Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our friendly, acute dietetic service in Stoke Mandeville Hospital for 34 hours a week at band 8a.
As an Advanced Specialist Dietitian, the post holder will be an autonomous advanced practitioner and act as a source of clinical expertise undertaking specialised assessment, treatment and management of in-patients with highly complex nutrition support needs, in the areas of critical care, burns and surgical dietetics and Parenteral Nutrition. The post holder will be the leading Dietetic member of the multi-disciplinary Nutrition Support Team.
The post holder will be the clinical and operational lead for the Nutrition and Dietetic service to inpatients and outpatients of Stoke Mandeville Hospital and lead on developing clinical services across the acute setting
Main duties of the job
1. The post holder will deliver specialised assessment, treatment and management of in-patients with highly complex needs, in the areas of critical care, burns and surgical dietetics and Parenteral Nutrition
2. The post holder will be the leading Dietetic member of the multi-disciplinary Nutrition Support Team working in conjunction with pharmacy and liaising with named consultants
3. Act as clinical lead for the Nutrition and Dietetic service to inpatients and outpatients of Stoke Mandeville Hospital and lead on developing clinical services in the acute setting
4. To actively lead complex audit projects and identify/undertake research in own clinical area and support team with clinical audits in Nutrition related areas linked to CQC standards, NICE Guidelines or other National/local standards.
5. To develop professional and service initiatives and contribute to organisational objectives, with a specific focus on the management of complex nutrition support for in-patients.
6. To manage the clinical and professional development of the Stoke Mandeville dietetic team and to be responsible for advancing the post-graduate clinical development of the acute dietetic team and other professionals by means of specialist knowledge, experience, leadership and motivation.
7. To organise the provision of the day to day and specialist Nutrition and Dietetic services at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in the acute and outpatient setting
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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. An appropriate Degree recognised for registration with HCPC
9. Post graduate specialist education; specialist courses Masters equivalent level
10. Registered with HCPC
Desirable criteria
11. British Dietetic Association Member and specialist group of the BDA/PENG
12. Post-graduate training in leadership and/or management
skills and experience
Essential criteria
13. Evidence of a high level of specialist knowledge/skills from clinical experience and CPD; nutritional support / ANS/ complex routes of feeding.
14. Experience of overseeing clinical placements for student dietitians
15. Competent user of IT equipment & basic software (email, word processing, data input etc)
16. Providing experience of providing effective clinical supervision and training to less experienced staff, students or other HCPCs
Desirable criteria
17. Experience of nutrition support in burn injuries
18. Experience of working within a MDT nutrition team
19. Experience of working in an integrated care system or strategically across integrated trust
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.
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Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
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