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Lead Specialist Dietician

Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location
317 Trustwide
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 per annum
Closing date
17 Oct 2024
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Profession
Dietitian
Grade
Band 7
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Due to recent investment in our Oesophago-Gastric (OG) service, we are looking to recruit a new Band 7 OG Lead Specialist Dietitian to join our specialist multidisciplinary team. The Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit is an established regional centre for both oncology and benign surgical procedures. We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian with an interest in oesophago-gastric dietetics to lead the dietetic service and work with the specialist multidisciplinary team to develop treatment pathways for both OG cancer and benign conditions. This is an exciting opportunity to develop a service and practice a wide range of dietetic skills including home enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition, whilst specialising in a complex and interesting disease area. Previous experience in OG dietetics is highly desirable and you must have experience in developing services.

Full-time or part-time working will be considered.
  • Interview Date Monday, 04 November 2024
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy


Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to
  • Deliver a high quality dietetic service within the specialist area of oesophago-gastric surgery
  • Work effectively as part of the MDT
  • Take part in student training and supervision
  • Contribute to research and audit

You should be enthusiastic and self-motivated and will:
  • Have post-registration experience in oesophago-gastric surgery
  • Be able to demonstrate ongoing CPD and have evidence of developing practice
  • Be able to support colleagues and take responsibility for the clinical supervision of junior staff and students
  • Have excellent communication skills
  • Be able to maintain good relationships with colleagues and the wider MDT


About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of �1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will join our friendly and supportive adult department of 40 dietitians providing clinical support to patients and act as a source of expertise to the wider Multidisciplinary team including surgical, medical, nursing and allied health professionals across the trust.

You will be working closely with two Band 6 OG dietitians as well as the wider dietetic and multidisciplinary team to support the development of both inpatient and outpatient services. You will have the opportunity to be involved with and encouraged to participate in audits and other service development initiatives within the dietetic department and OG service. We are also committed to training A, B and C dietetic students (currently from Leeds Beckett and Newcastle Universities) and the successful candidate will be required to supervise students. The team is committed to supporting staff development and encourages research, audit and CPD opportunities.

The Trust places significant value on its dietetic services in the provision of first-class patient care, and the dietetic service enjoys a high profile with excellent multidisciplinary involvement.
  • Lead Specialist Dietitian See appendix for in depth job details.
  • Provides a professional leadership role in specialist areas of dietetic practice, coaching and mentoring staff and students of any discipline.
  • If appropriate to the job, role will provide day to day supervision of Dietetic Assistants, Bands 5 and 6 Dietitians.
  • Provides highly specialist dietetic assessment, treatment, monitoring and management in one or more speciality areas of dietetics.
  • Acts as a source of expertise in dietetics practice locally, regionally and nationally.
  • Acts as a source of expertise in nutrition support and dietetics to patients, consultants and other health care professionals.
  • Delivers education and training with staff at all levels.
  • Contributes to designing, planning and implementing research and audit and contributes to publishing results, working in interdisciplinary teams or with other health professionals.
  • Works in close association with specialist nurses/other specialised healthcare professionals in named areas in order to deliver integrated services. This may include supplementary prescribing.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • HCPC registered dietitian
  • Degree in dietetics or science/nutrition degree plus post graduate diploma in dietetics
  • Relevant Masters degree or equivalent level of experience and training in the specialist field
  • Student training experience
  • Clinical supervision skills course


Desirable

  • Basic counselling skills and CBT training
  • Teaching certificate
  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate


Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Broad base of general dietetics
  • Experience of an advanced level of practice in dietetics
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Evidence of developing knowledge in one or more specialist areas
  • Understands Health Professions Council Code of Conduct
  • Post registration experience in general clinical dietetics
  • Experience in the specialist area
  • Evidence of research in specialist area. Evidence of developing practice in the specialist area and other areas of dietetic practice e.g. Supplementary Prescriber (Non-medical prescribing course V300) or clinical role development such as DEXA bone scans, NG tube placements)


Desirable

  • Lecturing at local level
  • Evidence of initiating original research


Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Car driver with current valid licence, if relevant to the role
  • Standard keyboard skills
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Good time management
  • Able to communicate with others at all levels
  • Able to take anthropometric measurements


Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

317 Trustwide

NE7 7DN

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

317-2024-34-023

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