Job summary
Are you a highly specialist critical care dietitian with developed leadership skills?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated Dietitian to join the Acute Dietetics Team at Leighton Hospital, Crewe.
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Band 7 Dietitian to lead the Acute Team within a team of supportive senior colleagues and lead the Critical Care inpatient service.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have advanced clinical knowledge of complex enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition.
Previous experience providing complex nutrition support in the acute setting is essential long with experience working within a critical care unit. You will contribute to the on-going development of both the dietetic critical care provision and the wider dietetic service. You will provide clinical leadership for the dietetic team, supervising junior staff, supporting student training, and promoting a culture of evidence-based practice.
As an integral member of the MDT, you will contribute to the critical care rehab ward round, formulating plans for patients with complex nutritional management and supporting improved patient outcomes. Strong communication skills, leadership experience and bringing innovative ideas on how to develop a specialist service is key.
This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician to deepen their expertise in a supportive environment.
If you are passionate about advancing dietetic practice in Critical Care and leadership, and are keen to influence and develop a specialist and dietetic service, we would be delighted to hear from you.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To have lead responsible for the development, coordination and delivery of an advanced dietetic service to patients on critical care within MCHFT.
2. To formulate, deliver and monitor nutritional care plans for referred patients. This would include highly complex clinical conditions and diet therapy on critical care and supporting care across wards at Leighton Hospital
3. To be recognised as an expert source of knowledge in the field of critical care leading on development of clinical guidelines, resources and education packages.
4. To demonstrate strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills to provide leadership to the acute dietetic team at Leighton Hospital
5. To proactively support the acute dietetic service to provide high quality patient care and deliver evidence-based practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To have lead responsible for the development, coordination and delivery of an advanced dietetic service to patients on critical care within MCHFT.
2. To formulate, deliver and monitor nutritional care plans for referred patients. This would include highly complex clinical conditions and diet therapy on critical care and supporting care across wards at Leighton Hospital
3. To be recognised as an expert source of knowledge in the field of critical care leading on development of clinical guidelines, resources and education packages.
4. To demonstrate strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills to provide leadership to the acute dietetic team at Leighton Hospital
5. To proactively support the acute dietetic service to provide high quality patient care and deliver evidence-based practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Relevant PG training in enteral & parenteral dietetics
- Relevant Leadership training
- Dietetic training in critical care
Experience
Essential
- 4 years working in the NHS
- Relevant acute NHS ward clinical experience
Desirable
- relevant NHS experience working on critical care
Skills
Essential
- Parenteral and Enteral nutrition
- MDT working acute and oncology
- critical clinical decision making
Desirable
- Enteral feeding tube management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Relevant PG training in enteral & parenteral dietetics
- Relevant Leadership training
- Dietetic training in critical care
Experience
Essential
- 4 years working in the NHS
- Relevant acute NHS ward clinical experience
Desirable
- relevant NHS experience working on critical care
Skills
Essential
- Parenteral and Enteral nutrition
- MDT working acute and oncology
- critical clinical decision making
Desirable
- Enteral feeding tube management
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).
