Job overview
Senior Specialist Dietitian – Cystic Fibrosis
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and active team player with excellent communication skills to join our adult cystic fibrosis team as a core and valued member. This will be full time, fixed term position for up to 12 months.
The cystic fibrosis team at St Bartholomew’s Hospital is a friendly and dynamic multidisciplinary team consisting of consultants, clinical nurse specialists, physiotherapists, dietitians, psychologists and a social worker and pharmacist. We work closely with a wide range of health and non-health professionals in both the hospital and the community. As a senior specialist dietitian you will also be a key member of the nutrition and dietetics team working alongside dietitians who cover a range of specialties including oncology, cardiac and respiratory medicine
Main duties of the job
§To provide regular individualised support, advice and education to in- and outpatients with CF, carers and clinicians.
§To develop expert knowledge and skills in the nutritional management of CF, including co morbidities such as CF diabetes, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and liver disease.
§Working within the multidisciplinary team to continue developing a specialist dietetic team, participating in regular MDT and service development meetings locally.
§To ensure that audit and service evaluation are undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based and reflects current research, guidelines and consensus views
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
2. HCPC registered dietitian
Desirable criteria
3. Post graduate certificate in non-medical prescribing
4. Post graduate research qualification
5. Member of the BDA CF specialist Group
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Experience in a relevant speciality e.g. nutrition support, cystic fibrosis, gastroenterology, pancreatic endocrine insufficiency or diabetes.
7. Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multidisciplinary team. Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues and stakeholders
8. Experience in taking part in project work, such as clinical audit, that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice.
9. Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education. Confident to provide teaching to large groups.
Desirable criteria
10. Experience in working with other specialist Dietitians from other trusts to undertake service review/improvement
11. Experience in research
12. Experience of line management of staff including completing appraisals, 1:1 meetings and objective setting and able to work within Trust policy and support line reports to do
13. Experience in parenteral nutrition.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
14. In depth knowledge in relevant speciality e.g. Nutrition support, cystic Fibrosis, gastroenterology, pancreatic endocrine insufficiency or diabetes.
15. Actively undertakes appropriate continuing professional development (CPD) activities and supports team/line reports in this area
Skills
Essential criteria
16. Ability to work closely with other members of the MDT for example completing joint assessments/reviews.
17. Ability to supervise junior members of clinical staff
18. Excellent oral communication skills, including ability to demonstrate empathy, use behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate change and to communication complex medical information into easily understandable language. Able to deal with distressed patients/carers.
19. Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.
20. Able to work with patients from a range of backgrounds including young adults and the understanding of their needs and priorities.
21. Able to reflect and appraise own performance. Understanding of the limitation of own knowledge and skills. Ability to identify learning needs and interests and make a plan to meet these.
22. Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions.
23. Basic ICT skills
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
24. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
25. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
26. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
27. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
28. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)