Job summary
This is an exciting new post to provide expert dietetic care and advice to adult patients with complex medical needs or those who are discharged from Critical Care after a long stay, within the UHL Trust. As a new post this is a great opportunity, allowing you to develop the role and improve patient outcomes.
You will be responsible for the provision of a specialist, high quality, effective nutrition and dietetic service for adult patients with complex medical needs and critical care step down. You will work as a core member of adult ward MDTs across UHL to provide holistic nutritional care whilst also exercising a large degree of autonomy.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with a full time Senior Specialist Dietitian to provide expert nutritional care to critical care step down patients. This is one of the few posts in the UK to be funded specifically to provide ongoing nutritional care in the recovery of the deconditioned patient- a hot topic across national nutrition platforms and BAPEN 2023.
We are looking for a motivated, active team player, with excellent communication and audit skills . You will have the opportunity to develop clinical leadership skills and gain further experience in complex medicine and critical dietetic care nutritional support, anthropometry and service evaluation.
The Nutrition and Dietetic Service in UHL NHS Trust has a team of over 65 staff including Dietitians, Nutrition Nurses, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners, Dietetic Assistants, and support team staff providing local, specialist and tertiary services.
We are a progressive Service which actively contributes to the Trusts Quality & Safety agenda and has an established service development and quality improvement programme which you will be encouraged to contribute to.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing expert nutritional care and advice to adult patients with complex medical needs or post critical care at Leicester General Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary.
To lead on the development and provision of a high quality, evidence based and effective Dietetic and Nutrition service with complex medical needs and support the lead Dietitian for post critical care patients.
To manage this dietetic case load without direct supervision and whilst exercising a large degree of autonomy
To be an expert in adult dietetic care within the Dietetic and Nutrition Service, and inform other Dietitians within the team and service of developments in these fields.
See job description for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing expert nutritional care and advice to adult patients with complex medical needs or post critical care at Leicester General Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary.
To lead on the development and provision of a high quality, evidence based and effective Dietetic and Nutrition service with complex medical needs and support the lead Dietitian for post critical care patients.
To manage this dietetic case load without direct supervision and whilst exercising a large degree of autonomy
To be an expert in adult dietetic care within the Dietetic and Nutrition Service, and inform other Dietitians within the team and service of developments in these fields.
See job description for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Dietetic degree
- HCPC Registration
- Relevant accredited or master level training
- Clinical Supervisory skills
Desirable
- Completion of an Advanced Clinical Supervisory Skills Course
- Supplementary non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Dietetic experience in a varied dietetic environment
- Developed expert practice in adult nutritional support dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services
- Student Training experience Dietetically
- Developed practice in dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services
- developed expert practice in anthropometry including MUAC, Grip strength and weighing patients.
Desirable
- Experience of line management or co-ordination of clinical supervision or providing coaching / mentoring role
Communication
Essential
- Team Working experience
- Evidence of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Evidence of being able to Influence
Desirable
- Previous experience of presenting service improvement project/audit at National conference
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Dietetic degree
- HCPC Registration
- Relevant accredited or master level training
- Clinical Supervisory skills
Desirable
- Completion of an Advanced Clinical Supervisory Skills Course
- Supplementary non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Dietetic experience in a varied dietetic environment
- Developed expert practice in adult nutritional support dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services
- Student Training experience Dietetically
- Developed practice in dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services
- developed expert practice in anthropometry including MUAC, Grip strength and weighing patients.
Desirable
- Experience of line management or co-ordination of clinical supervision or providing coaching / mentoring role
Communication
Essential
- Team Working experience
- Evidence of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Evidence of being able to Influence
Desirable
- Previous experience of presenting service improvement project/audit at National conference
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).
