Specialist Dietitian - Frailty and Acute Medicine

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Inpatient Dietitian team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Specialist Dietitian in Frailty to join our Integrated Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. You will work alongside a band 7 Dietitian to provide a safe, effective and evidence based dietetic service to the medical and frailty patients.

You will be joining a supportive and enthusiastic team of 19 Dietitians, 2 Dietetic Support Workers and a Dietetic Apprentice. as well as working as an integral part of an MDT alongside consultants and specialist nurses. The successful candidate will support driving quality improvement within the service.

We are looking for a passionate and innovative dietitian who is keen to share and develop their clinical knowledge that they have acquired in relation to nutrition support, frailty Dietetics. The role requires excellent communication and team working skills, as well as the ability to work autonomously to manage a specialist caseload.

Main duties of the job

To provide a safe, effective and consistently high quality Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport Foundation Trust.

Manage a delegated caseload within specialist area. To assess, plan and implement patient centred, evidence -based interventions

To provide evidence-based care, education and information to patients, carers and health care professionals. This will be in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings.

Contribute to the training and development of Dietetic students, Dietitians and Dietetic Assistant/Support workers.

Supervising and supporting Band 5 Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants/Support workers

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Work related circumstances

Essential

• Exposure to potentially distressing or emotional situations pertaining to the clinical or social circumstances of patients
• Must maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to make an assessment of nutritional issues/problems
• Ability to manage a range of nutritional issues/problems
• High quality written communication skills
• High quality verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate complex information to clients, carers and other professionals in a sensitive manner.
• Ability to adapt communication style where required (with individuals or groups)
• Ability to motivate or persuade others to facilitate change
• Able to keep accurate records relating to patient care
• Ability to reflect on practice with peers/supervisor(s)
• Active team member
• Flexibility/adaptability in handling work pressures, competing interests and busy caseload to meet service need
• Prioritisation skills
• Developed time management skills
• Well-developed problem solving/analytical skills
• Able to recognise own clinical and experience boundaries and to seek support/advice when appropriate
• Well-motivated, with a commitment to developing the service
• IT skills

Desirable

• Behavious change skills

Experience

Essential

• Post-graduate experience in clinical dietetics
• Experience in managing oral nutrition support
• Experience in managing enteral nutrition support
• Working in a multi-professional environment
• Working in a team
• Ability to work autonomously
• Managing a clinical caseload
• Clinical audit

Desirable

• Experience in managing parenteral nutrition
• Experience in managing critically ill patients
• Presenting training sessions/talks
• Training student dietitians

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge across a range of nutrition and dietetic procedures acquired through degree and postgraduate experience
• Specialist knowledge relevant to clinical area
• Understanding of audit and its role in clinical practice/service development
• Knowledge of policies and procedures and guidelines relevant to role
• Awareness of dietetic products and clinical reason(s) for use
• Understanding of NHS structure and systems
• Awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of frailty and underlying health conditions

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics or Postgraduate Diploma in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Member of relevant British Dietetic Association Specialist Groups
• Post graduate training in nutrition support
• Post registration training in parenteral nutrition
• Attendance at courses, conferences or study days which support dietetic knowledge and/or practice

Person Specification
Work related circumstances

Essential

• Exposure to potentially distressing or emotional situations pertaining to the clinical or social circumstances of patients
• Must maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to make an assessment of nutritional issues/problems
• Ability to manage a range of nutritional issues/problems
• High quality written communication skills
• High quality verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate complex information to clients, carers and other professionals in a sensitive manner.
• Ability to adapt communication style where required (with individuals or groups)
• Ability to motivate or persuade others to facilitate change
• Able to keep accurate records relating to patient care
• Ability to reflect on practice with peers/supervisor(s)
• Active team member
• Flexibility/adaptability in handling work pressures, competing interests and busy caseload to meet service need
• Prioritisation skills
• Developed time management skills
• Well-developed problem solving/analytical skills
• Able to recognise own clinical and experience boundaries and to seek support/advice when appropriate
• Well-motivated, with a commitment to developing the service
• IT skills

Desirable

• Behavious change skills

Experience

Essential

• Post-graduate experience in clinical dietetics
• Experience in managing oral nutrition support
• Experience in managing enteral nutrition support
• Working in a multi-professional environment
• Working in a team
• Ability to work autonomously
• Managing a clinical caseload
• Clinical audit

Desirable

• Experience in managing parenteral nutrition
• Experience in managing critically ill patients
• Presenting training sessions/talks
• Training student dietitians

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge across a range of nutrition and dietetic procedures acquired through degree and postgraduate experience
• Specialist knowledge relevant to clinical area
• Understanding of audit and its role in clinical practice/service development
• Knowledge of policies and procedures and guidelines relevant to role
• Awareness of dietetic products and clinical reason(s) for use
• Understanding of NHS structure and systems
• Awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of frailty and underlying health conditions

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics or Postgraduate Diploma in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Member of relevant British Dietetic Association Specialist Groups
• Post graduate training in nutrition support
• Post registration training in parenteral nutrition
• Attendance at courses, conferences or study days which support dietetic knowledge and/or practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

United Kingdom

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