An opportunity has arisen for a dietitian to work within the dietetic upper gastrointestinal (UGI) team at NUH, covering a period of maternity leave for 9 months.

Are you a dietitian keen to expand your clinical experience within UGI dietetics? Do you have a passion for improving patient outcomes with the best nutritional care? If so, we have 1WTE band 6, temporary post available as part of our team at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. You will become an integral member of our supportive multidisciplinary team, working with 5 other experienced Upper GI dietitians, aiming to deliver high quality, patient centred, evidence based dietetic care.Your role would involve both surgical and oncology aspects of Upper GI with cancer and complex surgical patients. We provide care for patients living in Nottingham and the wider area.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the opportunity to provide support with UGI in and outpatients including complex surgical and oncology Home Enteral Feeding patients within this pathway. The successful candidate will support nutritional interventions including oral nutrition, enteral feeding, and the longer-term management of complex patients. Experience within surgery, oncology or gastroenterology would be desirable but not essential. You would work closely with the broader MDT to optimise patient care. The post holder will also support audit and service evaluation to demonstrate the benefits of dietetic input within these patient pathways.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in student training for both B and C placement students from the University of Nottingham.

About us

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

The Dietetic service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 600 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You should have experience of working as a Dietitian. You will need to have excellent communication skills, a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload and that of other members of staff within a supportive team. You will work alongside dietitians as well as dietetic technicians and a dietetic assistant. We expect you to be enthusiastic, motivated and keen to develop your own skills and those of others. Experience of nutritional support is essential. Additional training will be provided.

As part of this role it is essential that you will be able to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) accordingly to national and local guidance.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered
• Qualified Dietitian ( degree, post-graduate diploma or equivalent)
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Member of the BDA
• Validated courses

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a dietitian
• Able to apply additional depth of knowledge gained through experience to specialist area

Desirable

• Experience in any of the specialist areas

Analytical and judgement

Essential

• Able to overcome barriers to understanding.
• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training.
• Able to work as an integral member of dietetic and multi-professional teams, building relationships with patients/carers, and other staff
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information and respond to people who are distressed or anxious
• Able to overcome difficulties in communication, including language barriers, and adapt approach to varying situations.

Communication

Essential

• Able to communicate with a range of individuals on complex matters
• using professional judgement to solve problems and make decisions where there are a range of options

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential

• Able to plan and organise own workload, including daily tasks and longer term strategic planning, despite interruptions and changing priorities.
• Able to plan and organise the work of allocated student dietitians

Physical

Essential

• Able to carry out anthropometric measurements accurately and use relevant equipment
• Able to use a computer keyboard and relevant computer programmes.

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

City campus

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

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