Job summary
East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (ELHT) has one of the largest Digestive Diseases units with 10 Gastroenterologists, 3 IBD nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Liver nurses, Endoscopists' that use state of the art technology and a number of specialist gastroenterology specialist Dietitians.
Due to an internal promotion an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team as a band 6 Gastroenterology specialist Dietitian. The Dietitians work closely with the gastroenterology MDT and are respected as key members of the team. You would be joining a team of 4 gastroenterology Dietitians that work as part of the Acute Adult Team. We already have a well-established dietetic led adult Coeliac clinic with weekly consultant MDT's. We attend IBD MDT's and have a large number of patients on polymeric diets. Our IBS service uses a mixture of online resources, group sessions and one to one clinics to deliver first and second line dietary advice. The trust is a national Hepatobiliary centre.
Main duties of the job
Managing a caseload of adult patients with complex needs referred from the acute surgical service, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
Advise on all aspects of dietetic management of surgical patients with support from acute Dietetic team leads and peers.
Provide training and clinical supervision on the dietetic management of surgical patients for Dietitians, Dietetic assistant practitioners, and Dietetic students
Represent Dietetics at meetings regarding surgical services
About us
This post is based at our Royal Blackburn Hospital site. Clinical support and supervision will be available from the band 7 Specialist Dietitian as well as band 6 Specialist Dietitian peers in the team. The surgical Dietetic team is part of Acute inpatient team.
The Acute team is part of the wider Dietetic Department covering the hospitals and communities of East Lancashire. We are a department that covers inpatients and the community from cradle to grave. The department has nearly 90 staff and covers many specialties and is known for its innovation, development and training
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work closely with all members of the surgical MDT to provide expert dietetic care to our surgical patients. The caseload is mainly inpatients and specialities include HPB and Colorectal as well as Gastro Intestinal Tract outpatient clinics. The post holder would be expected to attend Consultant ward rounds and MDT meetings work closely with the Trust's Nutrition Team.
We are a teaching hospital so the post holder would be expected to take part in clinical student training for Dietitians, Medical Students and other Health Care Professionals.
The department is an experienced trainer for Dietetic students and provides placements for all the different levels of student placements from Chester University, and we have recently expanded to provide placements to Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Central Lancashire.
We are looking for a Dietitian wishing to gain experience in gastroenterology, to join our dynamic team. You would nutritionally manage a wide range of out-patients with gastrointestinal conditions, such as IBD/IBS and Diverticular disease. You will be involved in evolving the IBD service, exploring the possibility of joint MDT clinics. You would have a mixture of Coeliac annual review clinics, gastroenterology clinics and group sessions for newly diagnosed Coeliac patients. The caseload would include liver patients and be part of developing the liver MDT. The successful applicant will be part of a motivated, forward thinking supportive team who pride themselves on delivering the highest quality evidence based interventions.
Gastroenterology experience is desirable but essential as training can be given. Clinical support and supervision is available from band 7 Specialist Dietitian in Gastroenterology as well as band 6 peers. The post holder would be expected to contribute to student training
The team is part of the wider Dietetic Department covering the hospitals and communities of East Lancashire. The department has nearly 90 staff and covers many specialities and is known for its innovation and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work closely with all members of the surgical MDT to provide expert dietetic care to our surgical patients. The caseload is mainly inpatients and specialities include HPB and Colorectal as well as Gastro Intestinal Tract outpatient clinics. The post holder would be expected to attend Consultant ward rounds and MDT meetings work closely with the Trust's Nutrition Team.
We are a teaching hospital so the post holder would be expected to take part in clinical student training for Dietitians, Medical Students and other Health Care Professionals.
The department is an experienced trainer for Dietetic students and provides placements for all the different levels of student placements from Chester University, and we have recently expanded to provide placements to Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Central Lancashire.
We are looking for a Dietitian wishing to gain experience in gastroenterology, to join our dynamic team. You would nutritionally manage a wide range of out-patients with gastrointestinal conditions, such as IBD/IBS and Diverticular disease. You will be involved in evolving the IBD service, exploring the possibility of joint MDT clinics. You would have a mixture of Coeliac annual review clinics, gastroenterology clinics and group sessions for newly diagnosed Coeliac patients. The caseload would include liver patients and be part of developing the liver MDT. The successful applicant will be part of a motivated, forward thinking supportive team who pride themselves on delivering the highest quality evidence based interventions.
Gastroenterology experience is desirable but essential as training can be given. Clinical support and supervision is available from band 7 Specialist Dietitian in Gastroenterology as well as band 6 peers. The post holder would be expected to contribute to student training
The team is part of the wider Dietetic Department covering the hospitals and communities of East Lancashire. The department has nearly 90 staff and covers many specialities and is known for its innovation and development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or MSc in Dietetics
- HCPC current registration.
- Clinical supervisory skills
Desirable
- Post graduate Dietetic relevant qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Recent relevant post graduate Dietetic experience
- Clinical supervision of Dietitians, Dietetic support staff and students
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing CPD
- Experience of working as part of an MDT
- Worked in the NHS as a Dietitian
- Experience of parenteral nutrition
- Experience of managing complex enteral feeding regimens
Desirable
- Experience working in Gastroenterology
- Experience working as part of a MDT Nutritional Support team
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Organisational and time management skills
- IT skills (competent in the use of Microsoft office applications)
- Ability to interpret complex clinical conditions including biochemistry
- Competence in calculating nutritional requirements and developing nutrition care plans
- Highly developed negotiation, persuasion, motivating, counselling and problem solving skills
- Clinically competent to give specialist nutritional support advice to patients and their support network
- Clinically competent to initiate and monitor complex enteral feed regimes.
Desirable
- Ability to support Departmental and Trust guidelines/policies for the acute setting
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Ability to prioritise own caseloads effectively
- Effective working relationships with Dietetic team and MDT
- Positive approach to change
- Flexible, adaptable and creative
- Commitment to work across all ELHT service delivery areas as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or MSc in Dietetics
- HCPC current registration.
- Clinical supervisory skills
Desirable
- Post graduate Dietetic relevant qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Recent relevant post graduate Dietetic experience
- Clinical supervision of Dietitians, Dietetic support staff and students
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing CPD
- Experience of working as part of an MDT
- Worked in the NHS as a Dietitian
- Experience of parenteral nutrition
- Experience of managing complex enteral feeding regimens
Desirable
- Experience working in Gastroenterology
- Experience working as part of a MDT Nutritional Support team
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Organisational and time management skills
- IT skills (competent in the use of Microsoft office applications)
- Ability to interpret complex clinical conditions including biochemistry
- Competence in calculating nutritional requirements and developing nutrition care plans
- Highly developed negotiation, persuasion, motivating, counselling and problem solving skills
- Clinically competent to give specialist nutritional support advice to patients and their support network
- Clinically competent to initiate and monitor complex enteral feed regimes.
Desirable
- Ability to support Departmental and Trust guidelines/policies for the acute setting
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Ability to prioritise own caseloads effectively
- Effective working relationships with Dietetic team and MDT
- Positive approach to change
- Flexible, adaptable and creative
- Commitment to work across all ELHT service delivery areas as required.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
