Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian with a keen interest in nutrition support to join our well-respected regional intestinal failure team in a permanent role. We will consider applicants looking for full-time or part-time hours.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust has a nationally designated Intestinal Failure Service providing home parenteral nutrition to patients across the South of England for over 25 years. We have a specialist 17-bed unit for patients with intestinal failure, providing care for patients during assessment for parenteral nutrition, acute illness or post-operatively.
The Department of Dietetics and Speech and Language Therapy employs approximately 130 staff, with clinical experts working in a range of specialities, providing acute and community services to adults and paediatrics. You will work with 3 other intestinal failure dietitians supporting the specialist inpatient and outpatient service.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Your Responsibilities What youll do
Attend nutrition support ward rounds, reviewing and planning the parenteral nutrition support to inpatients. Support the band 7 intestinal failure dietitians, providing specialist advice to patients in the intestinal failure unit. Review patients in the nutrition support and intestinal failure clinic alongside gastroenterologists, surgeons and specialist nurses
The intestinal failure service has strong links with the biomedical research centre for nutrition based at Southampton General Hospital, and you will have the opportunity to participate in service evaluation, audit, and research.
What were looking for Someone who has a keen interest in nutrition support, with evidence of relevant, strong clinical skills. Flexibility and the ability to prioritise and manage a busy, complex caseload are 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.
With a varied and interesting caseload, this post requires a dynamic, assertive person with an excellent breadth of knowledge and good rapport-building skills.
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your Responsibilities What youll do
Attend nutrition support ward rounds, reviewing and planning the parenteral nutrition support to inpatients. Support the band 7 intestinal failure dietitians, providing specialist advice to patients in the intestinal failure unit. Review patients in the nutrition support and intestinal failure clinic alongside gastroenterologists, surgeons and specialist nurses
The intestinal failure service has strong links with the biomedical research centre for nutrition based at Southampton General Hospital, and you will have the opportunity to participate in service evaluation, audit, and research.
What were looking for Someone who has a keen interest in nutrition support, with evidence of relevant, strong clinical skills. Flexibility and the ability to prioritise and manage a busy, complex caseload are 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.
With a varied and interesting caseload, this post requires a dynamic, assertive person with an excellent breadth of knowledge and good rapport-building skills.
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
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, knowledge and experience
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).
