary team working
- Experience of supervision of 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 and patient experience initiatives
- Delivered MDT paediatric dietetic training both internally and externally
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).
