Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies In-patients
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (To cover maternity leave from August 2024.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-4689
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College London Hospitals
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £42,471 - £50,364 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Dietitian
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you interested in joining an innovative, high profile and dynamic dietetic team of over 50 staff? We are seeking a self-motivated Band 6 Specialist Bariatric Dietitian to join the wider Gastroenterology Dietetic Team at UCLH.
UCLH provides medical and surgical obesity services for adults with obesity in accordance with the NICE guidelines. Medical treatment includes intensive weight-loss management programmes coupled with pharmacotherapy. Surgical procedures include gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and complex revision surgery. The medical and surgical components of the services are interlinked with cross-flow of patients between medical and surgical components. The existing Bariatric/Obesity Services multidisciplinary team is comprised of Bariatric Surgeons (3 Consultants and 1 Associate Specialist), Bariatric Physicians (2 Consultants), 1 Psychologist, 2 Clinical Nurse Specialists and Dietitians.
The Specialist Bariatric Dietitians provide a clinical nutrition service and dietetics expertise to in-patients and out-patients attending the Medical and Surgical Obesity Services at UCLH and are integral members of the Obesity Services Multidisciplinary Team. The Dietitians work together to provide combined dietetic support for both the medical and surgical services.
Main duties of the job
You should have strong clinical and leadership skills, excellent negotiation skills, ability to work effectively within teams and be able to manage your time efficiently in a constantly changing environment. The GI Division has a strong research ethos and an interest in research and audit is also strongly desirable.
We have close links with universities - King’s College London, London Metropolitan University, and University College London. As a department we are involved in student training and take students on placement 2 and 3. We are a forward thinking department committed to clinical governance initiatives. You will be actively involved in CPD and department activities.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Four year degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) or equivalent association
- Post registration training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Post graduate study in specialist area of dietetics e.g. PENG course, paediatric/renal modules
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration clinical experience in haemato-oncology
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in relevant specialist interest group
- Clinical experience in Bariatrics
Quality and service improvement
Essential criteria
- Experience of service development
Skills and Abilities • Communication
Essential criteria
- Sound verbal and written skills
- Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork
- Proven ability to communicate using a variety of methods to a range of healthcare professionals, non professionals and patients
- Flexible and adaptable to working alone or in different groups
- Awareness of need for confidentiality and issues of consent
- Proven experience of communicating to affect change in adults
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving.
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- Experience of training student dietitians/other HCPs
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the support and development of junior members of staff
- Teaching on degree or higher level/professional course
Information collection and analysis including IT skills
Essential criteria
- Anthropometry skills
- Experience in conducting audit and/or research, including the ability to analyse and interpret statistics
- Computer literacy
Health, Safety and Security
Essential criteria
- Knowledge & understanding of clinical governance and risk management and relevance to dietetics
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties (line managers to elaborate depending on the level of the post and to assess this essential criteria at interview)
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential criteria
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
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
- Naomi Ronan
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Dietitian – Gastroenterology Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further information, please contact: Nausheen Hamid, Senior Specialist Bariatric Dietitian via [email protected] or Naomi Ronan, Clinical Lead Dietitian for Gastroenterology via [email protected]
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