Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 356-25-7094831
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum. pr
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian
Band 6
Job overview
Band 6 Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian
We are looking for a passionate dietitian who is enthusiastic and wants to learn. You should have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a changing environment, commitment to team working. This post would suit either someone with some experience in paediatrics as specialist training can be provided, or a paediatric Dietitian wanting to further develop their skills in a paediatric hospital with a varied and challenging caseload. Regular supervision and support will be provided. You will also be expected to support students and junior members of the team with the guidance of the Clinical Lead.
Main duties of the job
Provide a comprehensive dietetic service to inpatients and outpatients referred to the gastroenterology team.
Perform specialist dietetic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions to provide, develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
Work closely with other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team and in conjunction with other Dietitians as required.
Provide specialist training and education on dietetic assessment and treatment of patients within this specialty to the wider multidisciplinary team and qualified and unqualified staff.
To be actively involved in implementation of specific changes to practice and contribute to service development.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc or post grad diploma in nutrition & dietetics
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Post registration training e.g. PENG
- Clinical supervisory skills course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Adequate post registration experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical settings
- Experience of working with patients with diverse healthcare needs
- Evidence of team working
- Motivational interviewing/behavioural change skills training
- Evidence of dietetic experience in gastroenterology
- Evidence of teaching experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising/ mentoring junior staff, dietetic assistants and students.
- Previous experience of enteral/ parenteral nutrition and/or gastroenterology
- Previously worked as a specialist dietitian
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a wide variety of clinical knowledge
- Theoretical evidence of specialist clinical area
- Publication of audit/research
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Effective communication skills with people from diverse backgrounds
- Have developed organisational skills to be able to set priorities and meet daily deadlines
- Able to contribute to service improvement within specialist area
- Evaluation and audit skills
- Able to contribute to policy standards, policies and service changes within own specialist area
- Able to critically evaluate current research
Desirable criteria
- Anthropometric measurement skills
- Clinical Supervision skills
- Presentation skills
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Confident and self motivated being able to work independently and communicate effectively at all levels
- Flexible, able to work under pressure
- Able to deal with occasional personnel problems and complaints
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions, prioritising workload in accordance with patient and service need.
- Able to deal with frequent periods of intense concentration.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
- Good time keeper
- Ability to work from all hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
Desirable criteria
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cheryl Baig
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825720832
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