Senior Specialist Dietitian

5 months ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds Teaching Hospitals Full time

JOB PURPOSE Provide advanced, highly specialised dietetic care to patients at local and regional level. This will include advice to patients and all healthcare staff. Provide and lead aspects of clinical training of dietetic students. Support Clinical dietetic Manager in co-ordinating activities of the team and providing support and supervision to staff.

Lead in research and audit within specialised clinical area and disseminate findings. 3. JOB DIMENSIONS The post holder will: 3.1 Lead in a clinical specialist area. 3.2 Manage own caseload and supervise the caseloads of the other dietetic staff.

3.3 Assist and support the Clinical Dietetic Manager/line manager in the day to day management of the team of dietitians and students. 3.4 Deliver and supervise training to healthcare staff, dietitians and students at local and regional level, acting as a resource in the specialist area. 3.5 Be a core member of the multidisciplinary care team, liaising with other members of the team to provide integrated dietetic care. 3.6 Initiate and co-ordinate research and audit projects within specialised area and disseminate findings at conference level.

3.7 Be an active member of the out of hours service. 5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 5.1 BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent 5.2 HCPC Registration as a Dietitian. 5.3 Experience of working in a senior dietetic role.

5.4 Willing to undergo any training as required to enable performance in the job. 5.5 Advanced knowledge of current issues in clinical specialist area. 5.6 Able to work within a team, demonstrating leadership, initiative and confidence. 5.7 Good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.

5.8 Able to demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills. 5.9 Proactive in day to day clinical and non-clinical management. 5.10 Good presentation skills in delivering training to large multidisciplinary groups of staff or members of the public. (this may involve groups of more than 50 people).

6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are: Patient-centered Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post: The beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role.

Emphasis should be on the requirements of the role not the individual when completing this section. Examples might include: quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc. 7. WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT) Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change. WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition 8.

CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS 8.1 Demonstrate excellent office practice in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. 8.2 Be a pro-active team member of the of the Dietetic department at LTHT by participating in departmental development projects, attending and participating in department meetings and clinical updates. 8.3 Demonstrate the ability to communicate highly complex specialised and sensitive information with empathy and understanding. 8.4 Demonstrate the ability to provide highly complex nutrition counselling to patients, requiring cognitive behaviour therapy skills to overcome barriers to change.

8.5 Demonstrate the ability to analyse, investigate and assess highly complex clinical and non-clinical information to form accurate nutrition care plans in highly complex and specialist area. 8.6 Demonstrate analytical skills in prioritising the best course of dietetic treatment in patients with highly complex clinical conditions, where nutritional goals may conflict with other on-going physical, emotional, psychological and medical problems and a range of treatment options must be assessed and considered. 8.7 Be a recognised resource in a specialist clinical area at a regional level. 9.

CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 9.1 Ability t

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