Job overview
Our unique, integrated acute/community Nutrition and Dietetic Department is searching for a Rotational Band 5 Dietitian to join a team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust, including the National Spinal Injuries Centre and the regional Burns Centre. We offer excellent opportunities for learning and support through preceptorship, clinical supervision, peer learning and CPD, including supporting B & C student placements. We value our staff, and actively promote staff wellbeing, inclusivity and equality
Our team of over 40 members of staff is based at 4 sites across the county with great secretarial and IT support.
We have a full-time post ideal for the newly qualified Dietitian or someone with experience looking to enhance knowledge and skills. We offer 8-month rotations across the Trust in 4 areas:
1. Amersham Hospital: A community-based rotation covering rehab wards, GP clinics, home visits and a small home enteral feeding caseload.
2. Stoke Mandeville Hospital: Medicine – with a focus on endocrinology, gastroenterology, haematology, and respiratory medicine.
3. Stoke Mandeville Hospital: Surgery -with a focus on emergency surgery, Obs. & Gynae, ophthalmic, orthopaedic & plastic surgery and urology. This rotation also includes a general out-patient clinic
4. Wycombe Hospital: with a focus on elective surgery and Stroke Rehabilitation
Join our dynamic, proactive team and we will help you grow in skills, knowledge and expertise as you start to develop your dietetic career.
Main duties of the job
5. To work as part of the dietetic team to provide Nutrition and Dietetic services to inpatients / outpatients of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
6. To provide specialised assessment, treatment and support of patients requiring dietetic treatment.
7. To prescribe dietary treatment and advise on the use of ACBS* products [including enteral feeds and nutritional supplements] for patients based on interpretation of nutritional assessment.
8. To be responsible for the discharge planning of patients to home and other locations on enteral feeds [this includes extensive communication with outside agencies {primary health
care staff, relatives and carers, commercial suppliers}, organisation of supplies of equipment, feed, training etc].
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we’re a great place to work!
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
9. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
10. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
11. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
12. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
13. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
14. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
15. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
What do we stand for?
16. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
17. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
18. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
19. BSc Dietetics or equivalent
20. HPC Registration
Desirable criteria
21. Member of BDA
22. Evidence of CPD eg. communication skills, enteral feeding skills
Skills abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
23. Working knowledge of commonly used feeds and supplements
24. Knowledge and application of anthropometric measures and biochemistry interpretation in dietetic assessment
25. Awareness of regulatory bodies (HCPC) and professional bodies (BDA) code of practice and professional guidelines
26. Commitment to engage in CPD and dept appraisal system
27. Competent user of IT equipment and basic software (email, RIO)
28. To be able to communicate clearly and concisely to both staff and patients
29. Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
30. Ability to prioritise and manage own caseload and time
31. Ability to work well under pressure
Desirable criteria
32. Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and evidence based practice.
33. Ability to plan and deliver training sessions to health care professionals
34. Demonstrates initiative and the ability to develop professionally
Experience
Essential criteria
35. Experience in Dietetic assessment, treatment and care planning
36. Experience of oral and enteral nutrition suppor
Desirable criteria
37. Experience of working in a community or acute setting
38. Experience of MDT working/ communicating with partner health care professionals eg. Nurses, GPs, pharmacist, SLT
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
39. Ability to travel cross-site if required
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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