Dueto maternity leave of the current post holder, we now have a fabulousopportunity for a temporary Band 7 dietitian in our Neurosurgery, Cardiac andTrauma related services team. The post holder will be the clinical lead forNeurosurgery, working closely alongside the Band 7 clinical lead forNeurology, Cardiac and Trauma related services.
Thepost holder will provide support and leadership to a small and friendly teamof dietitians and dietetic assistants working across the clinical areasmentioned above. Focusing onNeurosurgery, the postholder will also have strong links with our acutestroke and complex rehab dietitians working across the neurosciencespathway. You will lead the clinicalmanagement of a complex neurosurgery caseload and work collaboratively withthe MDT by contributing to the weekly neuro-rehabilitation & nutritionMDT meetings which are led by a consultant in rehabilitation medicine.
Main duties of the job
Thepost is based at the Leeds General Infirmary and you will be joining a warmand friendly team who pride themselves on promoting health and well-being inthe workplace. We have access to amental health first aider and health and wellbeing champion and have weeklyhuddles to focus on our health and wellbeing.We are proud of our inclusive, welcoming environment and regularlycelebrate occasions and successes and organise team socials. We are also supportive of flexible workingarrangements and protected lunch breaks.
Weencourage a variety of internal and external training courses to further yourdevelopment and ensure access to opportunities is equitable and fair. Our team values psychological safety andthe importance of empowering staff by welcoming critical thinking,initiative/innovation, and actively seeking and acting on feedback. Continuous professional development is partof the wider dietetic department ethos and we will support you to continue todevelop your leadership and clinical skills.
If you have an interest in the aboveclinical areas and you are keen to take on a leadership role both clinicallyand as part of the wider department, we would love to hear from you. We havea happy, productive work environment where everyone in every role plays theirown important part in our success.
About us
TheNutrition and Dietetic department has a very strong ethos for promotinghealth and well-being in the workplace with health and well-being championsembedded in teams. We are proud of ourinclusive and welcoming environment and we regularly celebrate successes andarrange team social events. We highlyvalue and actively encourage psychological safety and civility in theworkplace The Nutrition and Dieteticdepartment is also supportive of flexible working arrangements.
Wehave a strong focus on investing in the continued professional development ofour people to ensure that they can achieve their full potential. We lead theway in providing further training and career development opportunities inevery department and at every level of our organisation. We have a culturewhere people take a real pride in their work, respect each other and all worktogether to deliver the most exceptional standards of patient care.
LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.
Job responsibilities
JOBPURPOSE
Provideadvanced, highly specialised dietetic care to patients at local and regionallevel. This will include advice to patients and all healthcare staff. Provideand lead aspects of clinical training of dietetic students. Support Clinicaldietetic Manager in co-ordinating activities of the team and providingsupport and supervision to staff. Lead in research and audit withinspecialised clinical area and disseminate findings.
3. JOB DIMENSIONS
Thepost holder will:
3.1 Lead in a clinical specialist area.
3.2 Manage own caseload and supervise thecaseloads of the other dietetic staff.
3.3 Assist and support the ClinicalDietetic Manager/line manager in the day to day management of the team ofdietitians and students.
3.4 Deliver and supervise training tohealthcare staff, dietitians and students at local and regional level, actingas a resource in the specialist area.
3.5 Be a core member of themultidisciplinary care team, liaising with other members of the team toprovide integrated dietetic care.
3.6 Initiate and co-ordinate research andaudit projects within specialised area and disseminate findings at conferencelevel.
3.7 Be an active member of the out ofhours service.
KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
5.2 HCPC Registration as a Dietitian.
5.3 Experience of working in a seniordietetic role.
5.4Willing to undergo any trainingas required to enable performance in thejob.
5.5 Advanced knowledge of current issuesin clinical specialist area.
5.6 Able to work within a team,demonstrating leadership, initiative and confidence.
5.7 Good written, oral and interpersonalcommunication skills.
5.8 Able to demonstrate excellent timemanagement and organisational skills.
5.9 Proactive in day to day clinical andnon-clinical management.
5.10 Good presentation skills in deliveringtraining to large multidisciplinary groups of staff or members of the public.(this may involove groups of more than 50 people).
8. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
8.1 Demonstrate excellent office practicein accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
8.2 Be a pro-active team member of the ofthe Dietetic department at LTHT by participating in departmental developmentprojects, attending and participating in department meetings and clinicalupdates.
8.3 Demonstrate the ability to communicatehighly complex specialised and sensitive information with empathy andunderstanding.
8.4Demonstrate the ability toprovide highly complex nutrition counselling to patients, requiring cognitivebehaviour therapy skills to overcome barriers to change.
8.5 Demonstrate the ability to analyse,investigate and assess highly complex clinical and non-clinical informationto form accurate nutrition care plans in highly complex and specialist area.
8.6 Demonstrate analytical skills inprioritising the best course of dietetic treatment in patients with highlycomplex clinical conditions, where nutritional goals may conflict with otheron-going physical, emotional, psychological and medical problems and a rangeof treatment options must be assessed and considered.
8.7 Be a recognised resource in aspecialist clinical area at a regional level.
9. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
9.1 Ability to perform advancednutritional assessments in respective clinical area, interpret and planrelevant dietetic care programmes for patients with highly complexnutritional and medical needs which requires judgement and consideration of arange of treatment options.
9.2 Advanced knowledge of biochemistry,physiology and specialised pharmacology.
9.3 Understanding of the calculationsrequired in dietetic assessment.
9.4 Ability to correctly interpret complexnutritional impairments, biochemical parameters and fluid balance. This willsinvolve nutritional diagnosis including interpretation of biochemistry,anthropometrics, clinical condition, social factors and diet histories inpatients with highly specialised and complex nutritional needs.
9.5 Highly specialist knowledge ininterpreting complex clinical information to develop and monitor nutritionalcare plans in a specialised dietetic area. This will include the prescriptionof dietary treatment, prescribable nutritional products, enteral and totalparenteral nutrition (TPN).
9.6 Responsible for safe dischargeplanning, including co-ordination of discharge of patients on home enteralfeeding.
9.7 Able to evaluate, develop andimplement practice using evidence based practice and critical appraisal.
9.8 Ability to advise and suggestnutrition-related medications.
9.9 Knowledge of clinical governance,quality of care and evidence based practice in specialist area.
9.10Awareness of national guidance anddriving factors in specialist area.
10. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OFRESPONSIBILITY
10.1 Clinical and professional
10.1.1 Be an autonomous practitioner, clinically,legally and professionally responsible for own caseload.
10.1.2 Responsible for undertaking dieteticclinical duties in specialised clinical area, managing and prioritising ownclinical caseload.
10.1.3Collect analyse and record relevant patient information from clinical andpatient sources to develop effective nutritional care plans.
10.1.4 Communicate complex dietetic treatment andadvice of patients to healthcare staff, professionals and patient carers.This will involve co-ordinating nutritional care with other Trusts andregional centres.
10.1.5 Undertake advanced assessments of patientswith diverse and highly complex nutritional issues where investigative andanalytical skills are required to formulate accurate treatment plans.
10.1.6 Responsible for providing highlyspecialised dietary advice within an in-patient and out-patient setting, topatients in a distinct specialist area. Eg advice to renal dialysis patienton calcium and phosphate management, oncology patients on enteral feeding,cystic fibrosis patient on fat intake and enzyme replacement therapy.
10.1.7 Responsible for developing and maintainingown expertise and agreed level of expertise of team members by updating ownspecialised clinical knowledge and skills. This will include developingregional networks within the specialist and attending local, regional andnational professional interest group meetings.
10.1.8 Participate in the appraisal process as anappraiser and appraise, developing a strategy for personal and continuousprofessional interest group meetings.
10.1.9 Responsible for implementing clinicalgovernance and risk assessment in respective specialised clinical area aspart of continuing quality improvement e.g. advise patients and staff oninfection control issues around enteral feeding.
10.1.10Undertake research and audit within specialist area using researchmethodology. This wills involve identifying, co-ordinating and evaluatingresearch and audit projects to measure clinical effectiveness and promoteevidence based practice.
10.1.11Expectation to attend regional and national conferences as a delegate andpresenter. This will include both verbal and poster presentations.
10.1.12Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as requested by linemanager.
10.2 Education and training
10.2.1 Devise and implementspecialised nutritional care plans for inpatients and outpatients byinterpreting national guidelines, standards and National Service Frameworksfor use in specialist area. This will involve advising patients, relatives orcarers, individually or in a group setting.
10.2.2Provideeffective oral and written specialised dietetic advice and information topatients, and their carers, to enable achievement of dietary aims.
10.2.3 Lead the development of resources used inthe education and training of patients, health professionals and the publicat local and regional level.
10.2.4Provide postgraduate training on a range of subjects within specialist areato multidisciplinary groups and audiences at local and regional level. Thiswill involve medical, dietetic, nursing staff and other healthcareprofessionals.
10.2.5Train ward staff to use dietetic, nursing staff and other healthcareprofessionals.
10.2.6Use developed communication and teaching skills to educate a diverse andmulticultural population with barriers to understanding the essential, highlycomplex dietary exchange systems. This may be on an individual or groupbasis.
10.2.7Ba an active member of the in-service training programme through delivery oftraining sessions and tutorials at staff meeting and by attending externalcourses and demonstrating reflective practice.
10.2.8 Responsible for aspects of studenttraining. This will include liaison with training provider, allocation ofstudent to members of staff, involvement in programme design, clinicalsupervision and acting mentor as required
10.2.9To develop, implement and audit innovative methods of delivering educationsessions e.g. group workshops for patients and their carers.
9.3Managerial
9.3.1 Lead and disseminate expert clinicalinformation to other members of the multidisciplinary team by attendance andparticipation in ward rounds and case conferences as required.
9.3.2 Involved I the planning, setting andmonitoring of departmental and team objectives and standards. This willinclude contributing to the adaptation of national BDA special interest groupstandards for use in the local setting.
9.3.3 Undertakes research and audit. Recommendsand implements changes to practice.
9.3.4 Participate in the collection of data formanagement information purposes as requested
9.3.7 Provide clinical supervision to assignedjunior members of staff, including assistance in planning caseload.
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of clinical supervision of staff/students, including assistance in planning caseloads
* Attendance of Clinical Supervisory Skills Course or equivalent
* Understanding of current issues in Nutrition and Dietetics.
* Demonstrate understanding of a specialist dietetic area and the ability to be an autonomous practitioner
* Good understanding of Clinical governance, risk assessment and continuing quality improvement.
* Knowledge of research techniques.
* Experience of leadership by representing the dietetic department on relevant groups and working parties within the Trust.
* Involved in the planning, setting and monitoring of departmental/team objectives and standards.
* Demonstrate prioritisation of dietetic treatment in patients who are highly complex
* Attendance on Leadership Skills Course
Qualifications
* BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
* Experience of working as a Dietitian at a senior level.
* Registered for Diploma of Advanced Dietetic Practice, Masters module(s), or equivalent experience as demonstrated through portfolio.
* Evidence of Audits or research projects undertaken.
* BDA membership
* Attendance at BDA accredited course in clinical specialist area.
Skills & behaviours
* Skills & behaviours - EssentialAble to work in and effectively manage a team, demonstrating time management skills, initiative and provide support to colleagues
* Self-motivated and able to motivate staff and patients
* Committed to personal and professional development
* Confident and caring approach.
* Innovative and willing to exchange, develop and implement ideas.
* Proactive within own team and wider multidisciplinary team
* Good written and oral communication skills, including adapting communication style when indicated
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Good written and oral presentation skills including experience of presenting specialist research/audit findings at a trustwide/regional level
* Experience of delivering education and training
* Excellent organisational skills
* Problem solving and analytical skills
* Advanced counselling skills
* Portfolio of evidence of commitment to CPD
* Knowledge of statistics software (SPSS, Mini-tab)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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