Job summary
Highly Specialist Dietitian - Adult Acute Team Lead
Band 7
Fixed term Maternity leave cover (12 months)
Bradford Nutrition and Dietetic Service
A very exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, passionate, innovative and forward thinking Highly Specialist Dietitian to lead our adult inpatient team.
You will jointly lead a team of dietitians and dietetic assistant practitioners who support inpatients admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary. You will have line management responsibilities and we are a looking for a supportive leader who can develop and grow our team.
You will drive forward existing roles and services, whilst seeking opportunities to develop and lead new opportunities in dietetics and across the Trust. Working with the other specialist team leads you will collaborate to ensure ongoing close working and development opportunities for dietetic services and members of the team.
Main duties of the job
You will have a range of experience from working in a busy hospital setting, and experience in critical care / parenteral nutrition and managing complex enteral nutrition is essential.
You will be the expert on nutrition in this field, and will seek opportunities to lead on service improvement, audit and research, using excellent influencing and communication skills to raise the profile of dietetics within the team and organisation.
You will jointly be leading acute services across a range of clinical areas, including adult inpatients, and outpatient clinics, both at Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Lukes Hospital. You may also be required to work across a range of other hospital/dietetic service/ community locations.
Applicants must be HCPC registered dietitians, who have obtained relevant clinical dietetic experience, and who are car drivers with access to a car.
We currently recruiting for 1 post but have 2 options for appointment (either Band 6 or Band 7)
About us
Bradford's Nutrition & Dietetic Service is a dynamic team of over 50 Dietitians working in Acute, Community and Primary Care settings, supported by an excellent clerical team with good IT and library facilities.
Professional development opportunities exist within the Dietetic department; quality, effectiveness and service user experience are given high priority.
The post holder will be expected to participate fully in the training of 'B' and 'C' Placement student dietitians.
Bradford is a vibrant, diverse, multicultural city with a wide range of entertainment and leisure activities available locally. There are good road and rail networks to Leeds and the M62 corridor, and easy access to the Yorkshire Dales and the South Pennines.
You can find out more at
www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/dietetics & on Twitter @BTHFTdietitians
www.visitbradford.com
www.investinbradford.com/discover-bradford.html
www.yorkshire.com
Informal enquiries can be made to:
Rupert Allen, Principal Dietitian Rupert.allen@bthft.nhs.uk
01274 365108
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert for more information
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate dietetic experience
- Recent experience of clinical/specialist area/s relevant to the post
- Teaching and Training experience at a variety of levels
- Experience of developing evidence based resources, guidelines, protocols and policies
- Experience of supervision
- Experience of evaluating practice
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team
- Experience of patient & public involvement
Desirable
- Service development and performance /outcome measurement
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written skills
- Competent with IT : internet, literature searches, food analysis programmes
Desirable
- Competent with IT : word processing, power point & spreadsheets
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Competent in relevant specialist Area of Dietetic Practice
- Awareness of responsibility for own CPD
- Aware of the operational and organisational aspects of the NHS
- Knowledge of the different dietary and social needs of multi-cultural Bradford
- Clinical supervisory skills training
- Specialist & mandatory training relevant to the specialist area
Desirable
- Any Asian language
- Leadership training Leadership training
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics/Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- HPC Registered Dietitian
- Relevant post registration qualification- advanced diploma in dietetics, relevant masters module or other equivalent qualification
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate dietetic experience
- Recent experience of clinical/specialist area/s relevant to the post
- Teaching and Training experience at a variety of levels
- Experience of developing evidence based resources, guidelines, protocols and policies
- Experience of supervision
- Experience of evaluating practice
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team
- Experience of patient & public involvement
Desirable
- Service development and performance /outcome measurement
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written skills
- Competent with IT : internet, literature searches, food analysis programmes
Desirable
- Competent with IT : word processing, power point & spreadsheets
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Competent in relevant specialist Area of Dietetic Practice
- Awareness of responsibility for own CPD
- Aware of the operational and organisational aspects of the NHS
- Knowledge of the different dietary and social needs of multi-cultural Bradford
- Clinical supervisory skills training
- Specialist & mandatory training relevant to the specialist area
Desirable
- Any Asian language
- Leadership training Leadership training
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics/Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- HPC Registered Dietitian
- Relevant post registration qualification- advanced diploma in dietetics, relevant masters module or other equivalent qualification
Desirable
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).
