This permanent 30-hour post in the surgery and critical care dietetic service at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust leads a specialist team. The core of the work is highly specialist assessment and treatment of patients with complex nutritional needs, delivered through a managed caseload. The post also carries line management of Band 5 and Band 6 dietitians and a contribution to training dietetic students and assistants. Applicants need HCPC registration and a nutrition and dietetics degree or postgraduate diploma.
What the job involves
- Provide highly specialist dietetic treatment to a delegated caseload of critical care, surgical and nutrition support patients, using evidence-based, patient-centred assessment, intervention and evaluation
- Act as clinical expert and autonomous practitioner in the specialist area
- Plan and develop the dietetic service within specialist areas
- Work with the Service Lead and dietetic team leads to integrate services and pathways and implement changes
- Line manage the specialist team, including recruitment, induction, sickness and absence, performance and development reviews, one-to-one meetings and clinical supervision
- Contribute to training and development of dietetic students and dietetic assistants and support workers
- Work with consultants, specialist nurses and ward staff to produce specialist nutritional treatment plans within holistic patient care
- Give expert advice on patients referred to the nutrition team with complex clinical and nutritional needs
- Attend ward rounds, MDT meetings and best interest meetings, promoting the role of diet and nutrition in patient outcomes
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, or Postgraduate Diploma in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Masters-level or equivalent course, or experience in a relevant specialty
- Attendance at courses, conferences or study days supporting dietetic knowledge or practice
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Significant post-registration experience in a relevant area
- Managing oral and enteral nutrition support, including complex nutritional needs
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
- Managing a clinical caseload and working autonomously
- Leadership and supervision, including mentoring junior staff, dietetic assistants and students
Skills & knowledge
- Specialist knowledge of nutrition and dietetic procedures, dietetic products and the clinical area, including nutritional management of a wide range of conditions
- Understanding of audit and its role in practice and service development
- Knowledge of relevant policies, guidelines, NHS structure and systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication, adapting style to individuals and groups and explaining complex information sensitively
Other
- Able to work flexibly to meet service needs
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Comfortable with exposure to potentially distressing or emotional situations
Nice to have
- Membership of the British Dietetic Association and relevant specialist groups
- Postgraduate nutrition support training, for example PENG (Master's module)
- Post-registration training in parenteral nutrition
- Leadership courses relevant to the post
- Presenting training sessions or talks
- Participation in audit or research
- Experience managing parenteral nutrition
- Experience managing critically ill patients
What’s offered
- 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary Finance support for loans, savings and debt management
- Stockport Credit Union for local financial advice
- Flexible working requests considered
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
