Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR806-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Dietitian
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for self-motivated, committed Dietitian to provide a quality dietetic service to the Ipswich and East Suffolk population in the acute sector. You will be a key member of the hospital multidisciplinary nutrition team. You will be the Nutrition Support lead for the acute dietetic team and work together with others outside the department as past of the Nutrition Steering Group. You will work closely with other senior dietitians to manage a caseload of nutritionally vulnerable inpatients on both the surgical and gastroenterology wards.
The post requires someone with significant experience of enteral and parenteral nutrition. Supplementary prescribing is also required for this post and you would be supported to complete a prescribing qualification if they are not already a prescriber.
You will benefit from working with other specialist dietitians as well as being responsible for day to day supervision of assistant practitioners in the team.
A range of skills is required for this post, including excellent communication skills and the ability to manage a busy workload. You should be someone who enjoys working within a team and is eager to provide support to others.
Main duties of the job
- Lead clinical Dietitian for Nutrition Team providing a source of expertise to patients, carers, medical practitioners and allied health professionals and social care professionals as part of the multidisciplinary team.
- To be responsible for delivery of a high quality, evidence based dietetic service to a complex caseload of patients on surgical and other wards as required holding responsibility for defined projects.
- Contribute to ward rounds as part of the nutrition team and provide specialist input for a range of patients including those requiring parenteral and enteral nutrition.
- Supplementary prescribing of parenteral nutrition and associated medications where appropriate.
- Act as department lead for Nutrition Support and develop service including protocols and guidelines underpinned by clinical governance framework.
- To work with and supervise junior staff members within the acute team
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Dietetic Team consists of 26 Dietitians with 6 Dietetic Support Staff providing a service to both acute and community settings. We are also supported by secretarial and administrative staff. You will have access to regular supervision and have opportunities to undertake continuing professional development through work shadowing, tutorials and courses as identified by your training needs and objectives.
We are a well- recognised department for student training in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and you will have an active role in supporting this programme. The trust is also committed with AHP research and has recently gained resource to support this within the trust.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Degree / Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- • Registration with Health Professions Council
- • Member of British Dietetic Association
- • Evidence of other post registration education and training/CPD e.g. PENG, counselling skills to expert level or evidence of significant experience in speciality area
- • Willingness to undertake training to become supplementary prescriber
Desirable criteria
- • Member of Special Interest Group
- • Leadership qualifications e.g. LEO and Supervisory Skills
- • Supplementary Prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant post-registration experience in a range of clinical areas.
- • Experience of working in critical care unit
- • Significant experience with enterally fed patients
- • Significant experience with parenteral nutrition patients
- • Experience working as part of hospital nutrition team or in other multidisciplinary team
- • Portfolio of evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of home enteral tube feeding
- • Experience in management of patients receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Broad knowledge and practical application of clinical dietetics
- • Knowledge and understanding of BDA professional standards
- • Knowledge of issues regarding enteral and parenteral nutrition in hospital and community
- • Ability to lead student training within speciality
- • Intermediate IT skills e.g. keyboard Skills, Powerpoint
Desirable criteria
- • Clinical supervisory skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Ability to analyse complex professional clinical and ethical issues and apply in practice
- • Ability to lead student training within speciality
Desirable criteria
- • Accredited behaviour change course
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
- Helen Gould
- Job title
- Professional Leads for Dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473 704000
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