Highly Specialist/Specialist Dietitian Gastroenterology, Band 7
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Band 7 Highly Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian (0.5WTE, 12 month fixed term maternity leave cover) at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The role will provide specialist dietetic care to patients with medical conditions effecting the small and large intestine, liver and pancreas.
Please see information below and the job description attached for further details, informal enquiries very welcome.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly skilled Dietitian, with experience working within the NHS, to join our team providing nutritional care to gastroenterology patients.
You will be a Dietitian with well-developed team working, communication, interpersonal and supervisory skills. Experience of gastroenterology, and delivering complex nutritional support, including enteral tube feeding is essential.
You will need to be an active and integral member of the Dietetic and multidisciplinary Gastroenterology Team, in addition to being a highly skilled autonomous practitioner, based in Cheltenham General Hospital, with potential working across our hospital sites to deliver care.
Working for our organisation
We have a large, friendly and supportive Dietetic Department and Gastroenterology team.
Our dietetic department is based across our 2 hospital sites; Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) & Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH).
This post will be part of the acute dietetics and gastroenterology teams and based at CGH
You will work closely with the wider team including gastroenterologists, specialist nurses and the ward team based in Cheltenham and across Trust site
Gloucestershire is a great area to live, with many areas of outstanding natural beauty, as well as excellent transport networks to the rest of the country.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Team includes a Band 7 Highly Specialist Gastro Dietitian and Band 7 Nutrition Support /Acute Team Lead Dietitian to work alongside and provide support.
The majority of your work will be covering the inpatient caseload on our dedicated Gastroenterology ward, with the potential of out-patient cover, and will also include providing support and clinical supervision to our acute Band 5s and students.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- Degree/Diploma in Dietetics
- Registered with HCPC
- Post registration training e.g. Masters level in dietetics
- Attendance on relevant accredited courses. Evidence of Continued CPD, including evidence of reflective practice, service evaluation and utilisation of best practice
- Training and /or demonstrated experience in Leadership and Development
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge in Gastroenterology and decision making in enteral tube feeding
- Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible. Ability to work outside normal working hours, including occasional evenings if the service requires
- Experience of effectively maintaining working relationship within a team
- Prioritise workloads, planning and organisational and time management skills with ability to meet deadlines
- Implement evidence- based practice
- Experience of Leading and managing staff. Be responsible for clinical supervision of junior staff and students
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening, caring and empathy skills and can relate well to staff and patients.
- Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills
- Ability to assess individuals with complex medical problems and to plan their dietetic care
- Ability to make decision regarding change of practice based on clinical evidence and to disseminate same to other health professionals
- Ability to problem solve
- To demonstrate Trust required behaviours in working towards Individual, Department, Divisional and Trust Objectives/Goals
- Ability to deliver education sessions to patients, colleague and healthcare staff
- The ability to manage change and conflict to ensure resolutions with positive outcomes
- Evidence of Continued CPD, including evidence of reflective practice, service evaluation and utilisation of best practice
- Able to travel to other hospital sites and community locations
- Can cope with working across sites in a busy and changing environment with ability to remain calm & in control during busy phases
- Willing to lead change with the ability to inspire, influence, persuade and negotiate
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- Professional attitude to routine/non-routine tasks
- Experience of handling difficult & sensitive situations well
- To maintain Professional appearance and behaviours in the workplace
- Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge in decision making in parenteral tube feeding
- Car owner/driver
- Experience in implementing clinical governance
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.Please contact [email protected] for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
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