Job overview
This exciting new post is ideal for an experienced Dietitian with expertise in Gastroenterology, who will drive our Trust wide gastroenterology service. You will work closely with the Nutrition Team, the gastroenterology ward and the Trust’s dietetic department as part of a dynamic and supportive team in a busy district general hospital. The post will focus on:
1. Acute inpatient Gastroenterology, Critical Care and Parenteral Nutrition responsibilities
2. Nutrition Team liaison to support decision making in complex nutrition support
3. gastroenterology outpatient clinic
4. direct line management responsibilities
5. Service develop and quality improvement projects
There will be an opportunity to further develop clinical and professional skills such as FODMAP training, and ongoing professional development, managerial and leadership skills.
We are a friendly team and offer great opportunities for learning and support through clinical supervision, peer learning and CPD opportunities including supporting B & C student placements. We are very supportive, valuing our staff, and actively promote staff wellbeing, inclusivity, and equality. Our team also benefits from fantastic secretarial support. Our unique, integrated acute and community Nutrition and Dietetic Department consists of over 40 members of staff based at 4 locations across the county. Come and join our dynamic, proactive team and we will help you grow in skills, knowledge and expertise as you develop your dietetic career.
Main duties of the job
6. The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner and act as a source of clinical expertise in the area of gastroenterology for inpatient and outpatient work.
7. Provide specialised assessment, treatment and support of patients in critical care and in intestinal failure requiring dietetic treatment with other members of the dietetic team
8. Provide supervisory support for the rotational Band 5 posts within the Trust
9. Work as part of the dietetic team to provide a high quality, evidence based dietetic service to inpatients and outpatients of Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
10. Provide support for administrative personnel, dietitians, dietetic assistants, and student dietitians across the Trust.
Participate and lead in the development of service and quality improvement initiatives including audit and research
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
11. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
12. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
13. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
14. 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.
15. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
16. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
17. 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?
18. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
19. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
20. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Qualifications and registration
Essential criteria
21. Registered with HCPC
22. Degree or post-grad equivalent in Dietetics
Desirable criteria
23. Member of BDA
24. Member of specialist group of the BDA
25. post grad qualification relevant to post eg PENG course
skills and experience
Essential criteria
26. Experience of Enteral nutrition
27. experience of complex nutritional assessment and care planning
28. Experience of EF discharge planning and coordination
29. Experience of student supervision, assessment and feedback
30. Experience of MDT working
Desirable criteria
31. Experience of parenteral nutrition
32. communication skills training course eg Sage and thyme or advanced comms skills
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.
I f you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records 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 interview 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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