Senior Dietitian - Hepatobiliary and Nutrition Support - Stockton
If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.
With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.
Job overview
Are you passionate about the care of the adults with hepatobiliary disorders and nutrition support and looking to progress your career as a band 6 dietitian?
This post is ideal for senior Dietitian's with experience working with patients with gastroenterology disorders who are ready to specialise in the area of hepatobiliary.
Do you like working in a supportive department which emphasises high quality patient care, quality improvement and work life balance?
You will be joining a forward thinking department which is valued and respected throughout the Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the growing team of 29 Dietitians, dietetic assistant practitioner and dietetic assistants, as a Senior Dietitian working in gastroenterology.
As a valued member of our team you will receive- Flexible working, including the opportunity to work compressed hours and home working
- Dedicated time for professional and service development
- Access to a range of CPD opportunities both internally and externally
- Regular performance appraisals, job planning and personalised development plans
- Clinical and professional supervision and support
- The opportunity to participate in policy and pathway development, audit, research activities and training of students, staff and health care professionals
Main duties of the job
As a clinical specialist dietitian you will be an active member of the Hepatobiliary MDT's at North Tees and Hartlepool working to deliver, develop, evaluate and audit the service.
You will work closely with the Hepatobiliary MDT to provide evidence based dietetic care to inpatients and outpatients.
Working as part of our dietetic team you will provide inpatient and outpatient dietetic care for nutrition support patients referred in to the dietetic service.
This post will work across both the University Hospital of North Tees and the University Hospital of Hartlepool
Working for our organisation
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide specialist dietary advice to adults with a range of complex conditions. This post will work approximately 40% with patients with Hepatobiliary conditions and 60% with patients requiring complex nutrition support including oral, enteral and parenteral interventions.
To be an active member of the Hepatobiliary team, as a clinical specialist in dietetics involved in patient care, educational sessions and team meetings.
To establish enteral feeding working in partnership with Home Enteral Feeding Team.
To communicate effectively with patients, and carers to ensure understanding of their condition and gain informed consent for dietetic treatment – often requiring management of barriers to communication.
To provide informative written reports to referrers and for meetings on treatment plans and progress of individual patients.
To work autonomously to effectively time manage and prioritise individual workload, balancing patient caseload and non-patient related work demands.
Prepared to work flexibly in clinics and on wards as a member of the Hepatobiliary multidisciplinary team and dietetic team.
To work extended days and as part of a seven day service as and when required.
To provide expert advice to patients, carers and health professionals; Involving nutritional diagnosis (noting formal assessment of physical, psychological, emotional and social needs.
Interpretation of clinical conditions; biochemistry, pharmacology; anthropometry; and diet history) in developing effective dietetic care plans; patient centred goals, and use of prescribable nutritional formulations.
To use interviewing and negotiating skills to communicate advice appropriately and effectively, providing individualised dietary advice to meet the needs of patients, which are both realistic andpractical, taking into other factors such as non-compliance.
To provide expert advice into team discussions regarding nutritional care plans on wards, and in community, also in consultant led clinics.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Honours Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent qualifications in Dietetics
- Registered Dietitian recognised by HCPC (or registration pending)
Disposition
Essential criteria- Flexibility – able to cope with different work environments
- Self motivated – ability to work under pressure whilst delivering high quality service
- Friendly and approachable, caring attitude
Experience
Essential criteria- Extensive experience as a state registered dietitian
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to the management of the client group
- Experience of working in a multi-professional team
- Commitment to continuing professional development and evidence based practice
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
- Ability to work on own initiative. Must be able to prioritise workload and set deadlines
**Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early**
Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method.
As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening: Disclosure and Barring Scheme (previously Criminal Records Bureau)
Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Should you require a copy of the Trust's Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, please contact a member of the recruitment team on 01642 624023.
It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate.The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust.
Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted.
For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust , you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form.Personal references are not acceptable.
If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
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Equal Opportunities
The details in the Monitoring Information section of your application will be used for monitoring our recruitment process and will not be seen by the interview panel. The information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence. To meet its commitment to promoting equality of opportunity, the Trust’s policy is that individuals will be recruited, trained and promoted according to ability and job requirements only.As such we welcome your application irrespective of your gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic or national origin, and nationality, and marital status, responsibility for dependants, religion, trade union activity and age.
Disability
The Trust gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment received from disabled people. We are a “Positive about Disabled People” employer, and we hold the ‘two ticks’ Disability Symbol, which is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to meet five commitments regarding the recruitment, employment, retention and career development of disabled people.If you have a disability, which makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 01642 624023.
Armed Forces Covenant
As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly.
We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.
What does this mean?
We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials within our recruitment and selection processes, by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those indicated as part of the Armed Forces Community. We engage with our local and regional Career Transition Partnership representatives and are a member of Step Into Health.We employ veterans and reservists from differing branches of the Armed Forces and actively promote our positive policies for the Armed Forces Community, including our Special Leave policy. We advocate support for defence people issues, including facilitating easier access to Healthcare Services for our patients within the AF Community.
We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.