University Hospitals Derby and Burton are delighted to be able to offer a new substantive post as Dietetic Clinical Lead for the Neonatal Service.

This opportunity has arisen following a recent service review. Funding has also been secured for a band 6 post to work alongside the clinical lead. This post will be integrated within our current paediatric team and wider department, but will hold strong links to the Neonatal MDT.

Additional funding has been secured for other AHP's, making it a very exciting time to lead a neonatal service.

We are constantly looking at ways to empower our team, drive Quality Improvement initiatives and provide a strong, positive team culture, with emphasis on wellbeing and resilience within the department.

We aim to celebrate and cultivate colleagues within our department and actively look for opportunities for social inclusion.

The position will involve working at both Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital Burton.

Main duties of the job

This clinical lead for neonates will be responsible for a complex, highly specialist clinical case load providing advanced nutritional advice to ensure the best outcome for the patients.

To work as a highly skilled practitioner within the multidisciplinary team for paediatric neonatology and undertake a range of clinical duties as part of this role.

This will include but is not limited to the following: attending neonatal ward round and discharge planning meetings, providing expert dietetic advice for the patients across each of the neonatal services. The candidate will need to have excellent understanding and recent implementation on the current clinical guidelines for neonates.

Please read carefully the Job Description and Person Specification for the role

Closing date of applications: 4 August 2024

Interview date: 16 August 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4 th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A& Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• UK Registered Dietitian with the HCPC
• Completion of a recognised specific Paediatric Diabetes Module (Neonatology)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Recent clinical experience in the management of neonates
• Experience of service development
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams and as a senior member of the wider dietetic team
• Recent involvement in student training

Desirable

• Recent involvement in quality improvement project
• Recent clinical experince in the management of surgical neonates

Skills

Essential

• Excellent IT skills
• Car Driver
• Experience of teaching other HCP's including medics, nurses and AHP's

Desirable

• Evidence of presenting at a regional or national level

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

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