This vacancy is for a Specialist Band 6 Dietitian. This post is based at our Bristol sites working closely with other Specialist Dietitians delivering high quality nutritional care. As a rotational post you will be able to develop specialist expertise as you rotate through a number of specialist pathways on an annual basis. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced band 5 dietitian keen to develop a broad range of advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Provide expert dietetic advice through our inpatient and outpatient services. Our specialist rotational pathways include respiratory, hepatology, critical care, surgery, head and neck, oncology and CF. Work within our dietetic team and range of MDTs demonstrating core skills in oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition support along with behaviour change strategies.
Work with Senior Dietitians to support pathway development, support patient education and student training.
All members of the team work one Saturday every 8 weeks with a corresponding day off in the working week and one Bank Holiday a year.
Main duties of the job
The post will provide expert nutritional care across a range of specialist pathways.
The role works closely with a wide range of professionals within the MDT
Ensure effective communication at all levels of health care professionals regarding the nutritional care of individual patients.
Impart information to patients in situations which could be distressing / emotional for the patient, therefore require use of holistic skills.
Use negotiation skills to motivate and negotiate dietary change this will require using a variety of evaluation strategies and adapting communication techniques if necessary.
Educate, support and direct patients by advising on therapeutic dietary regimens which may involve significant and continuous lifestyle changes.
Translate nutritional concepts into practical everyday terms for patients, staff and professional colleagues of all levels.
As a key member of the multi-professional team, provide expert dietetic advice at case conferences, care and discharge planning meetings.
Liaise with partners including clinical MDTs, pharmacy, catering and the community to ensure continuity of care across service providers.
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 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
- HPC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics
- Clinical Supervisory Skills (Basic)
- BDA Membership
- PEN Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course
Knowledge and Experience
- Proven experience in enteral nutrition support, chronic disease management and nutrition support in acute illness
- Student training
- Working as part of a multi-professional Team
- Teaching Experience
- Audit Experience
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Experience of writing protocols & guidelines
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of Home Enteral Nutrition
Skills and abilities
- Time management
- Good communication skills at all levels – oral, written, interpersonal
- Good organisational skills
- Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings & to professional groups/ grades
- Computer skills & use of dietary analysis programmes
- Advanced clinical reasoning
- Behaviour & motivational interviewing skills
- Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions
- Insight & sensitivity
- Team player & able to maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to process highly complex information or situations
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers & students
- Active/committee member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- Access to transport in order to deliver community working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Clinical Lead for Nutrition and Dietetics
£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum, pro rata for part time roles
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