Paediatric Dietitian-Clinical Lead

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic motivated Dietitian and looking for a part time role? Join our wellrespected and friendly department making a big difference for the children and families we care for. We are a dynamic and well established paediatric service and we have a legacy of developing innovative ways of working in the areas of cow's milk allergy, diabetes andenteral tube feeding. This exciting role will also allow you to develop your leadership skills and shape the service as we have a strong commitment to professional development and training.

The Paediatric Dietetic Service is a community-based team of eight Dietitians and two assistants working for Bolton Foundation Trust and this post is to provide Clinical Leadership at Band 7 along with two other part time Band 7 Dietitians

Main duties of the job

Provide highly specialist knowledge, skills, training and advice to children, young people and their families, and be a source of expertise for staff, other professionals as part of the MDT and other agencies.Use evidence-based, client-centred principles to provide highly specialised assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation and co-ordination of dietetic intervention.The caseload will include Home Enteral Tube feeds within community settings with support from the wider MDT.The role includes the provision of an in-reach service to the acute inpatient ward when required and general community, outpatient clinics.The role will provide the dietetic service for the monthly MDT Allergy Clinic and act as a Clinical Lead in this area.Train, supervise and appraise named staff. To take part in training Dietetic students.Support the Principal Service Lead, and Team Leader and other Dietitians as required.Identify, initiate and implement service developments.Offer clinical leadership for the effective running and development of the Paediatric Dietetic service through audit, development of policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence based practise.

About us

At Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, we take a person-centred approach in all our interactions with patients, families and our staff. We provide compassionate care and demonstrate understanding to everyone.

Our staff are our most valuable asset. From the exceptional opportunities that we offer including flexible working and rotational packages, to the remarkable care we provide to our patients. We think there is something special about working here.

We are committed to cultural diversity. We strive to ensure that staff and patients are free from discrimination regardless of their ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

Every person should be able to fulfil their potential at work, and we support people from all communities who teach us about differences in beliefs and opinions

We pride ourselves on using this knowledge to provide personalised care and ensure that we are a supportive environment in which to work and receive care

We put quality and safety at the heart of all our services and processes. We continuously improve our standards of healthcare with the patient in mind

Bolton is a great place to work in the centre of the North West of England with close links to Manchester and other cities such as Leeds and Liverpool but also with easy access to the rural areas in Wales and the Lake District.

Why not find out more about what working life is like here from our happy staff

Please contact us for an informal discussion or enquiries about the post

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Breightmet Health Centre

Breightmet Fold Lane

Bolton

BL2 6NT

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Breightmet Health Centre

Breightmet Fold Lane

Bolton

BL2 6NT

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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