Job overview
Due to a retirement, we are looking for a new band 7 Clinical Lead Kidney Dietitian.
This is 32.5 hours post where the post holder can choose to spread hours across 4 or 5 days.
The post holder would be expected to manage the dietetic care for consultant led kidney clinics and to provide dietetic cover to a haemodialysis satellite unit, dialysing over 100 patients per week.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will combine a management/leadership role alongside a specialist clinical role.
The post holder would be expected to clinically supervise a band 5 Rotational Dietitian 1 day a week and students.
They would also be expected to continually develop and evolve the Renal Dietetic team as well as lead on Renal Dietetics for the Trust providing guidance, training and policies as required. They would also be expected to support the wider Dietetic management team.
Clinically the post holder would be expected to manage a caseload of patients with complex kidney needs
Working for our organisation
The successful post holder will be part of the Renal team team. The team consists of 2 x Band 7 (Team Leads), 1 day a week x Band 5 (rotational) and is supported by a clinical support worker admin tasks.
The post holder would be primarily based at Blackburn Dialysis centre but would be expected to work across all East Lancashire Dietetic localities
The Renal Dietetic team work closely with their colleagues at Preston and will be an integral part of the MDT on the dialysis units
The Renal team is a part of the wider Dietetic Department. The Department has over 70 Staff of which 45 are Dietitians and is well supported with Dietetic Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and admin staff. The department uses the electronic patient record system EMIS for outpatients and Cerner for inpatients. The Kidney Dietitians also have access to pathology and record systems from the Renal Hub at Preston
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide cover to 4-5 renal multidisciplinary consultant led clinics per week including a monthly advanced kidney care clinic for stage 5 patients.
To provide dietetic cover to haemodialysis satellite unit, dialysing over 100 patients per week and attending monthly multidisciplinary meetings per month at the centre.
To provide advice to colleagues on the management of patients at ELHT who have kidney disease
The department offers student training to A, B and C placements and Dietitian Apprenticeships therefore the post holder will be expected to be involved in clinical teaching and assessment of students on their placement so therefore previous student training experience is desirable.
East Lancashire is a teaching hospital so the post holder would also be expected to contribute to Medical and other health care professional training as well.
East Lancashire has good transport links to Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and beyond and we are close to the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District.
The post holder would be expected to work across the sites and localities of East Lancashire so the post would suit a car driver/owner.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* BSC or MSc in Dietetics
* HCPC registration
* Clinical Supervision
* CPD maintained
* Trained/work in the NHS
Desirable criteria
* Management qualification
* Masters modules
* Specialised Interest Group
Experience
Essential criteria
* Recent post grad Dietetic expereince in a Renal speciality area for a minimium of 6 months
* Demonstrable evidence of clinical expertise in managing complex Kidney patients
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and wider system partners
* Experience of leading service change and quality improvement projects for safe, personal, and effective care
* Experience of undergraduate student and/or support staff supervision
* Contribution to clinical education of junior staff, students and assistants
* Clinical supervision, including formal appraisal and objective setting
* Experience of clinical guidance, pathway and protocol development and implementation
Desirable criteria
* Committee membership e.g., Safety Committee
* Experience of formal presentations including presenting to MDT, leadership, and clinical teams.
Skills and appitude
Essential criteria
* IT skills (competent in the use of Microsoft office applications)
* Ability to interpret complex clinical conditions including biochemistry
* Clinically competent to give specialist kidney treatment advice to patients and their support network
Desirable criteria
* Ability to manage attendance of staff and effectively address staff health issues.
* Ability to produce Departmental and Trust guidelines/policies in Paediatric Dietetics
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
* In depth knowledge of local and national NHS/Social Care agenda and its relevance to service area
* In depth knowledge of national policy, clinical practice standards and guidelines relevant to service area
* Able to manage high levels of risk in relationship to patient care
* Advanced workload management skills including prioritisation and delegation
* Advanced knowledge of a variety of assessment and clinical interventions skills relevant to service area
* Highly developed supervision and appraisal skills
* Advanced written and verbal skills to optimise patient management
* Able to demonstrate skills in advanced clinical reasoning skills
* Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills
* Excellent analytical skills and the ability to process relevant clinical and performance data and systems
* Highly developed ability to reflect and critically appraise own professional competency level and seek help from others appropriately
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office 365
Special requirements
Essential criteria
* Highly developed ability to work effectively alone as well as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Able to work in a pressurised, unpredictable environment, with a proven ability to multi-task and support others
* Listen to views and opinions of others, demonstrate compassion, kindness and self-awareness
* Compassionate leadership
* Able to deal with challenging behaviour of patients, carers and/or families
* Value difference, diversity and inclusion and ensure fairness for all
* Commitment to continuous professional development
* Access to private vehicle to be able to travel across ELHT sites, including to patient's usual place of residence, where required
* Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner as required in accordance with the agreed job plan