Advanced Specialist Dietitian Critical Care

6 days ago


Basildon, United Kingdom Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you looking to take the next step in your career into the specialism of critical care?

Do you want to work within an experienced, supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary environment?

We have a vacancy for a full time Band 7 Advanced Specialist Critical Care Dietitian within our large, well established dietetic team with the additional benefit of 5% HCAS fringe on salary when based at Basildon Hospital.

Main duties of the job

You will become the lead dietitian for Critical Care at Basildon Hospital. Your clinical caseload will include level 2 and 3 critical care patients requiring parenteral and enteral nutrition. You will also be required to provide additional support to the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre critical care. As the expert in your field you will have responsibility for supervising and training junior staff, along with line managing band 6 and band 5 dietitians. You will be responsible for ensuring a safe, timely and effective dietetic service and for promoting staff and service development.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic dietitian who demostrates our Trust values of excellence, compassion and respect.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification attached.

Main responsibilities

Have lead responsibility for the advanced dietetic care and service to patients receiving care within the critical care and, where required, the cardiothoracic critical care unit, high-dependency units and respiratory wards To work closely with the multidisciplinary teams including members of the hospital nutrition team to provide nutrition support (including parenteral and enteral nutrition) To supervise allocated staff and provide support and training to dietetic team members. To work very closely with the Dietetic Therapy Lead to plan service developments within critical care and respiratory specialities To identify resources required to run the services in the specialist units To participate in the setting of standards and policies within the Dietetic Department and across the Trust. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/diploma in Dietetics Registration with HCPC Minimum five years' dietetic experience

Desirable

Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Member of the BDA Critical Care Specialist Interest Group Leadership qualification, or working towards

Skills

Essential

Excellent oral and written communication skills Experience in teaching or training other health professionals

Desirable

Able to work under pressure Able to handle difficult face-to-face situations

Experience

Essential

Experience in parenteral nutrition Experience in critical care dietetics Experience in a wide variety of clinical specialities

Desirable

Experience in audit, quality improvement or service development projects

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