Job summary
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has been awarded new funding to
implement and provide a dietetic-led Off-FP10 service for enteral (HEF) and
oral nutritional support (ONS) across Wakefield Place. Working in partnership
with Wakefield Health and Care Partnership and the ICS, this service will
ensure all patients requiring nutritional support are referred to and
reviewed/monitored by the dietetic team. This new development will provide a
patient-centred, needs based service, which will allow seamless and more timely
care for community patients who may require nutritional support intervention.
The aim of the new service is to stop inappropriate prescribing of ONS (in line
with NHS England intentions), ensure all patients receive timely and
appropriate dietetic intervention and provided regular and ongoing training to
all care homes across Wakefield Place. The service also aims to reduce health
inequalities by ensuring improved access to dietetic support for all patients,
regardless of location.
The service has been commissioned on a permanent
basis, so we are looking to recruit into all areas including qualified
dietitians, dietetic assistants and a new admin team.
These exciting new posts will support the band 7 in implementation of the service, while maintaining their own clinical caseloads. They will be part of a team that also includes band 5s, band 3s and admin.
Main duties of the job
There are 2 band 6 posts available; one permanent and one 12-month contract. The post-holders will work across
Wakefield Place, providing a specialist dietetic service for patients with nutritional
support needs, in their own homes and in care. This may be through F2F contacts, telehealth, or presentations.
The post-holders are based in the Community but may be required to attend meetings at one of
the Trust's 3 hospital sites. The
post-holders may also work remotely for part of the week
The dietetic
department is fully committed to CPD and clinical supervision. We take A, B
and C students from Leeds Beckett University, and post holders will be
expected to take an active role in supporting and supervising our student
training program
When applying
for these posts it is essential that you read the job description and person
specification. Use the supporting information space on the application form
to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and previous experience meet the job
description requirements
You must
currently be registered with the Health Care Professions Council
You must be able to attend any location required of you therefore being a driver with access to a vehicle to support home
visits is essential
For further
information please contact Catriona Gentleman, Service Lead - Nutrition and
Dietetics (catriona.gentleman@nhs.net) or Ann-Marie Ward, Clinical Lead
Dietitian (ann-marie.ward1@nhs.net)
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Communicate complex patient related information
effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT members and with MDT
colleagues across health and social care sectors to ensure the delivery of a
co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include case meetings and
effective goal planning
- Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching
and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote
understanding of the aims of dietetic intervention and to ensure a consistent
approach to patient care
- To be an integral member of the team in setting
up, maintaining and evaluating a fully operational Off FP-10 model in the
Wakefield community working closely with colleagues of all bandings
- Working with colleagues of all bandings to
promote excellent nutritional care to people living within the Wakefield
community, working closely with other professionals to plan, deliver and
evaluate training packages and resources on a variety of topics such as
Management of nutritional care in care home settings, Cardiac Rehab and wound
care
- Maintain own clinical professional development
(CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporate
them as necessary into your work
- Be a member of the CPD programme by the
attendance and delivering of presentations and training sessions at staff
meetings, tutorials, training sessions in house and by attending external
courses and practising reflective practice
- Participate in the staff appraisals in line with
the trusts values and behaviours, through regular supervision of staff of
various bands to be able to help in the support and development of qualified
and non-qualified colleagues within the team
- Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your
work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects,
audit and outcome measures, either individually or with Clinical Lead/Team
Lead. Make recommendations for change
and support in delivery of changes
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical
governance and risk management and apply to work situation
- To be involved in developing and implementing
clinical audit plans as relevant to clinical specialism and contribute to
department audit programme
- Formulate individualised management and
treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range of
advanced treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of
care in conjunction with the patient and carers
- Plan a care programme for individual patients in
conjunction with other professional staff within the multidisciplinary team
(MDT)
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
to ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of persuasion,
motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment
programme
- Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills
to gain informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to
effective communication e.g. loss of
hearing, altered perception, expressive or receptive dysphasia, pain,
fear
- Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and
have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who may lack
capacity to consent to treatment
- Evaluate patient progress, reassess and
re-advise accordingly
- Manage clinical risk with own identified
patient case load
- Supervise, educate and assess the
performance of nutrition and dietetic students;
this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to
ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets standards set by the degree
level qualification
- To be involved in the continuous evaluation
and development of resources used within the team such as diet sheets and
training materials.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Communicate complex patient related information
effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT members and with MDT
colleagues across health and social care sectors to ensure the delivery of a
co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include case meetings and
effective goal planning
- Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching
and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote
understanding of the aims of dietetic intervention and to ensure a consistent
approach to patient care
- To be an integral member of the team in setting
up, maintaining and evaluating a fully operational Off FP-10 model in the
Wakefield community working closely with colleagues of all bandings
- Working with colleagues of all bandings to
promote excellent nutritional care to people living within the Wakefield
community, working closely with other professionals to plan, deliver and
evaluate training packages and resources on a variety of topics such as
Management of nutritional care in care home settings, Cardiac Rehab and wound
care
- Maintain own clinical professional development
(CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments and incorporate
them as necessary into your work
- Be a member of the CPD programme by the
attendance and delivering of presentations and training sessions at staff
meetings, tutorials, training sessions in house and by attending external
courses and practising reflective practice
- Participate in the staff appraisals in line with
the trusts values and behaviours, through regular supervision of staff of
various bands to be able to help in the support and development of qualified
and non-qualified colleagues within the team
- Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your
work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects,
audit and outcome measures, either individually or with Clinical Lead/Team
Lead. Make recommendations for change
and support in delivery of changes
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical
governance and risk management and apply to work situation
- To be involved in developing and implementing
clinical audit plans as relevant to clinical specialism and contribute to
department audit programme
- Formulate individualised management and
treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range of
advanced treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of
care in conjunction with the patient and carers
- Plan a care programme for individual patients in
conjunction with other professional staff within the multidisciplinary team
(MDT)
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
to ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of persuasion,
motivation and explanation to encourage patients to undertake their treatment
programme
- Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills
to gain informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to
effective communication e.g. loss of
hearing, altered perception, expressive or receptive dysphasia, pain,
fear
- Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and
have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who may lack
capacity to consent to treatment
- Evaluate patient progress, reassess and
re-advise accordingly
- Manage clinical risk with own identified
patient case load
- Supervise, educate and assess the
performance of nutrition and dietetic students;
this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to
ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets standards set by the degree
level qualification
- To be involved in the continuous evaluation
and development of resources used within the team such as diet sheets and
training materials.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Health and Safety awareness
- Understanding of a wide range of communication skills and their application in a variety of clinical settings
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or Equivalent
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Member of the BDA and relevant specialist groups
- Clinical Supervisory Skills Course
Experience
Essential
- Suitable post registration experience in dietetics
- Experience of Service delivery in a variety of clinical settings
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Confident, Caring and Empathetic
- Self-motivated
- Flexible, adaptive and creative
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Able to set priorities
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance and that of others
- Able to deal with occasional personal problems and complaints
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Able to organise complex information
- Effective team worker
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work single handed in an unpredictable environments e.g. Wakefield prison, Patients homes.
- Excellent oral communication skills with individual patients and their carers, public groups, medical and other professional practitioners
- Communicates complex diagnosis gaining consent and understanding of treatment plans required
- Communicates complex information overcoming barriers to understanding
- Excellent written communication skills with GPs, Health and social care Professionals and patients
- Excellent organisational skills to manage and plan own work load including clinics across the District
- Excellent presentation skills and ability to work with individuals and groups
- Behaviour change/Motivational interviewing (informal)
- Clinical Supervision Skills
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Evidence of professional development, commitment to lifelong learning
- Evaluation and Audit skills
- Goal setting and negotiating skills
- Ability to take decisions independently
- Able to deal with distressed patients, carers and staff
- Able to use equipment for anthropometric measurements
- Accurate keyboard skills (data inputting, word processing, internet and dietary analysis)
Desirable
- Leadership skills
- Experience of delivering undergraduate and post graduate student supervision and clinical education
- IM&T skills
Person Specification
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Health and Safety awareness
- Understanding of a wide range of communication skills and their application in a variety of clinical settings
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or Equivalent
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Member of the BDA and relevant specialist groups
- Clinical Supervisory Skills Course
Experience
Essential
- Suitable post registration experience in dietetics
- Experience of Service delivery in a variety of clinical settings
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Confident, Caring and Empathetic
- Self-motivated
- Flexible, adaptive and creative
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Able to set priorities
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance and that of others
- Able to deal with occasional personal problems and complaints
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Able to organise complex information
- Effective team worker
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work single handed in an unpredictable environments e.g. Wakefield prison, Patients homes.
- Excellent oral communication skills with individual patients and their carers, public groups, medical and other professional practitioners
- Communicates complex diagnosis gaining consent and understanding of treatment plans required
- Communicates complex information overcoming barriers to understanding
- Excellent written communication skills with GPs, Health and social care Professionals and patients
- Excellent organisational skills to manage and plan own work load including clinics across the District
- Excellent presentation skills and ability to work with individuals and groups
- Behaviour change/Motivational interviewing (informal)
- Clinical Supervision Skills
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Evidence of professional development, commitment to lifelong learning
- Evaluation and Audit skills
- Goal setting and negotiating skills
- Ability to take decisions independently
- Able to deal with distressed patients, carers and staff
- Able to use equipment for anthropometric measurements
- Accurate keyboard skills (data inputting, word processing, internet and dietary analysis)
Desirable
- Leadership skills
- Experience of delivering undergraduate and post graduate student supervision and clinical education
- IM&T skills
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).
