Job summary Are you looking to develop your career in large acute teaching hospital in critical care and complex surgery where there is a focus on development, support, staff health and well-being?
We could have the post for you.We have an opportunity for a caring and highly motivated Dietitian who has experience of working in teams to work alongside a critical team of Band 7 Dietitians.
The team is led by one of the Band 8a clinical leads in the department.
You will be expected to provide a service to our highly specialised, complex patients with upper/lower gastroenterology, intestinal failure, hepato-bilo-pancreatic surgery, liver transplant and complex surgery.The hospital has one of the largest single site critical care units in the United Kingdom with 100 beds across four critical care units specialising in cardiac surgery including heart and lung transplantation, ECMO, VADS, Neurology/ Neurosciences, Major Trauma, Complex surgery.
It is also the home of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine for military personnel injured in conflict zones.Interview expected on 27th January 2025.
For further information, including arranging a time to visit the service on the day of the interview or an informal chat, contact 0121 371 3485 or email: Main duties of the job The roles and responsibilities include undertaking nutrition assessment, developing enteral or oral nutrition feeding plans, managing and monitoring nutrition related issues such as enteral feeding intolerances.You should have dietetic experience within complex surgery.
Also experience, skills and knowledge in enteral feeding, home tube feeding, nutritional support, education, training, clinical supervision, teaching and audit.You will be involved in personal and staff development through reflective practice, competency assessment, mentoring and student training.The post is 100% committed to CPD; with opportunities to be involved in audit and presenting at conferences nationally.
Ultimately, we want you to thrive in your dietetics' career.
About us We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK.
Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.
This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.
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Job description Job responsibilities Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential * Evidence of relevant GCSE, NVQ, GNVQ, AS and A-Levels * BSc or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics or equivalent qualification * Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as Dietitian Experience Essential * Evidence of relevant continued professional development in following areas: Clinical: - Accredited specialist training courses - Attendance at specialist group meetings of BDA - Attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences Teaching: - Presentation skills - Clinical supervisory skills training for student training Organisational: - computer skills - time management - Relevant post registration experience to clinical area: - In depth for nutritional assessment /nutritional screening tools - All types of nutritional support - Up to date with clinical developments, with evidence of contributions to clinical meetings /journal clubs - Working knowledge of computer programmes word processing, spreadsheets, power point, dietary analysis, data collection and patient information programmes - Evidence of clinical audit and/or research - Evidence of multi-disciplinary team work