Job summary
Do you have an interest in acute medical and renal dietetics? Do you want to provide mentorship and supervision to newly qualified dietitians working in general medicine?
Due to an increasing number of medical beds opening at Southampton General Hospital, we are recruiting a Band 6 HCPC registered dietitian to join our team. The successful post holder will join the acute adult dietetic team to provide specialist dietetic input to patients on the acute medical, respiratory, and renal wards; seeing the more complex patients on these caseloads. The post holder will also provide mentorship and supervision to newly qualified dietitians working across the medical wards. This is a great opportunity for someone new to supervision and leadership to build and develop these skills with the support of a band 7 team lead and the lead acute adult dietitian.
The department of dietetics and speech and language therapy employs approximately 130 staff, with clinical experts working in a range of specialties, providing acute and community services in adults and paediatrics. You will join the medicine dietetic team working alongside dietitians specialising in hepatology, neurology, acute medicine and medicine for older people.
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
About us
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What youll do
You will: Be responsible for the provision of a specialist dietetic service on the respiratory and renal medicine wards. Be a key member of the multidisciplinary teams and attend multidisciplinary meetings. Provide nutritional support to patients including management of oral nutrition support, enteral feeding and home enteral feed discharges. Liaise with our local regional renal team. Provide therapeutic renal dietary advice for patients with kidney disease requiring low potassium, low phosphate diet and fluid restrictions. This includes both inpatient wards and an outpatient clinic. Supervise and support junior dietitians, dietetic assistants, and student dietitians, particularly providing mentorship and advice to newly qualified dietitians and our growing team of dietetic assistants. Undertake clinical audit and quality improvement projects in your specialist area. Attend regular internal CPD sessions. Be supported to undertake service and personal career development.
What were looking for:We are looking for a dietitian who wishes to gain experience in an acute hospital setting, with a keen interest in nutrition support and evidence of relevant, clinical skills and experience. Flexibility and the ability to prioritise and manage a busy, complex caseload is essential. You must have excellent communication skills as well as an empathic nature. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within an MDT as a specialist dietitian and have the confidence to present and discuss your professional opinion with colleagues. You must be able to provide professional feedback and guidance to junior members of the team. With a varied and interesting caseload, this post requires a dynamic, assertive person with an excellent breadth of knowledge and good rapport building skills. Previous experience in renal dietetics is not required as training will be provided. Part time and flexible working will be considered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What youll do
You will: Be responsible for the provision of a specialist dietetic service on the respiratory and renal medicine wards. Be a key member of the multidisciplinary teams and attend multidisciplinary meetings. Provide nutritional support to patients including management of oral nutrition support, enteral feeding and home enteral feed discharges. Liaise with our local regional renal team. Provide therapeutic renal dietary advice for patients with kidney disease requiring low potassium, low phosphate diet and fluid restrictions. This includes both inpatient wards and an outpatient clinic. Supervise and support junior dietitians, dietetic assistants, and student dietitians, particularly providing mentorship and advice to newly qualified dietitians and our growing team of dietetic assistants. Undertake clinical audit and quality improvement projects in your specialist area. Attend regular internal CPD sessions. Be supported to undertake service and personal career development.
What were looking for:We are looking for a dietitian who wishes to gain experience in an acute hospital setting, with a keen interest in nutrition support and evidence of relevant, clinical skills and experience. Flexibility and the ability to prioritise and manage a busy, complex caseload is essential. You must have excellent communication skills as well as an empathic nature. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within an MDT as a specialist dietitian and have the confidence to present and discuss your professional opinion with colleagues. You must be able to provide professional feedback and guidance to junior members of the team. With a varied and interesting caseload, this post requires a dynamic, assertive person with an excellent breadth of knowledge and good rapport building skills. Previous experience in renal dietetics is not required as training will be provided. Part time and flexible working will be considered.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC (Health and Care professions Council) registered dietitian (RD)
- Evidence of commitment to relevant ongoing CPD and development in relevant areas
- Evidence of relevant dietetic knowledge and expertise with recent experience demonstrating this
- Ability to communicate complex information fluently, confidently and effectively to a diverse range of people: e.g., with patients, carers, managers and other health care professionals
- Ability to demonstrate a practical and sensitive approach and flexibility in working style when applying clinical judgement to complex clinical issues
- Ability to create rapport and professionally manage relationships with colleagues, patients and carers and the emotional challenges this presents
- Demonstrate a holistic approach to treatment
- Ability to cope with unpredictable events and varying clinical and non-clinical work pressures, independently planning and prioritising own workload, managing own time and meeting deadlines
Desirable
- Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA) and relevant specialist groups
- Experience mentoring or supervising dietetic assistants or junior staff
- Experience and involvement with dietetic student training
- Experience of audit/project work
- Ability to cover "out of hours" commitments on agreed occasions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC (Health and Care professions Council) registered dietitian (RD)
- Evidence of commitment to relevant ongoing CPD and development in relevant areas
- Evidence of relevant dietetic knowledge and expertise with recent experience demonstrating this
- Ability to communicate complex information fluently, confidently and effectively to a diverse range of people: e.g., with patients, carers, managers and other health care professionals
- Ability to demonstrate a practical and sensitive approach and flexibility in working style when applying clinical judgement to complex clinical issues
- Ability to create rapport and professionally manage relationships with colleagues, patients and carers and the emotional challenges this presents
- Demonstrate a holistic approach to treatment
- Ability to cope with unpredictable events and varying clinical and non-clinical work pressures, independently planning and prioritising own workload, managing own time and meeting deadlines
Desirable
- Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA) and relevant specialist groups
- Experience mentoring or supervising dietetic assistants or junior staff
- Experience and involvement with dietetic student training
- Experience of audit/project work
- Ability to cover "out of hours" commitments on agreed occasions
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).
