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- Prif leoliad
- Children's Community Nursing - East
- Gradd
- Band 7
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Rhan-amser - 30 awr yr wythnos
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- 371-CFS284
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- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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- NHS
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- Childrens Community Nursing East, University of Reading, London Road Campus
- Tref
- Reading
- Cyflog
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum , pro rata
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- 28/07/2024 23:59
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 07/08/2024
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Specialist Paediatric Dietitian Team Lead
Band 7
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Interview will be held on 7th August 2024
Are you looking for a new and exciting community-based role, working within a supportive and friendly team?
We have a vacancy within our team for a Specialist Paediatric Dietetic Team Lead.
We are looking for somebody who is passionate about working with children and young people (CYP) with complex health needs who are enterally fed and/or those who have feeding difficulties across Berkshire.
You will be based at a University of Reading site but will be required to work with CYP and their families across a wide range of community settings within Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham including their home, special schools and respite or short break settings, delivering high-quality dietetic, support, training and advice.
You will manage a designated case load, working within a multi-disciplinary team and with multi-agency colleagues. You will provide day-to-day oversight and management of the Specialist Paediatric Dietetic Team service across West Berkshire, with support from the Community Children’s Nurse Manager and Head of Service.
For this role you will need to have good clinical and organisational skills and the ability to work independently and autonomously, whilst also remaining part of the wider team. Effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team is vital with a good knowledge of safeguarding.
Your working pattern will be 30 hours per week between Monday – Friday. Flexible hours will be considered.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
· Home enteral feeding contracting and other services provided under a service level agreement.
· Practice development of the team, leading on standard operating procedures and clinical development
· Audit, patient feedback and service improvement.
· To use specialist skills, knowledge and experience to provide clinical dietetic advice to CYP with complex health needs and disabilities
· To clinically assess CYP’s dietetic needs by the calculation of nutritional requirements based on interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, physical and social aspects of the CYP.
· To manage, plan, co-ordinate and deliver nutrition/dietetic training for parents, carers and professionals as required
· To plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate / adjust specialised dietetic treatment to CYP across a range of community settings
· Manage and organise a defined caseload.
· To provide direct line management, including one to one supervision and annual performance reviews to specified members of the team.
· You will have some experience of paediatrics and/or enteral feeding.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
The “must haves” for this role:
1. A four-year undergraduate first or a two year post graduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics
2. Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Dietitian
3. Car Driver who holds full driving licence and/or ability and willingness to travel across the BHFT footprint
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Claire Thompson on 07760 415776 who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Manyleb y person
Education/Qualifications/Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- A four-year undergraduate first or a two year post graduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics
- UK registered with Health Professional Council
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
Meini prawf dymunol
- Attended a clinical/non-clinical Teaching Skills course
Continuous Professional Development
Meini prawf dymunol
- Post graduate training Dietetics
- Post graduate PDA modules or equivalent experience in a specialist area of dietetics that complements the role e.g. Enteral nutrition
Previous Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Dietitian
- Experience in working with Paediatric and / or enteral feeding in complex patients’ caseloads
- Experience of enteral feeding - Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice placements for students
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Is able to demonstrate a good understanding of general dietetics and in particular Paediatric issues Knowledge and understanding of current government policies relating to health care.
- Ability to use own initiative, work independently and autonomously and prioritise workload
- Is able to work both independently and as part of a team
- s able to use analytical and problem solving skills to apply to own practice.
- Has knowledge of national strategies and clinical evidence related to obesity
- Ability to demonstrate high level communication skills dealing with complex situations that arise within the community setting and outside agencies
- Able to communicate effectively with CYP, including non-verbal communication
- Approachable, confident, empathetic, trustworthy, passionate about delivery of high-quality care
Additional Requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Ability to travel across site as workload required Mobility – ability to undertake light physical effort in order to work in a range of venues and settings and has ability to lift/carry equipment (weighing scales)
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Claire Thompson
- Teitl y swydd
- CCN and SSN Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07760415776
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