Band 7 Highly Specialist Critical Care Dietitian

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 dietitian to work in Critical Care.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic dietitian with excellent communication and team working skills, to work as an integral member of this team.

You will be working as a dedicated Dietitian within the Critical Care Team, providing expert assessment, monitoring and support for patients requiring nutritional intervention by using evidence based practice and conforming to national and international guidelines.

Experience of complex nutritional support and gastro-intestinal surgery is essential.

Supported by our Lead Critical Care Dietitian and Lead Nurse, you will be actively involved in the review, design and implementation of audit and research that will directly impact patient care practices.

The post offers excellent opportunities for professional and personal development due to the complexity of the clinical caseload and our AHP strategy Cross site working will be required and cross unit cover will be required.

You will be involved in the development and implementation of education strategies and initiatives, in particular the key areas of general and neuro critical care. Multidisciplinary team working, close liaison between acute and community teams, and highly developed skills in communicating with patients, carers, and other service users is essential.

To provide a specialist, effective, flexible clinical dietetic service to the critical care units at BHRUT. The post holder will be expected to work across both hospital sites and critical care unit and alongside critical care dietitians line managed by the therapies team.

To provide expert guidance and advice to other members of the critical care Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). The post holder will undertake research and audit on a regular basis to ensure that practise is evidence based.

To contribute to service development within own clinical area and contribute to the day to day running and development of the dietetic service through the promotion, adaptation and development of policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence-based practise and current research.

Provide leadership for the dietetic team, in conjunction with the Clinical Lead, in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the dietetic service provided to patients within your specialist area on a day-to-day basis.

To deputise in the absence of senior colleagues as required

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on Ext Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.