Job summary
Band 7 Highly Specialist DT
Liver and Digestive Health
Royal Free, Hampstead
18.75 Hours per week, permanent
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Dietitian to join our dynamic CMS (critical care, medical and surgical) team, for a role within hepatology and liver transplant.
The successful candidate will have ownership of the metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) clinic. They will also be involved in patient care on the hepatology ward and will take on work up assessments for possible Liver transplant patients.
Main duties of the job
There will be opportunities to be involved in teaching for all members of the MDT including the medical team. The successful candidate will thrive when working closely as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will be keen to develop their skills in service development and audit.
The department undertakes training of dietetic students. We pride ourselves in being a forward-thinking department with a strong commitment to continuing professional development as well as being involved in research and service development projects.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council (HPC) registration
Desirable
- oAdditional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training in behaviour change
- oEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
Experience
Essential
- oBroad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas
- oExperience of working in hepatology
- oExperience of working in weight management
- oPresentation to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals
- oStudent training and/or management of junior staff
- oLeadership in an audit or project.
- oKnowledge of clinical standards in the management of obesity
- oProficient use of PC & working knowledge of Microsoft Office and nutritional analysis software
Skills
Essential
- oAble to work autonomously and use initiative
- oEvidence of specialist clinical knowledge in obesity management
- oAbility to carry out nutritional assessments, particularly anthropometry, subjective global assessment, bioelectrical impedance analysis, and estimation of dietary intake of macro/micronutrients
- oGood time management and organisational skills
- oEffective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
- oAppreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others
- oEffective written communication skills
- oAbility to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations
- oAble to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
- oAble to support junior staff to manage and prioritise their clinical caseload
- oAbility to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
- oTo be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- oAbility to manage own time & meet deadlines
- oAbility to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council (HPC) registration
Desirable
- oAdditional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training in behaviour change
- oEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
Experience
Essential
- oBroad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas
- oExperience of working in hepatology
- oExperience of working in weight management
- oPresentation to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals
- oStudent training and/or management of junior staff
- oLeadership in an audit or project.
- oKnowledge of clinical standards in the management of obesity
- oProficient use of PC & working knowledge of Microsoft Office and nutritional analysis software
Skills
Essential
- oAble to work autonomously and use initiative
- oEvidence of specialist clinical knowledge in obesity management
- oAbility to carry out nutritional assessments, particularly anthropometry, subjective global assessment, bioelectrical impedance analysis, and estimation of dietary intake of macro/micronutrients
- oGood time management and organisational skills
- oEffective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
- oAppreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others
- oEffective written communication skills
- oAbility to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations
- oAble to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
- oAble to support junior staff to manage and prioritise their clinical caseload
- oAbility to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
- oTo be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- oAbility to manage own time & meet deadlines
- oAbility to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
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).
