Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-SP03623
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop or advance your paediatric skills? Perhaps you have some experience of paediatrics and would like to take the opportunity to develop your skills further or you are already working within paediatrics? We are looking for a full-time permanent Band 6 dietitian to join our specialist paediatric team at University Hospitals Dorset.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The role is currently based at Poole Hospital; however, we anticipate the relocation of services including the paediatric service to a brand-new, purpose-built women’s and children’s unit on the Bournemouth site, with an expected completion date in 2025/6.
We work very closely with the entire paediatric MDT, including consultants, specialist nurses, psychologists, ward and support staff as well as health visitors and children’s community nurses.
This post offers excellent opportunities for professional and personal development. The department is committed to CPD and we offer a wide range of in-house specialist training. You will be invited to regular professional update meetings across the whole dietetic team, and we are closely connected with our colleagues across Dorset holding a Dorset wide education and networking event twice yearly.
Working for our organisation
You will have the opportunity to work on audit and also be involved in student training. You will be very well supported in developing your skills and knowledge according to your needs by the specialist colleagues within each area.
We would love to hear from you if you have a keen interested in paediatrics and would be very happy to have a conversation about specific areas of interest in the speciality as well how your skill set fits with our service and your development needs.
Please call to speak to any of our paediatric dietitians in office hours on 0300 0192840 or email Kirsty on [email protected].
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or Post-Graduate Diploma in Dietetics.
- HCPC Registration in Dietetics
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Diploma in Dietetics
- Member of paediatric related BDA specialist
- Behavioral change skills training
- Training or experience in leadership and appraisal skills
- Post-Graduate Paediatric dietetic training
- Clinical supervisory skills training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in giving clinical education to staff, students or assistants and giving constructive feedback
- Experience of working as part of an MDT
- Minimum of 1 year experience working as a Band 5 dietitian with evidence of interest in paediatric dietetics
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using leadership skills in the operational management of staff including supervision and / or appraisals of Dietitians/assistant staff
- Competence and experience of advanced communication skills including motivational interviewing and encouraging behavioural change
- Experience of working in Paediatrics
- Experience of supporting and assessing student dietitians
- Involvement in the supervision and / or appraisals of Dietitians/assistant staff
Skills
Essential criteria
- Up- to-date with evidence based professional practice and research
- Able to present information, written and verbal, in a clear & logical manner
- Ability to organise, prioritise & delegate
- Ability to collect and analyse nutritional data
Desirable criteria
- Able to cope in a stressful environment and with emotional or stressed patients and families
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio, including attendance at post-graduate courses.
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of issues related to a wide range of paediatric dietetic practice areas (including but not limited to faltering growth, allergy and nutrition support)
Personal Attributes and other
Essential criteria
- To be able to work successfully within a team
- To be able to work autonomously within professional and trusts code of conducts
- To be self-motivated, flexible and reliable
- To be empathetic and have the ability to have sensitive conversations
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Able to reflect on and appraise own performance
- Able to be flexible and to respond positively to change.
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
- Health and safety/ risk awareness
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kirsty Horsley
- Job title
- Paediatric Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07919305640
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