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Job summary

Main area
Dietetic & Nutrition
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
358-6503276-CSI
Employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Town
Leicester
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

SENIOR DIETITIAN – Gastrointestinal (GI) and HPB

Band 6

We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance

Job overview

Are you wanting to develop your career in surgical dietetics in an Acute Teaching Trust environment?

There is an excellent opportunity to be part of a high quality, effective nutrition and dietetic service, for Hepatobilary (HPB) and Upper and Lower Gastroenterology in and outpatients. It is an exciting time to join the team as HPB have recently reconfigured to GH and has become a ‘standalone’ service managing HPB emergencies and elective care.

You will be a core and valued member of the adult Multi Disciplinary Teams, consisting of Consultants Anaethetists and Surgeons, Nurses, Pharmacists and Therapists.

We are looking for a motivated, active team player, with excellent communication skills. You will have a great opportunity to develop clinical leadership skills and gain further experience in all aspects of surgical dietetic care and complex nutritional support.  You will be supported by our Speciality Lead Dietitian and wider surgical & cancer team.

Main duties of the job

To provide a Nutrition and Dietetic Service to Upper, Lower GI and HPB patients & their families. This will include patients with UGI, LGI, and HPB cancers , acute and chronic pancreatitis, biliary issues, and various non cancer UGI and LGI patients, some of which have stepped down from ITU.

 Our ethos is Caring at its Best and we strongly believe, that to be a well-rounded practitioner, dietitians really benefit from working in a diverse range of specialities. You will  receive support and clinical supervision helping you to develop your own specialist skills and knowledge. 

Working closely alongside multidisciplinary teams, you will contribute to the delivery of the services, offering assessment, formulation and treatment plans to a range of different in-patient groups. The post remit will also include teaching and training of healthcare professionals, resource development and student dietetic training.

This role is ideal for a proactive team player looking for experience in a variety of specialisms whilst further developing their nutritional support skills. 

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals: 

  • high-quality care for all, 
  • being a great place to work, 
  • partnerships for impact, and 
  • research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

  • we are compassionate,
  • we are proud, 
  • we are inclusive, and 
  • we are one team 

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To  manage the adult dietetic caseloads with varying degree of nutritional complexity, without direct supervision and whilst exercising a large degree of autonomy.
  • To be in expert in adult dietetic care within the Dietetic and Nutrition team and service, and inform other dietitians within the team and service of developments in these fields.
  • To be responsible for dietetic and nutrition input into multi-professional groups and staff, and policy development within patient care.

Please see the Job description for full details.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Hcpc registration
  • Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical supervisory skills training
  • Additional training in nutrition support

Experience

Essential criteria
  • All round Dietetic Experience
  • Adult Nutritional Support experience
Desirable criteria
  • Team MDT working
  • Experience of clinical audit activities leading to improved patient care
  • Is able to support and take a role in the professional development of others

Communication

Essential criteria
  • All round written and verbal in all media
  • Training and education experience
Desirable criteria
  • Has undertaken post-registration training in behavioural change and motivational interviewing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ruth Boyce
Job title
Clinical Dietetic Speciality Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0116 258 5400
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