Job overview
We are looking for a motivated Dietitian with experience of paediatrics to join the paediatric team within Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust which comprises of 5 other Paediatric Dietitians and strong administrative support. This permanent post is at Band 6 for 2 days per week.
We are a very supportive team, have regular team meetings and CPD sessions/opportunities and have good links with surrounding Trusts and paediatric teams.
This is an excellent opportunity to consolidate paediatric skills, work with MDT colleagues in a variety of settings and develop clinical and leadership skills. The post holder will cover general out-patient clinics and have the opportunity to develop clinical skills in areas such as Home enteral feeding.
We are an integrated acute and community Dietetics Service, covering Buckinghamshire. Our teams are friendly, supportive and place staff well being and professional development as a high priority. We have B and C placement students with opportunities for our staff to lead or support students on placement, as well as great CPD and training opportunities for all our staff.
Just want to highlight another paediatric post we have at the same banding. There is an opportunity to combine these hours with a maternity cover post up to 5 days per week in total for 12 months’ – we would be happy to discuss this in more detail with applicants.
Main duties of the job
·To perform specialised assessment, treatment and monitoring of paediatric patients with highly complex nutritional needs and act as a source of clinical expertise.
·To undertake all aspects of clinical responsibilities as a highly skilled, autonomous and expert practitioner.
·To manage a caseload of paediatric patients (consultant and GP referred outpatients, and some home enterally fed patients)
·To demonstrate a high standard of knowledge and practical experience in general dietetics, and to provide specialist expertise in paediatrics.
·To have responsibility for designated paediatric clinics and small HEF caseload. There will also be opportunity to cover Specialist feeding clinics, provide input to specialist schools and provide patient group sessions
·To be professionally, legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work including the management of a diverse patient caseload.
·To undertake a comprehensive patient centred assessment (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) of allocated patients including those with complex presentations/multi-pathologies and use advanced clinical reasoning skills to set the nutritional goals for each patient.
·To develop and make decisions regarding treatment plans for patients on caseload, and provide expert advice to patients, carers and clinicians.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
2.EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
1. BSc Dietetics or equivalent.
2. HPC Registration
Desirable criteria
3. Membership of appropriate professional interest groups
4. British Dietetic Association member
5. Documentary evidence of CPD such as a paediatric module
4.SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
6. Working knowledge of commonly used feeding systems
7. Awareness of regulatory bodies (HCPC) and professional bodies (BDA) code of practice and professional guidelines
Desirable criteria
8. experience of neonatal dietetic care
9. experience of paediatric TPN
10. advance communication skills
11. experience of working with children with eating disorders
12. Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and evidence based practice.
13. experience of paediatric nutritional assessment and treatment planning
14. experience of HEF discharges
15. MDT working
16. safeguarding knowledge and experience
17. knowledge of common paediatric feeds and infant formular
18. paediatric inpatient and outpatient experience
3.EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
19. Experience of Dietetic assessment and care planning in paediatrics
20. Ability to plan and deliver education to patient groups
Desirable criteria
21. Experience of working in a community setting
22. Student training experience
5.SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
23. Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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