Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to join our friendly and expanding Dietetic Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. We are pleased to be able to offer a part time Specialist Band 7 Dietitian role within our small team at our Stroke Pathway Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC).
This small team consists of two dietitians, based within a multi-disciplinary office. The post holder will be team leader for this area whilst being responsible for a clinical caseload. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills at all levels of the MDT.
The post holder will lead the provision of dietetic service to SPARC using a high level of skills and knowledge as an independent practitioner. You will assist the Dietetic management team to ensure the overall service provides a high quality of patient care and delivers evidence-based practice at all times.
The post holder will actively participate in the development, education and delivery of training to dietetic staff, health care professionals and dietetic students.
The post holder will be based at SPARC but will work closely with the dietitians at the stroke unit at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
The post holder will also attend and contribute towards team leads meetings on the central hospital site (Royal Hallamshire).
Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
Main Duties:
- Assess the nutritional status of referred patients by calculating nutritional requirements taking into account medical, biochemical, social, cultural, and psychological factors.
- Diagnose nutritional and dietetic problems, determine appropriate dietetic treatment and develop effective management plans in respect of planned medical intervention and prognosis.
- Provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable to the patient's medical, biochemical, social and cultural factors, which is evidence based, incorporating local and national professional 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.
- Work closely and communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) by attending and participating in MDT meetings and case conferences in and outside of the trust, to provide the optimum outcome for patients.
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.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital Trusts in the country. 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 by providing and supporting CPD opportunities, there are 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.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with Post Grad Diploma in Dietetics.
- Current HCPC registration
Desirable
- Attainment of validated post registration qualification at masters level in nutrition support e.g. PENG update
- BDA accredited behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills courses
Experience
Essential
- Substantial clinical dietetic experience
- Evidence of independent working
- Experience of managing a complex caseload with frequently changing priorities, and deal with interruptions
- High level of knowledge and evidence base of a range of clinical conditions including stroke, stroke rehabilitation and best practice guidelines in this area
Desirable
- Experience of leading a team of dietitians
- Evidence of experience in stroke and stroke rehab pathways
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
- Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based
- Established skills to train other health care professionals and student dietitians
- Evidence of active participation in clinical governance e.g. risk assessments
- Evidence of undertaking and completing audit and/or research projects appropriate to work area
- Able to use literature review search methods, can critically appraise evidence and disseminate to colleagues in order to change practice
- Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines
Desirable
- Experience of supervising staff
- High level of skills used in supervision and education of students including programme planning
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards
- Familiar with and able to operate all necessary IT packages e.g. email, word, dietary analysis, power point
- Positive, proactive and flexible
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with Post Grad Diploma in Dietetics.
- Current HCPC registration
Desirable
- Attainment of validated post registration qualification at masters level in nutrition support e.g. PENG update
- BDA accredited behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills courses
Experience
Essential
- Substantial clinical dietetic experience
- Evidence of independent working
- Experience of managing a complex caseload with frequently changing priorities, and deal with interruptions
- High level of knowledge and evidence base of a range of clinical conditions including stroke, stroke rehabilitation and best practice guidelines in this area
Desirable
- Experience of leading a team of dietitians
- Evidence of experience in stroke and stroke rehab pathways
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
- Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based
- Established skills to train other health care professionals and student dietitians
- Evidence of active participation in clinical governance e.g. risk assessments
- Evidence of undertaking and completing audit and/or research projects appropriate to work area
- Able to use literature review search methods, can critically appraise evidence and disseminate to colleagues in order to change practice
- Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines
Desirable
- Experience of supervising staff
- High level of skills used in supervision and education of students including programme planning
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards
- Familiar with and able to operate all necessary IT packages e.g. email, word, dietary analysis, power point
- Positive, proactive and flexible
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stroke Pathway Assessment and Rehabiliation Centre
Norfolk Park Road
Sheffield
S2 3QE
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
