Job summary
Do want to expand
your nutrition support skills and gain cardiothoracic critical care experience?
We have a fixed term
vacancy for a Specialist Critical Care Dietitian to cover maternity leave
starting June 2023.
You will be part of
the dietetic critical care team, supporting patients who have undergone complex
cardiac and thoracic surgery including heart and lung transplants. You will
also be supporting patients on ECMO as Royal Papworth is one of 6 ECMO centres
in the country.
You will be joining
a supportive team with opportunities for personal development, research, audit
and service development. You will form part of the well-respected MDT as a
clinical expert and provide line management and leadership to other members of
the Dietetic department.
Main duties of the job
You will be an experienced Dietitian with a strong
knowledge of artificial nutrition support, ideally based in an acute or
critical care setting. You will be passionate about individualised patient care
and advancing the field of Dietetics.
Royal Papworth Hospital is proud to employ a
diverse workforce who are encouraged to use their individuality to provide
exceptional and personalised patient care. We believe that our strength as an
organisation relies on our ability to foster an environment which encourages
using our differences as a strength.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care
to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in
Cambridge.
We perform the most heart
and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful
heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment,
sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in
severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the
largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is
at the heart of treatments of the future.
Royal Papworth became the first
hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas
assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today.
The Trust holds its values
of compassion, excellence and collaboration at
its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in
their day-to-day roles and interactions.
Royal Papworth is proud of its
diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The
Trust values difference and welcomes all
applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and
civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and
sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants
with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you
will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full
details about the role. We recommend
that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential
Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more
information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in
touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you
will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full
details about the role. We recommend
that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential
Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more
information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in
touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of nutrition support including short term and long enteral feeding
- Experience of adapting communication to meet patient needs
- Experience of co-ordinating and delivering group education sessions
- Experience of working face to face with patients and public
- Experience of training students
- Experience of producing Dietetic resources such as a diet sheets / posters / guidelines
- Experience of conducting audit / research as the lead
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with complex conditions
- Previous experience of presenting at a national or international level
- Leadership and line management experience
- Experience of conducting research
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Current Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD
- Evidence of working at MSc level / undertaking relevant short courses related to advancing clinical expertise as a post graduate
- Member of BDA or other personal indemnity insurance provider
Desirable
- Motivational interviewing / behaviour change skills
- Member of BDA specialist group related to clinical area
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills, ability to liaise with professionals at all levels and discuss complex patient cases
- Organisational skills and ability to prioritise own workload
- Presentation skills to groups
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team
- Legible written communication
- Computer literacy
- Advanced knowledge of Nutrition and Dietetics within nutrition support
- Dietetic knowledge within Critical Care or acute disease affecting nutrition
- Self-motivated and willingness to learn
- Enthusiasm and commitment to patient care
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Able to manage time effectively and prioritise work
- Flexible attitude to service delivery
- Willing to seek advice where necessary
- Ability to manage the emotional consequences of working with patients with long term conditions or distressing circumstances
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical audit and how its principles may be applied in practice
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance and that of others
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Evidence ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of nutrition support including short term and long enteral feeding
- Experience of adapting communication to meet patient needs
- Experience of co-ordinating and delivering group education sessions
- Experience of working face to face with patients and public
- Experience of training students
- Experience of producing Dietetic resources such as a diet sheets / posters / guidelines
- Experience of conducting audit / research as the lead
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with complex conditions
- Previous experience of presenting at a national or international level
- Leadership and line management experience
- Experience of conducting research
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Current Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD
- Evidence of working at MSc level / undertaking relevant short courses related to advancing clinical expertise as a post graduate
- Member of BDA or other personal indemnity insurance provider
Desirable
- Motivational interviewing / behaviour change skills
- Member of BDA specialist group related to clinical area
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills, ability to liaise with professionals at all levels and discuss complex patient cases
- Organisational skills and ability to prioritise own workload
- Presentation skills to groups
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team
- Legible written communication
- Computer literacy
- Advanced knowledge of Nutrition and Dietetics within nutrition support
- Dietetic knowledge within Critical Care or acute disease affecting nutrition
- Self-motivated and willingness to learn
- Enthusiasm and commitment to patient care
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Able to manage time effectively and prioritise work
- Flexible attitude to service delivery
- Willing to seek advice where necessary
- Ability to manage the emotional consequences of working with patients with long term conditions or distressing circumstances
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical audit and how its principles may be applied in practice
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance and that of others
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Evidence ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
