We are delighted to offer a full or part-time Specialist Dietitian post, within our friendly team in the innovative area of Inherited Metabolic Diseases. This is a rare opportunity to develop your specialist skills with all ages, as this service provides support from infancy, throughout childhood and into adulthood, supporting children, families and adults living with a range of lifelong Inherited Metabolic conditions. You will work alongside a team of dietitians who are experts in their respective areas and closely with a small and supportive MDT.

You will be based at the Great North Children's Hospital at the Royal Victoria Infirmary site and will work primarily within our Regional Metabolic team, with additional general paediatric clinical cover on occasion. Our services are delivered to inpatients, outpatients, community outreach clinics and via telephone support across the North East and North Cumbria. You will receive support and training from the Metabolic Service Lead Dietitian, Specialist Dietetic team, including a Dietetic Support Worker, and the MDT. There will be excellent opportunities for CPD and you will be encouraged to represent and involve the department nationally in research and policy development.

• Interview Date: Wednesday 8 January 2025
• Full and Part time hours available
• 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.

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Main duties of the job

You should have highly effective communication and negotiation skills and the ability to work efficiently and effectively within teams. You will share management of a clinical caseload and provide expert opinion, advice and guidance to patients, carers, families, dietitians, other health professionals and all relevant agencies across the specialty. You will deliver education and training at all levels and participate in team and multi-disciplinary evaluation, audit and research.

You will be joining a dynamic and established team of over 20 Paediatric Dietitians working in specialist areas such as Bone Marrow Transplant, Cystic Fibrosis, Gastroenterology, Ketogenic Diet Therapy, Neonates, Renal Disease, Surgery and Parenteral Nutrition.

The department provides A, B and C placements for dietetic students. 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.

About us

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospital

o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

o Newcastle Dental Hospital

o Newcastle Fertility Centre

o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

o Northern Genetics Service

o Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Delivers a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service in acute hospital services in the specialist area/s or in the community. See appendix for in depth job details
• Provides specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting and in one or more sub-specialty areas. This may include supplementary prescribing
• Acts as a source of expertise in nutrition support/education and dietetics to patients, medical staff, health care professionals, relatives, carers and all relevant agencies.
• Provides expertise to Nutrition Teams and works in other multidisciplinary teams.
• Delivers education and training at all levels.
• Participates in team and multi-disciplinary evaluation, audit and research.

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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• HPC UK registered dietitian.
• Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics.
• Evidence of specialist training or validated qualification in one or more speciality areas.

Desirable

• Basic counselling skills or training in cognitive behaviour therapy.
• Teaching certificate.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or similar.
• Clinical supervisory skills training.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Post registration clinical practice in general clinical dietetics.
• Range of general dietetics.
• Evidence of knowledge in specialty areas.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Understands Health Professions Council Code of Conduct.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Driving licence if relevant to the role.
• Basic keyboard skills - Word, E-mail, PowerPoint, Excel, dietary analysis.

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

317 Trustwide

NE1 4LP

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317-2024-47-027