Job summary
To take the lead role and responsibility to provide a Service to the critical care services including the Trust Nutrition team. If appropriately trained and competent to practice, to take on the extended role of non-medical prescribing in the critical care and nutrition team inpatient services within own scope of practice. To evaluate the critical care and nutrition team dietetic service. This includes developing and updating policies and procedures. To provide expert opinion, advice and guidance to colleagues . To participate and contribute to the Nutrition Team and provide cover for other specialist services areas as and when required. To take the lead role for the development and provision of education programmes for patients and staff within and out-with the Trust, and to develop critical care education resources. To take the lead for producing, implementing, and updating critical care policies and procedures. To lead on and regularly participate in research and audit within critical care and the wider Dietetic Service. To participate in seven-day service on a Rota basis. To undertake student training. To ensure close liaison between acute and community teams.
Main duties of the job
To cover Critical Care Unit (CCU), High Dependency Unit (HDU), and the Trust Nutrition Team, including other general wards requiring Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), and to other areas as and when required in response to service needs.
To lead the Nutrition Team for the dietetic care of parenterally fed patients.
To utilise highly developed communication and teaching skills to educate the diverse and multicultural patients
To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the specialist dietary needs
To supervise junior staff when required.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD and PS
To cover Critical Care Unit (CCU), High Dependency Unit (HDU), and the Trust Nutrition Team, including other general wards requiring Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), and to other areas as and when required in response to service needs.
To lead the Nutrition Team for the dietetic care of parenterally fed patients.
To utilise highly developed communication and teaching skills to educate the diverse and multicultural patients
To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the specialist dietary needs
To supervise junior staff when required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See JD and PS
To cover Critical Care Unit (CCU), High Dependency Unit (HDU), and the Trust Nutrition Team, including other general wards requiring Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), and to other areas as and when required in response to service needs.
To lead the Nutrition Team for the dietetic care of parenterally fed patients.
To utilise highly developed communication and teaching skills to educate the diverse and multicultural patients
To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the specialist dietary needs
To supervise junior staff when required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- BSc in Dietetics 4 year degree course or equivalent
- State Registered Dietitian with HPC
- Degree
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date clinical knowledge in critical care, including types of ventilation, dialysis
- Knowledge of government strategy on above areas, NICE guidelines
- Knowledge of critical care and general medications, voluntary organisations
Experience
Essential
- Experience of audit
- Experience of training student dietitians
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- BSc in Dietetics 4 year degree course or equivalent
- State Registered Dietitian with HPC
- Degree
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date clinical knowledge in critical care, including types of ventilation, dialysis
- Knowledge of government strategy on above areas, NICE guidelines
- Knowledge of critical care and general medications, voluntary organisations
Experience
Essential
- Experience of audit
- Experience of training student dietitians
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).
