Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic dietitian, looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting new role working with trauma and neuro rehabilitation patients. The role of the Highly Specialist Dietitian will be a key part of the interdisciplinary team. You will take the lead on the nutritional care of the patients at the NRC, providing tailored advice for both oral and enteral nutritional support.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop both your clinical and leadership skills, as you will lead on the dietetic service setup and delivery at the NRC. You will therefore have applicable experience of leadership and service development that you can bring into the role. You will be working alongside a Band 6 dietitian and will be responsible for their support and development.
You will be leading on audit, service evaluation and service improvement projects related to improving nutritional care of our rehabilitation patients.
You will require excellent communication skills, strong leadership, a flexible approach, ability to use your initiative and manage your own time.
The NRC is a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, delivering a centre of excellence to improve rehabilitation services in England. It is co-located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre and will share some of the world class rehabilitation facilities. Find out more at www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma or degree in relevant qualification
- oHealth and Care Professional Council registration
- oAble to maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities
- oEvidence of post registration education in specialist clinical areas
Experience
Essential
- oWide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
- oKnowledge of management processes to be able to provide 1st line management
- oExperience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
- oAble to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
- oKnowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
- oKnowledge of national and local standards and national guidelines
- oBasic IT and computer skills and have the ability to learn how to use specific software
- oAble to undertake evidence based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area
- oAble to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills.
- oAble to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- oBe able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans.
- oAble to adapt approach in order to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
- oAble to understand team dynamics and adapt approach to achieve the best outcome for patients
- oAble to handle confidential information from colleagues, patient and carers with sensitivity
- oCommunicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- oAble to present clinical information to health professions at National Conference level or equivalent
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- oAble to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
- oRisk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
- oAnalyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- oUse reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver specialist treatment programmes
- oAble to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- oAble to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff
- oAble to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to re-allocate staffing resources
- oLead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes
- oUnderstands responsibility of self and others for clinical and cost effective use of resources
- oAble to record and use relevant information in daily work including computer data entry of patient and other information and support other member so the team in doing so
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential
- oAble to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- oAble to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
- oAble to organise, plan and chair meetings
- oAble to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns
Physical Skills
Essential
- oAble to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
Other Requirements
Essential
- oAble to travel to required areas within NUH including cross campus and occasionally beyond the Trust when requested.
- oWill be required to work occasional weekend days as per bank holiday rota
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma or degree in relevant qualification
- oHealth and Care Professional Council registration
- oAble to maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities
- oEvidence of post registration education in specialist clinical areas
Experience
Essential
- oWide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
- oKnowledge of management processes to be able to provide 1st line management
- oExperience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
- oAble to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
- oKnowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
- oKnowledge of national and local standards and national guidelines
- oBasic IT and computer skills and have the ability to learn how to use specific software
- oAble to undertake evidence based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area
- oAble to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills.
- oAble to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- oBe able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans.
- oAble to adapt approach in order to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
- oAble to understand team dynamics and adapt approach to achieve the best outcome for patients
- oAble to handle confidential information from colleagues, patient and carers with sensitivity
- oCommunicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- oAble to present clinical information to health professions at National Conference level or equivalent
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- oAble to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
- oRisk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
- oAnalyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- oUse reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver specialist treatment programmes
- oAble to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- oAble to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff
- oAble to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to re-allocate staffing resources
- oLead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes
- oUnderstands responsibility of self and others for clinical and cost effective use of resources
- oAble to record and use relevant information in daily work including computer data entry of patient and other information and support other member so the team in doing so
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential
- oAble to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- oAble to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
- oAble to organise, plan and chair meetings
- oAble to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns
Physical Skills
Essential
- oAble to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
Other Requirements
Essential
- oAble to travel to required areas within NUH including cross campus and occasionally beyond the Trust when requested.
- oWill be required to work occasional weekend days as per bank holiday rota
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).