Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 10 months (maternity cover until 30th November 2025)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (will consider secondment opportunity for this post)
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-6774814
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/12/2024
Employer heading
Critical Care, Surgery & Parenteral Nutrition Clinical Lead Dietitian
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The Inpatient Dietitian Team has an exciting opportunity for a 10 month fixed term post, which is suitable for a secondment, to Clinical Lead Dietitian for Surgery, Critical Care and Parenteral Nutrition. You will work alongside Clinical Leads in Catering; Gastroenterology and Enteral Nutrition; Nutrition Support, reporting to the Team Lead. The Inpatient Dietitian Team is part of the Integrated Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust with Community Dietitians, Patient Education and TYA Diabetes Dietitian.
Key areas of focus for the role will be providing dietetic training and cover for Critical Care and Surgical Wards and working with the larger MDT to support administration of Parenteral Nutrition and monitoring the pathways involved.
All Clinical Lead Dietitians delegate for the Team Lead and Service Lead, as required. You will provide supervision to Band 6 and 5 Dietitians working on medical wards. You will receive regular supervision from the Team Lead and access to internal and external training.
We are recruiting a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking multidisciplinary professional who have experience and knowledge of working with nutrition.
Main duties of the job
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• To provide a safe, effective and consistently high quality Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport Foundation Trust. • To act as a clinical expert and autonomous practitioner in specialist clinical area to provide highly specialist dietetic care to patients with complex nutritional needs. Manage a delegated caseload within specialist area. To assess, plan and implement patient centred, evidence –based interventions. • To provide evidence-based care, education and information to patients, carers and health care professionals. This will be in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings. • Provide line management and supervision to Band 6 and Band 5 Dietitians. Contribute to the training and development of Dietetic students and Dietetic Assistant/Support workers. • To support and develop the dietetic service within surgery, Critical Care and Parenteral Nutrition. With particular focus on ensuring correct governance procedures are in place, which may involve attending patient safety investigations and the development of policies and Standard Operating Procedures. • To support the Nutrition and Dietetic Service Lead with operational and strategic planning, deputising, as required. |
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide highly specialist Dietetic treatment to delegated caseload of critical care, surgical and nutrition support patients using evidence-based patient centred principles to assess, implement and evaluate interventions
• Regularly evaluate treatment plans to ensure they are safe and effective
• To provide advice on the use of oral nutritional supplements, enteral and parenteral nutrition as required
• Act as an independent practitioner and be professionally accountable and responsible for aspects of own work. Decide priorities for own work, balance patient related and professional demands in consultation with other Dietitian team leaders and Service Lead
• To be responsible for planning and service development within specialist areas
• To identify service needs and maximise the efficiency of the team within the resource available.
• To work alongside Service Lead and Dietetic Team leads to integrate service and pathways and implement any changes within the team
• To provide line management for specialist team including recruitment and selection, induction, monitoring sickness and absence, performance and development reviews, one to one meetings and clinical supervision
• To be a source of clinical expertise for the team providing supervision and mentorship
• To work alongside consultants, specialist nurses and ward staff to provide specialist nutritional treatment plans as part of holistic patient care.
• Provision of expert advice on the management of patients referred to the nutrition team for PN due to additional complex clinical and nutritional needs.
• To attend ward rounds, MDT meetings and best interest meetings as needed, promoting an understanding of the role of diet and nutrition in achieving the best outcome for each patient.
• Provide training to healthcare professionals regarding nutritional care and interventions, including presentations.
• Develop and implement pathways, diet sheets, and teaching materials in relation to nutrition and dietetics for use by the department and other professions.
• Collect all data necessary to meet local requirements for service monitoring
• Work in conjunction with colleagues on development and implementation of local policies based on national nutritional guidance
• To identify and undertake clinical audit
• Maintain professional competence and expertise, keeping up-to-date with current research, working practices and models of working.
• Participate in personal and professional development through objective setting and regular job review.
• Work as a committed and effective member of the Inpatient Dietitian, Integrated Nutrition and Dietetic, Therapy and wider MDT Teams in order to maximise the potential of the service and profession
• Support other specialist dietitians with caseloads in their absence. As required to offer support to other clinical areas to ensure all patients are seen in a timely manner.
• Observe the provisions of, and adhere to, all Trust policies and procedures.
• Comply with professional guidelines and Code of Practice.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • BSc in Human Nutrition and Dietetics (or equivalent qualification)
- • Registered dietitian – Health Professions Council
- • Attendance at courses, conferences or study days which support dietetic knowledge and/or practice
- • Masters level or equivalent courses, or experience in relevant speciality
Desirable criteria
- • Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- • Member of BDA sub-group
- • Post-graduate training in nutrition support
- • Evidence of leadership courses relevant to the post
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Specialist knowledge across a range of nutrition and dietetic procedures acquired through degree and postgraduate experience
- • Specialist knowledge relevant to clinical area
- • Clinical knowledge of the nutritional management of a wide variety of current clinical conditions based on current best practice
- • Understanding of audit and its role in clinical practice/service development
- • Knowledge of policies and procedures and guidelines relevant to role
- • Awareness of dietetic products and clinical reason(s) for use
- • Understanding of NHS structure and systems
- • Awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues
- • Experience of providing clinical supervision to members of the team
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant post registration experience in area relevant to the post
- • Experience in managing patients with complex oral nutrition support requirements
- • Experience in managing patients with complex enteral nutrition requirements
- • Experience in treating a wide range of complex conditions in surgical and critical care patients
- • Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
- • Evidence of leadership and supervision including mentorship of junior staff, dietetic assistants and students
- • Ability to work autonomously
- • Managing a clinical caseload
- • Presenting training sessions/talks
- • Participation in audit/ research
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in managing parenteral nutrition
- • Experience in managing eating disorders
- • Experience of supervising / mentoring junior staff, dietetic assistants and students
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- • Good listening skills and an ability to offer empathy
- • Ability to communicate complex information to clients, carers and other professionals in a sensitive manner.
- • Ability to adapt communication style where required (with individuals or groups)
- • Ability to motivate others to facilitate change
- • Organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively, prioritise own and staff caseloads and meet deadlines
- • Able to use judgement and clinical expertise to interpret and analyse information.
- • Able to assess a situation holistically
- • Documented evidence of CPD
- • Engagement service improvement within clinical areas/ services including policy development
- • Confident and self-motivated being able to work independently and communicate effectively at all levels
- • Flexibility/adaptability in handling work pressures, competing interests and busy caseload to meet service need
- • Well-developed problem solving/analytical skills
- • Well-motivated, with a commitment to developing the service
- • Strong commitment to personal development
- • IT skills
Desirable criteria
- • Behaviour change skills
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- • Exposure to potentially distressing or emotional situations pertaining to the clinical or social circumstances of patients
- • Must maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- • Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Service
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
- Adrienne Quirk
- Job title
- Inpatient Dietitians Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 5087
- Additional information
Rebecca Atherton
Clinical Lead Dietitian Critical Care, Surgery and PN
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