Job summary
Are you a HCPC Registered Dietitian with an interest in furthering your dietetic career across a range of clinical conditions, in a friendly and supportive team?
This post sits within UHBW's Adult Nutrition and Dietetic Service based across two main hospital sites in Bristol and Weston. This rotational band 6 post is based in the beautiful coastal town of Weston-super-Mare.
This postholder will provide dietetic care predominantly within the speciality of gastroenterology. This post has the benefit of rotating with our Medicine and Critical Care post, providing an incredible opportunity for you to learn and develop your knowledge and skills across a range of areas and settings.
The Weston team are an experienced team of 17 members of Dietitians and support workers providing specialist input to pathways including front door services, care of the elderly, rehab, surgery, ITU, gastroenterology, oncology, diabetes, stroke, and food policy. We work across both inpatient and out-patient areas.
Our team provide unique benefits including, asupernumerary period, time together for a monthly canteen breakfast, one day per month of protected non clinical time, monthly supervision sessions and weekly team huddles, learning and development time with senior specialist dietitians / peers within your speciality areas, and funding for learning and development opportunities.
Find out more about UHBW Adult Therapies Department Careers https://www.uhbwcareers.nhs.uk/therapies-careers/
Main duties of the job
Rotation 1 -Medicine and Gastroenterology inpatients and a weekly gastroenterology out-patient clinic
Rotation 2 - Medicine and Critical Care inpatients
We participate in student training with all members of the team actively providing input to A, B and C placements for University of Plymouth students.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting patients, developing nutritional care within their specialist areas, and who can work effectively as part of the Nutrition and Dietetic Department and the wider multidisciplinary team.
We welcome contact from prospective applicants.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oQ1 HCPC Registration
- oQ2 Evidence of continuing professional development
- oQ3 Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics
- oQ4 Clinical Supervisory Skills (Basic)
Desirable
- oQ5 BDA Membership
- oQ6 PEN Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oE1 Proven experience in: -Enteral Nutrition Support -Chronic Disease Management -Nutrition support in acute illness
- oE2 Working as part of a multi-professional Team
- oE3 Student Training
- oE5 Teaching Experience
Desirable
- oE4 Audit Experience
- oE6 Experience of supervision of junior staff
- E7 Experience of writing protocols & guidelines
- oE8 Experience of working in the community
- oE9 Experience of Home Enteral Nutrition
Skills and abilities
Essential
- oS1 Good communication skills at all levels -Oral -Written -Interpersona
- oS2 Good organisational skills
- oS4 Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings & to professional groups/ grades
- oS5 Computer skills & use of dietary analysis programmes
- oS6 Advanced clinical reasoning
- oS7 Behaviour & motivational interviewing skills
- oS8 Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions
- oS9 Insight & sensitivity
- oS11 Team player & able to maintain effective working relationships
- oS12 Ability to process highly complex information or situations
- oS13 Ability to work under own initiative
- oS14 Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers & students
- oS3 Time Management
Desirable
- oS10 Active/committee member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- oS15 Access to transport in order to deliver community working
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oQ1 HCPC Registration
- oQ2 Evidence of continuing professional development
- oQ3 Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics
- oQ4 Clinical Supervisory Skills (Basic)
Desirable
- oQ5 BDA Membership
- oQ6 PEN Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oE1 Proven experience in: -Enteral Nutrition Support -Chronic Disease Management -Nutrition support in acute illness
- oE2 Working as part of a multi-professional Team
- oE3 Student Training
- oE5 Teaching Experience
Desirable
- oE4 Audit Experience
- oE6 Experience of supervision of junior staff
- E7 Experience of writing protocols & guidelines
- oE8 Experience of working in the community
- oE9 Experience of Home Enteral Nutrition
Skills and abilities
Essential
- oS1 Good communication skills at all levels -Oral -Written -Interpersona
- oS2 Good organisational skills
- oS4 Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings & to professional groups/ grades
- oS5 Computer skills & use of dietary analysis programmes
- oS6 Advanced clinical reasoning
- oS7 Behaviour & motivational interviewing skills
- oS8 Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions
- oS9 Insight & sensitivity
- oS11 Team player & able to maintain effective working relationships
- oS12 Ability to process highly complex information or situations
- oS13 Ability to work under own initiative
- oS14 Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers & students
- oS3 Time Management
Desirable
- oS10 Active/committee member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- oS15 Access to transport in order to deliver community working
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).
