Clinical Specialist Dietitian NHS AfC: Band 7 Speciality: Dietitian Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 p[...] in Ormskirk

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Job overview: We are looking for a specialist dietitian with experience in Nutrition Support to deliver a specialist clinical service at Southport & Ormskirk Hospital sites within the Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust and contribute to supervision of the team of dietitians and support staff. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and time management skills, together with an ability to be flexible and a commitment to MDT working. In return, you will have the opportunity to further develop and extend your leadership and clinical skills. The post holder will have a specific interest in adult nutritional support and service/quality improvement.

Main duties of the job:

• To have clinical responsibility for a complex nutrition support caseload on the Spinal Injury Unit.
• To provide specialist clinical support to junior staff and students.
• The post holder will demonstrate by example, and have advanced communication skills, using them to motivate, develop, guide and advance dietetic skills required by the team in order to provide a high-quality responsive acute dietetic service.
• To provide specialist assessment and management advice for patients whilst working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Accept clinical responsibility for and manage a caseload of patients, using advanced knowledge, evidence-based/client‑centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions delivered across the acute wards.
• To assist in the meeting of Therapy and Rehabilitation/Trust Objectives in relation to patient care.
• To support the clinical lead in risk assessment for the dietetic team.
• To coordinate, organise, assess and deploy dietetic students while on their clinical placements.

Person specification:

• Extensive clinical post-graduation experience in specialist area and within acute wards.
• Extensive knowledge of the physical and psycho-social impact of critical, acute illness.
• Experience of working with multi-professional groups involved in the care of critically ill patients.
• Operational management, development and supervision of junior staff, students and therapy assistants.
• Experience of teaching multi-professional staff, students and peers.
• Experience of service evaluations and audit processes.
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio, including attendance at recent post-graduate courses relevant to speciality.
• Experience of joint working with external organisations, academic institutes where applicable.
• Have a detailed awareness of current NHS issues and relevant frameworks/quality indicators.
• Evidence of developing services.

• Committed to personal and departmental development.
• Able to work well with others and pass on skills and knowledge.
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure and manage stress in others.
• Have motivation, drive and enthusiasm.
• Be able to deal with conflict resolution with staff, patients and members of the public.
• Ability to be empathetic and discuss sensitive issues.
• Self-directed learning.
• Clear vision of role and commitment to specialty and be able to represent the service and organisation at Trust initiatives and with outside agencies.
• Good computer and telephone skills.
• Evidence of advanced communication skills.
• Initiate evidence-based practice within the clinical setting and develop local care pathways.
• Demonstrate full awareness of clinical governance and its application in therapy.

Qualifications:

• BSc Degree in nutrition and dietetics (or equivalent).
• Professional Practice Educator Training/qualification.
• Masters level clinical courses/or equivalent (e.g. PENG Clinical Update Course).

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