Bank Dietitian Band 6

Job responsibilities

Royal Free World Class Values:

The post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To provide clinical dietetic service within designated areas and be actively involved in the development and provision of the nutritional service in those areas.

2. As an autonomous practitioner, to be responsible for safe and efficient management of a patient caseload through assessment of clinical need and effective prioritisation.

3. To provide complex nutritional advice to patients, carers and clinicians based on clinical evidence. This involves the collection and analysis of anthropometry and biochemistry, consideration of the financial/social implications and distress to the patient, their medical condition and individual dietary needs and preferences.

4. To interpret this information and apply clinical judgement and reasoning to assess, evaluate and monitor nutritional status and advise on appropriate, evidence-based dietary interventions.

RESPONSIBLITY FOR PATIENTS

1. To maintain accurate, comprehensive professional case notes for all direct and indirect patient contact

2. To communicate effectively with patients, carers and other professionals on an individual or group basis in order to maximise rehabilitation potential and ensure understanding of condition, which will frequently require flexible communication skills including:

-motivation

-persuasion;

-explanation of complex issues including physiology, pathology, biochemistry, anatomy and techniques

-gaining consent;

-negotiation

3. To occasionally convey information, particularly in highly complex, contentious and emotive situations which may be deemed inappropriate for more junior staff, which may require more developed communication skills.

4. To demonstrate flexibility in communication and interpersonal skills to overcome barriers to communication such as:

dysfunctional illness beliefs

altered perception and cognition

loss of hearing/sight

language and cultural barriers

distressing information eg. Victims of torture/abuse

environmental e.g., lack of privacy, excess noise

hostile, antagonistic and highly emotive situations

controversial and/or highly complex information

long-term illness/dysfunction and/or uncertain prognosis.

**For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
• Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
• Additional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training e.g. PENG clinical update
• Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development

Desirable

• Membership of special interest group

Others

Essential

• Physically fit and able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate
• Positive attitude to change
• Self-motivated to achieve personal and professional goals to an excellent standard as appropriate to the job role
• A helpful, positive and flexible attitude
• Ability to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour. To act on this appropriately using effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness and negotiation
• Able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Able to work autonomously and use own initiative
• Evidence of specialist clinical skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Effective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
• Appreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others
• Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals
• Ability to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, considering diversity, and any additional needs to providing quality care.
• Able to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
• Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
• Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
• Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
• Effective written communication skills

Experience

Essential

• Broad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas to include nutrition support for in-patients
• Experience of working within an MDT
• Presentations to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals
• Student training/ supervisory skills
• Active participation in an audit or project
• Proficient use of PC & working knowledge of Microsoft Office and nutritional analysis

Desirable

• Motivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).