Bradford Nutrition and Dietetic Service

Closing Date: 14/10/24 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 15/10/24

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 21/10/24

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and forward thinking dietitian, looking to develop their leadership and management skills, to join our learning disability and mental health team.

Bradford's Nutrition & Dietetic Service is a dynamic team of over 60 Dietitians working in Acute, Community and Primary Care settings, supported by an excellent clerical team with good IT and library facilities.

Bradford is a vibrant, diverse, multicultural city with a wide range of entertainment and leisure activities available locally. There are good road and rail networks to Leeds and the M62 corridor, and easy access to the Yorkshire Dales and the South Pennines

Main duties of the job

You will join a growing team of dietitians/specialist dietitians and dietetic assistant practitioners providing specialist community learning disability (including enteral feeding) and in-patient/out-reach mental health services within our partner organisation Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).

You will provide clinical supervision and day to day management and support to dietetic colleagues. You will hold a specialist clinical caseload and recent relevant experience in either learning disabilities or mental health is therefore essential.

You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams in the specialist service areas. You will have a drive to develop yourself and others to improve patient care and will seek opportunities to lead on service improvement and deliver the values of Bradford Nutrition and Dietetic Services - Leading Nutrition, Valuing People and Showing Our Worth.

Applicants must be HCPC registered dietitians, who have obtained relevant clinical dietetic experience and who are car drivers with access to a car to meet the requirement for regular travel across organisational sites (reasonable adjustments will be considered)

About us

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

This post embodies the Bradford District and Craven 'Act as One' principle of how we work together across health and care organisations and is a well-established and growing partnership between the Nutrition and Dietetic Service of BTHFT and BDCFT.

You will be supported by the clinical lead dietitian for LD/MH and the Principal Dietitian for Outreach Services and your personal development will be fully supported.

We are an agile and digitally enabled team working across community and in-patient sites with an element of home working also supported. The post is offered at full-time with part time applications also considered - please indicate your preferred working hours in the supporting information of your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will have line management responsibilities and we are looking for a supportive and engaging leader who can develop and grow our team of dietitians.

You will fully participate in the training of B and C Placement student dietitians including undertaking the role of assessor.

Please see attached job description for more detail.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive, recent and relevant clinical dietetic practice in learning disability or mental health
• Service improvement, audit and evaluation experience
• Teaching and Training experience at a variety of levels
• Experience of developing evidence based resources, guidelines, protocols and policies
• Experience of supervising other staff members and conducting annual reviews
• Experience of engaged multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of receiving and providing clinical supervision

Desirable

• Clinical dietetic practice in home enteral feeding
• Clinical dietetic practice in hospital food services
• Experience of working as a band 7 dietitian

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication and counselling skills including observation, listening, motivational interviewing and empathy
• Excellent interpersonal skills for developing complex working relationships, expressing opinions constructively, seeking consensus and maintaining networks
• Ability to set objectives for self and team and evaluate achievement of these
• Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills in complex situations and ability to facilitate these skills in others
• Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment, including emotional or aggressive patients and carers
• Competent with a range of IT packages including Microsoft Office

Desirable

• Experience of recording and reporting through electronic patient record systems e.g. SystmOne

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist level of knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert dietetic practice
• Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key stakeholders
• Knowledge of relevant clinical standards and ability to implement and audit these in the team
• Knowledge of the different dietary and social needs within Bradford District and Craven
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance, audit and research
• Knowledge of the principles of student-centred learning and reflective practice
• Knowledge of the operational and organisational aspects of the NHS
• Knowledge of mental capacity considerations in relation to dietetic practice

Desirable

• Any language skills relevant to the population of Bradford District

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Post-graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
• HCPC Registered Dietitian
• Completion of a course in Clinical Supervisory Skills
• Evidence of recent post registration continuing professional development

Desirable

• Recent post graduate courses in Leadership/management
• Teaching qualification

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• We value people oWe respect each other and our patients oWe embrace difference oWe support each other oWe say when we have done well and learn from mistakes
• We care oWe are kind and compassionate. oWe take ownership and keep our word. oWe are passionate, proud and committed. oWe say thank you.
• We are one team oWe trust each other and work together oWe talk clearly and honestly. oWe make every penny count. oWe get better all the time

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Luke's Hospital

Little Horton Lane

Bradford

BD5 0NA

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389-24-6645258