Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Dietitian
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 275-2411TLS-CCD1
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Team Lead Surgical and Critical Care Dietitian
Band 7
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Job overview
Team Lead Surgical and Critical Care Dietitian
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies
Band: 7
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Week Commencing 9th December 2024
We are recruiting for a Team Lead Surgical and Critical Care Dietitian who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake autonomous work across the surgical wards and critical care – including both the high dependency unit and intensive care.
The post holder’s team would also cover areas, such as a respiratory medicine, cardiac medicine and orthopaedics, and support the work of a dietetic apprentice. The post holder may be required to cover other areas, as caseload / service needs demand.
To take a lead role in supervision of the team under the leadership of the Lead for Dietetics, deputising in their absence. Other responsibilities may include attending and actively contributing at MDT meetings, board rounds to discuss patient cases, and discussing patient care, dietetic intervention, goals and discharge planning.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide timely dietetic care to patients, working effectively as part of the Acute Dietetic Team.
To provide cover to other areas in times of absence or clinical need.
To provide a 7 day and extended hours working pattern.
To educate members of the Medical team, Nursing staff, Student Nurses and other health care professionals as relevant to role.
Supervision more junior dietetic team members, aiding rotations and supporting their development.
Lead a team of dietitians, consisting of band 6 and band 5 dietitians, a dietetic apprentice and dietetic assistants.
Supervise students and dietetic apprentice during placements.
Support/lead Dietetic Assistants.
Produce and deliver educational material and dietetic resources to the team and wider MDT.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Current Health Professions Council registration
- Member of British Dietetic Association, ideally including relevant specialist group
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Competency in nutritional assessment of patients in varied clinical specialities in a range of population groups
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the issues involved with working in a busy acute setting
- Understanding of national and professional issues
- Understanding of clinical governance and relevant national guidelines
Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and application of artificial nutrition – both eneteral and parenteral nutrition are essential
- Experience of supervising Dietetic students
- Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload in fast moving acute environment
- Involvement of developing department and service protocols
- Experience of managing patients within an MDT setting
Values Based Question
Essential criteria
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Rose Ross
- Job title
- Lead Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634 833848
- Additional information
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