Midwifery

1 month ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Full time
Job overview

Are you interested in nutrition and enjoy working with people?

We are looking for a friendly and approachable team player to join the Nutrition and Dietetic Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital to help us provide nutritional care to patients on the wards. As a Dietetic clinical support worker you will help the Dietitians monitor and review the nutritional intake of some of the patients under our care. Your role will also include supporting the Dietitian’s with education and training, assisting with service development and undertaking various administrative duties related to the role.

You will have experience of working with people who are unwell, have the ability to work on your own initiative under the supervision of Dietitians, be self-motivated and have good communication skills.

A good level of IT skill, in applications such as word and excel, is required.

The dietetic team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital is a supportive team with a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing. It is part of a large, integrated Nutrition and Dietetic service which consists of over 40 members of staff, providing acute and community nutrition and dietetic services across Buckinghamshire.

We actively encourage CPD and clinical supervision for the professional development of the team. The department has good secretarial / IT support.

Main duties of the job

·To work as part of the dietetic team, under direct supervision, to help and support the dietitians provide nutrition and dietetic services to inpatients and outpatients of Stoke Mandeville Hospital

·The job has a varied workload including review of patients on special diets, liaising with wards and other departments within the hospital and some administrative work.

Clinical:

1.With relevant training, to provide basic dietetic advice and support to inpatients, under the supervision of qualified Dietitians.

2.To manage a clinical caseload under the supervision of a qualified Dietitian.

3.To document, evaluate and feedback to qualified Dietitians following all interventions.

4.To be responsible for keeping own accurate and up-to-date records of interventions taken, in accordance with departmental protocols on record keeping.

5.To liaise with catering, nursing and dietetic staff regarding special diets and nutritional supplements.

6.To participate in department audits as requested.

7.With relevant training, to assist the discharge of patients on home enteral feeds, by becoming familiar with and arranging supply of appropriate equipment, registering patients with home enteral feed company and liaising with GP practices, community Dietitians – under the supervision of a qualified Dietitian.

Working for our organisation

 Why colleagues think we are

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. 

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Person specification

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Experience of working within a team. Experience of and comfortable working with people who are unwell. Ability to work in a busy environment

Desirable criteria

Well developed communication skills Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations Interest/aptitude for Nutrition and health eg. related qualification or previous role Competent user of IT equipment and basic software [email, word processing, data inputting

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential criteria

Good level of education to GCSE standard at least 3 subjects to include English/Maths]

Desirable criteria

NVQ level III in healthcare ECDL modules or equivalent

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS/PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential criteria

Well developed communication skills Ability to work effectively as part of a team Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations Effective time management and the ability to prioritise appropriately. Ability to present a polite, patient and professional image of the dietetic service. Ability to be aware of own limitations. Interested in nutrition and willing to increase knowledge Competent user of IT equipment and basic software [email, word processing, data inputting]

Desirable criteria

Ability to use own initiative and deal with problems as they arise. Ability to complete allocated projects and meet deadlines

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Desirable criteria

Ability to occasionally travel to other sites in Buckinghamshire NHS Trust

PPE requirements:  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

I f you are successful  at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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