Highly Specialist Adult Cystic Fibrosis Dietitian

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Dietitian to join the Royal Brompton Hospital Cystic Fibrosis (CF) team.

The post holder will provide holistic nutritional care to adults with CF, working alongside a team of other dietitians who hold collective responsibility for the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the specialist CF dietetic service.

They will work within a dynamic multi-professional therapy team (physiotherapy, dietetics and psychology) and be closely supported by the wider MDT, including doctors, nurses and pharmacists.

It is an extremely exciting time for CF as new, highly effective therapies mean that the way we provide care and manage this condition is evolving. We are looking for a forward-thinking, dynamic, experienced dietitian to help shape the way we provide care for our patients, including those facing changing nutritional priorities.

If you are an experienced dietitian who is interested in CF and chronic disease management, and you would like the opportunity to work in a world-leading, specialist service, then please apply. This role may appeal to those who are already in a band 7 post or those with suitable experience looking to build these skills for the first time.

The post holder will be a highly specialist clinician and core member of the adult CF therapy team. They will work alongside other experienced CF dietetic colleagues and will provide support and leadership to band 6 dietetic colleagues.

**The role will involve**:
Taking a lead role in the advanced nutritional assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adults with CF. This will include both inpatient and outpatient management, including both face-to-face and virtual consultations.

Leading in the planning, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of the CF, dietetic and wider rehab & therapies services.

Multidisciplinary team working and consultation with staff, including doctors, nurses, and other members of the CF therapy team.

Being a highly specialist resource and providing education and training to students as well as medical and multi-disciplinary colleagues

Supervising junior members of the adult CF and / or dietetic teams.

Utilising quality improvement and research skills for audit, policy and service development, as well as clinical research

Supporting and deputising for the Adult CF Clinical Specialty Lead if required.

Engaging with the wider CF national / international community, for example within professional networks and relevant conferences.

More information about the role is available within the attached job description.

The Royal Brompton Hospital Adult CF Centre is one of the largest centres in Europe, treating approximately 600 patients from the age of 17 years.

The centre has a strong international reputation and is a world leader in research and development, and in pioneering new models of healthcare such as remote monitoring for personalised virtual services.

It benefits from a highly experienced and dedicated multidisciplinary team who strive to provide high quality, evidence-based healthcare in a supportive and caring environment.

1. Communication

To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, allied health professional and other colleagues to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service. This will include case conferences, ward rounds, discharge planning and joint working.
Have the ability to develop good working relationships, facilitating respect and support of equivalent members of the MDT, dietetic colleagues and externally.
To communicate effectively and in a sensitive and empathetic manner with patients who have a chronic illness (cystic fibrosis, cystic fibrosis related diabetes), are experiencing significant psychological issues (transplant assessment, undergoing end of life issues/ palliative care, secondary complications) or have barriers to understanding (poor cognition, adherence problems, psychological/ psychosocial barriers, long stay respiratory patients).
To competently communicate the outcomes of nutritional assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans to patients, carers, staff and in multidisciplinary meetings / ward rounds. This includes verbal and written communication.
Communicate with outside agencies (e.g., GP’s, community dietitians, home enteral feeding and other CF services) about patient care where appropriate.
To work closely with other dietetic teams across the Trust, including the respiratory, transplant and critical care/surgery team.
To maintain visibility internally and externally, participating at national or international meetings (may include presentation of posters and abstracts) and giving informal and formal talks to staff, patients and students when requested.

2. Patient care (direct and indirect)

To provide a clinical dietetic service to adult cystic fibrosis patients, both working autonomously and in conjunction with the other CF Specialist Dietitians.

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