Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for forward thinking Dietitian to join the Home Enteral Feed (HEF) Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The HEF Team consists of Specialist Dietitians, Senior Dietitians, a Assistant Practitioner and a Clerical Assistant.
We are a friendly, supportive and innovative department of around 60 dietitians, plus dietetic assistants across 3 hospital sites and the community. If this sounds like an exciting step within your career, then we would love to read your application.
You will be supported by the dietetic leads in the HEF team with excellent opportunities for professional and personal development, involvement in audit, service evaluation and research within your clinical specialty. We deliver nutrition teaching within a number of training programs and provide training to A,B & C placement students which you will be actively involved in.
This is a Part Time role for 22.5 hours a week.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for the provision of high quality dietetic service to a clinical caseload in a designated speciality, using a high level of skills and knowledge as an independent practitioner.
- To contribute to the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and teaching practice. Providing specialist advice and education in the designated speciality.
- To work within the Dietetic team in assisting in the operational management of the department.
- To assist the dietetic management team to ensure the overall service provides high quality patient care, and in the management of clinical governance, resources and equipment.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
- Determine/diagnose the appropriate dietetic treatment and develop effective management plans in respect of planned medical intervention and prognosis.
- Dietetic assessment and calculation of dietetic requirements of referred patients taking into account medical, biochemical, social, cultural, and psychological factors.
- Provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable to the patients medical, biochemical, social and cultural factors which is based on current evidence, incorporating local professional and national guidelines and standards.
- Negotiate with patients to enable them to achieve targets overcoming barriers to change including dietary, environmental, and social factors.
- Monitor and review dietetic care plans against outcomes, manage, and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals.
- Ensure dietetic interventions can be implemented through continued collaborative interdisciplinary working in and outside Trust by attending and participating in multidisciplinary meetings, case conferences.
- Work in partnership with services in the provision of nutritionally adequate, normal, and therapeutic diets.
- Ensure up to date and accurate records of all assessments and interventions in medical, nursing, and dietetic documentation in line with department, trust and government directives.
- Ensure safe and timely discharge of patients by providing relevant information to key professionals and agencies and following relevant procedures
- Train patients and carers to manage enteral feeding at home, either by pump or bolus administration of the feed, nasogastric or PEG tube care and how to deal with minor complications.
- Develop, implement and evaluate educational programmes for patients and carers.
- Contribute to health promotion in the Trust by developing and participating in events
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
- Determine/diagnose the appropriate dietetic treatment and develop effective management plans in respect of planned medical intervention and prognosis.
- Dietetic assessment and calculation of dietetic requirements of referred patients taking into account medical, biochemical, social, cultural, and psychological factors.
- Provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable to the patients medical, biochemical, social and cultural factors which is based on current evidence, incorporating local professional and national guidelines and standards.
- Negotiate with patients to enable them to achieve targets overcoming barriers to change including dietary, environmental, and social factors.
- Monitor and review dietetic care plans against outcomes, manage, and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals.
- Ensure dietetic interventions can be implemented through continued collaborative interdisciplinary working in and outside Trust by attending and participating in multidisciplinary meetings, case conferences.
- Work in partnership with services in the provision of nutritionally adequate, normal, and therapeutic diets.
- Ensure up to date and accurate records of all assessments and interventions in medical, nursing, and dietetic documentation in line with department, trust and government directives.
- Ensure safe and timely discharge of patients by providing relevant information to key professionals and agencies and following relevant procedures
- Train patients and carers to manage enteral feeding at home, either by pump or bolus administration of the feed, nasogastric or PEG tube care and how to deal with minor complications.
- Develop, implement and evaluate educational programmes for patients and carers.
- Contribute to health promotion in the Trust by developing and participating in events
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with Post Grad Diploma in Dietetics Current HCPC registration.
Desirable
- BDA accredited clinical supervisory skills course for training students.
- BDA accredited Behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills courses
Experience
Essential
- Substantial dietetic experience in a variety of clinical specialities
- Evidence of independent working
- Good knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management, especially Nutrition Support.
- Competent in behavioural change skills.
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development and commitment to continue through department appraisal system. Willing to undergo further training at post registration level.
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards.
- Effective IT skills.
- Able to record activity and other data manually and electronically.
- Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based.
- Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects.
- Able to use literature review search methods and can critically appraise evidence.
- Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines.
- Competent skills in teaching and training other health care professionals and student dietitians.
- Able to manage a caseload with frequently changing priorities and deal with interruptions.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills.
- Professional approach to relate and communicate clearly at all levels with patients colleagues and members of the MDT.
- Ability to work as an integral member of MDT and as an autonomous practitioner.
Other Factors
Essential
- Positive and proactive.
- Flexible.
- Professional in behaviour and appearance Willing and able to work on the different sites and occasionally outside of normal working hours.
- Able to deal with conflict, distressed patients and carers.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with Post Grad Diploma in Dietetics Current HCPC registration.
Desirable
- BDA accredited clinical supervisory skills course for training students.
- BDA accredited Behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills courses
Experience
Essential
- Substantial dietetic experience in a variety of clinical specialities
- Evidence of independent working
- Good knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management, especially Nutrition Support.
- Competent in behavioural change skills.
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development and commitment to continue through department appraisal system. Willing to undergo further training at post registration level.
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards.
- Effective IT skills.
- Able to record activity and other data manually and electronically.
- Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based.
- Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects.
- Able to use literature review search methods and can critically appraise evidence.
- Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines.
- Competent skills in teaching and training other health care professionals and student dietitians.
- Able to manage a caseload with frequently changing priorities and deal with interruptions.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills.
- Professional approach to relate and communicate clearly at all levels with patients colleagues and members of the MDT.
- Ability to work as an integral member of MDT and as an autonomous practitioner.
Other Factors
Essential
- Positive and proactive.
- Flexible.
- Professional in behaviour and appearance Willing and able to work on the different sites and occasionally outside of normal working hours.
- Able to deal with conflict, distressed patients and carers.
Desirable
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).
