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Advanced Practitioner – Paediatric Dietitian
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
29.5 hours per week
Job ref
434-CR6353924
Employer
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stoke Mandeville Hopsital
Town
Aylesbury
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2024 23:59

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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

Band 7

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

  • provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
  • nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
  • regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
  • deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer. 

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

 

Job overview

We are looking for a motivated Dietitian with experience of paediatrics and neonatal care, including TPN, to join the paediatric team within Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust which comprises of 5 other Paediatric Dietitians and strong administrative support. We are a very supportive team, have regular team meetings and CPD sessions/opportunities and have good links with surrounding Trusts and paediatric teams.

This is an excellent opportunity to consolidate paediatric skills, work with MDT colleagues in a variety of settings and develop clinical and leadership skills. The post holder will cover paediatric out-patient clinics, our paediatric in-patient ward and our neonatal unit, with the opportunity to further develop clinical and leadership skills 

We are an integrated acute and community Dietetics Service, covering Buckinghamshire.  Our teams are friendly, supportive and place staff well being and professional development as a high priority.  We have B and C placement students with opportunities for our staff to lead or support students on placement, as well as great CPD and training opportunities for all our staff

Main duties of the job

·         To be an autonomous practitioner and act as a source of clinical expertise in the areas of paediatric and neonatal care.

  • To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing high quality, evidence based dietetic service to a complex case load of patients on the paediatrics and neonatal unit

·         To provide specialised assessment, treatment and support of paediatric inpatients and outpatients, and provide cover for other specialist dietitians on an occasional basis

  • As one of the paediatric Dietitians, working closely with the Paediatric Dietetic Team Lead and Nutrition and Dietetic Service Manager to plan, provide and evaluate the paediatric dietetic service.
  • To support the clinical and professional development of junior Dietitians, Dietetic support worker and student dietitians.
  • o work as part of the paediatric multidisciplinary team training other healthcare professionals and contributing to the development of the service

Working for our organisation

 Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. 

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification attached for full details of the post and candidate requirements.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Degree or post-grad equivalent in Dietetics
  • HCPC registered
  • Evidence of CPD
  • post-grad masters module in paediatric dietetics or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced communication skills
  • leadership or management training

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate sound and in depth knowledge and application of up to date evidence based, nutritional screening and support
  • Evidence of leadership skills, including managing or supervising others.
  • Ability to plan and manage time effectively.
  • Ability to generate written communication which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible
  • Evidence of excellent verbal communication skills at all levels
  • Accurate anthropometric
  • Able to deal with distressed, difficult or abusive clients.
  • Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and interruptions
  • Ability to complete allocated projects and meet deadlines
  • Competent user of IT equipment & basic software (email, word processing, data input etc)
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced communication skills
  • Specialist group member of the BDA
  • Experience of writing/updating patient resources
  • Experience of working with children with eating disorders
  • Experience of working with neonatal TPN
  • Experience of complex paediatric nutritional assessment and care planning
  • Experience of working with families and the wider MDT including social care and safeguarding team
  • Experience of IT applications eg. Microsoft office, spead-sheets, word
  • Experience of EF discharge planning and coordination
  • Neonatal paediatric dietetic experience

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential criteria
  • An appropriate degree recognised for registration with HPC
  • Registered with HPC
  • Documentary evidence of Continued Professional Development
  • British Dietetic Association Member
  • Paediatric BDA Group member
  • Post graduate specialist training in paediatric dietetics [equating to a module of masters degree] or equivalent knowledge through experience

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria
  • Broad, varied and in-depth experience of clinical dietetics Including :
  • Previous general clinical experience and detailed knowledge of paediatrics
  • Knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment of hospital in-patients
  • Skilled in calculating nutritional requirements
  • Skilled in the development of nutrition care plans in hospital.
  • Skilled in assessment for enteral feeding, enteral feeding products, equipment and regimens.
  • Accurate anthropometric skills
  • Ability to plan and deliver education to patient groups

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel to other sites

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoPositive about disabled peopleArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kathy Klein
Job title
Paediatric team lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01296831990
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