Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 323-AHP2979-ED
- Employer
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Peter's Hospital
- Town
- Chertsey
- Salary
- £45,753 - £52,067 pa inc. HCAS (Pro rata - 22.5hrs per week)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Neonatal Dietitian
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We have a great opportunity to join our Dietetic team at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital. We have a vacancy for a full time (37.5 hrs) Band 7 Neonatal Dietitian. The role offers a wide range of benefits including the opportunity for flexible working, hybrid working, as well as a range of professional development opportunities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Dietitian who can work both autonomously and as part of our Neonatal MDT based at St Peters Hospital, in our Level 3 Neonatal unit.
The team members work closely with SLT colleagues, other health care professionals, paediatric community nurses, carers and patients and family members to ensure that patients are receiving optimum levels of appropriate nutrition and hydration, provided in a safe and supported environment.
Main duties of the job
This post will provide a specialist dietetic service to sick and preterm infants (neonates) at Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust. This post will bring highly specialized knowledge and skills to ensure evidence based nutritional assessment, treatment and management for neonates with specialist nutritional needs. The post will also develop the dietetic role within the neonatal service and working alongside dietetic and therapy colleagues, and the wider MDT, to support the development, implementation and audit of dietetic protocols.
The successful candidate will take an active role within the general functioning of the Dietetic Department, including contributing to student training.
Flexibility, and good organisational and prioritisation skills are essential to this role. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent team working skills and enthusiasm for Neonatal Dietetics.
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities of the Post:
- As part of the Ashford and St Peter’s Dietetic Department to act as a specialist dietitian on nutritional management of Neonates , supporting their carers as well as other hospital and community health care professionals.
- To devise and co-ordinate care plans in liaison with carers and multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
- To promote the needs of patients and parents/carers in all aspects of planning and service delivery.
- To ensure safe practice by carrying and prioritising a designated, highly specialised clinical caseload, working as an autonomous practitioner without direct supervision.
- To take an active role within the general functioning of the Dietetic Department, including contributing to student training.
- To communicate and collaborate with team members, other HCPs and partner organisation to support service improvements.
- To evaluate outcomes at individual and service level.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • 4 year degree in Dietetics (or equivalent qualification)
- • Registration with HCPC
- • Post registration BDA Paediatric Module or equivalent qualification
- • Student Supervisory skills course
- Evidence of CPD in relation to neonatal nutrition
Desirable criteria
- BDA membership and Paediatric/Neonatal specialist group
- Completion of Masters Modules in Neonatal Nutrition (BDA module 5)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in a range of clinical Paediatric Dietetics
- Experience working at a senior level in a community and / or acute setting within the NHS environment
- Post registration experience of managing Neonates
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Evidence of service improvement work
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of multidisciplinary team teaching
- • Post registration experience of managing surgical neonates
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of HCPC code of conduct and adherence to these
- • Understanding of clinical governance principles and their application.
Desirable criteria
- • Documented evidence of CPD
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills .
- • Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise workloads – able to multi-task as well as be self-disciplined and highly motivated
- • Excellent clinical reasoning skills- be able to analyse and interpret complex information to devise treatment plans
- • Ability to work autonomously, reflect and appraise own performance, seeking support when necessary
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between Trust sites
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
- Sarah Pearson
- Job title
- Dietetic Clinical Lead for Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01932 722202
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