Specialist Dietitian

Job summary

Are you ready to take the next steps in your dietetic career or an experienced dietitian looking for a change?

Join our inspirational Adult Therapies Department at UHBW as a band 6 rotational Dietitian, working in the beautiful coastal town of Weston-super-Mare

As a band 6 rotational Dietitian at Weston General Hospital, you will support inpatients across our 270 bedded hospital within a range of specialities, including general medicine, stroke, surgery, and our 5 bedded ICU.

The Weston dietetic team is made up of 18 dietetic professionals working across in and out-patient services. We work closely with our dietetic colleagues at the BRI who are part of the wider Adult Therapies Department.

Our team offers unique benefits including:

Supernumerary induction period

Time together for a monthly canteen breakfast

One day per month of protected non clinical time

Monthly supervision sessions and weekly team huddles

Learning and development time with senior specialist dietitians / peers within your speciality areas

Funding for learning and development opportunities

This is an incredible opportunity for you to learn and develop new knowledge and skills as part of an experienced and supportive dietetic department.

Find out more about UHBW Adult Therapies Department Careers.

We welcome contact from potential applicants.

Please note, due to high interest this vacancy many close early.

Main duties of the job

The Dietitian is a specialist member of the dietetic team and is responsible for the delivery of a high quality, comprehensive dietetic service for UHBW. This clinical workload is augmented by a variety of teaching and training activities.

This comprehensive service provision is for acute inpatient beds & outpatients, across a number of pathways. This service will be provided under the guidance and supervision of the senior specialist dietitians.

Dietetic care within resources in conjunction with Senior Specialist Dietitians for patients on various patient pathways in the acute phase of a variety of clinical conditions.

Expert dietetic advice for individually referred inpatients the majority of which will require nutrition support, notably enteral and parenteral feeding.

Expert dietetic advice for individually referred patients in community setting with long term conditions requiring advice beyond basic healthy eating.

Using behaviour change skills & holistic approaches to support patients to manage their long-term goals.

The post holder also undertakes any other reasonable duties which may be identified in consultation with the Senior Specialist Dietitians, Team Leaders and Operational & Professional Lead for Adult Nutrition & Dietetic Services.

The post holder will be required to work 2 bank holidays out of a possible 6 within a year and contribute to future planned weekend department rota working.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

oQ1 HCPC Registration oQ2 Evidence of continuing professional development oQ3 Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics oQ4 Clinical Supervisory Skills (Basic)

Desirable

oQ5 BDA Membership oQ6 PEN Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

oE1 Proven experience in: -Enteral Nutrition Support -Chronic Disease Management -Nutrition support in acute illness oE2 Working as part of a multi-professional Team oE3 Student Training oE5 Teaching Experience

Desirable

oE4 Audit Experience oE6 Experience of supervision of junior staff E7 Experience of writing protocols & guidelines oE8 Experience of working in the community oE9 Experience of Home Enteral Nutrition

Skills and abilities

Essential

oS1 Good communication skills at all levels -Oral -Written -Interpersona oS2 Good organisational skills oS4 Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings & to professional groups/ grades oS5 Computer skills & use of dietary analysis programmes oS6 Advanced clinical reasoning oS7 Behaviour & motivational interviewing skills oS8 Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions oS9 Insight & sensitivity oS11 Team player & able to maintain effective working relationships oS12 Ability to process highly complex information or situations oS13 Ability to work under own initiative oS14 Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers & students oS3 Time Management

Desirable

oS10 Active/committee member of BDA Specialist Interest Group oS15 Access to transport in order to deliver community working

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