Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Dietitian
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term contract from 13/1/25 until 9/1/26. Preferred service working days are Tuesday or Wednesday and Friday)
- Hours
- Part time - 17.6 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-RO154
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Camberley
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 Per annum (pro rata) including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Paediatric Dietitian
Band 6
Job overview
Are you looking to develop your skills and knowledge to build a career? Frimley Health Foundation Trust has an exciting fixed-term vacancy for a Band 6 Senior Paediatric Dietitian to join a paediatric dietetics team of 5 dietitians who support the paediatric service at Frimley Park.
The responsibilities within this role include the nutritional assessment and care of paediatric patients within the neonatal unit, children's ward, paediatric diabetes and out-patient clinics. There is an opportunity to develop skills and knowledge within general paediatrics as well as gaining experience in areas such as gastroenterology and allergy and providing some information in virtual groups as well as .
The paediatric dietetic work contributes towards best care approach and in turn the Frimley Health Foundation Trust strategy. This role will support this work and provide an opportunity to develop and practice skills within both inpatient and outpatient groups.
Our department is a well-established team with dietitians working within 12 specialities. Our department values each individual within the team by supporting wellbeing, personal development and regular supervision, which creates a supportive team environment. We have a focus on encouraging continued professional development by providing internal and external opportunities for learning.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
This is a varied clinical role which will allow scope for autonomous working and development of skills and knowledge, whilst being supported by an experienced team lead in paediatrics. This role will include the assessment of patients within the out and inpatient setting, including triaging new referrals and contributing towards quality improvement within the outpatient setting. There is an opportunity for multidisciplinary working within the diabetes paediatric team, where you will counsel and teach on carbohydrate counting and optimising diabetes management.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to job description and person specification for further details
· To devise an individualised dietetic management and/or treatment plan using clinical reasoning and make decisions regarding and formulate skills to utilise a range of treatment options in formulating a programme of care, carry out nutritional diagnosis and prescribe ACBS products for conditions where there are limited professional clinical guidelines
· To act as a dietetic resource for the speciality and associated clinical groups
· To provide complex outpatient clinics as required. The role requires a minimum of one outpatient clinic per week. The types of patients within this patient group include;
· To contribute to the service development, efficiency and safety in the dietetic department. The department is currently working on a quality improvement project within outpatients and you will have the opportunity to contribute towards this work.
· To be responsible for implementing the standards and policies within your speciality and/or department, and where applicable, propose changes to working practises.
· To support in the training of students on clinical placement including A, B and C placement students.
· To support the clinical supervision of junior colleagues, particularly within the specialty
· To contribute to the education of multidisciplinary groups, patients, families, carers and general public as appropriate
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Member of BDA
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
- Attendance of relevant accredited course
- Attendance at student supervision training
- Member of a specialist interest group
- Relevant nutrition based course post qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration clinical dietetic experience
- Training and supervision to support staff and students
- Experience of Audit or Quality Improvement project
- Evidence of working as part of an MDT
Desirable criteria
- Experience of research
- Management of complex outpatients patients
General
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly depending on need
- Communication skills
- Effective MDT working
- Prioritisation of workload
- Problem solving
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
- Emma Brackley
- Job title
- Paediatric Dietitian Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 613 6426
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