Job summary
The Royal London Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a 1 year fixed term band 7 Specialist Surgical Dietitian to cover maternity leave.
The role will cover a non-elective surgical ward covering upper and lower GI surgery and Hepatobiliary. You will work closely as part of an MDT and undertake weekly nutrition support team rounds where you will see type 1 intestinal failure patients requiring parenteral nutrition.
You will also support the leadership of the department with line management, attendance at clinical governance groups and training of other healthcare professionals.
The successful candidate should have expert surgical knowledge and experience working clinically in treating surgical patients and evidence of working within the area complex nutrition support.
For further information and opportunity to discuss the post contact Sarah Williams sarah.williams51@nhs.net 020 359 41129
Main duties of the job
To independently lead and act as a highly specialist dietitian in providing expert dietetic assessment, treatment and advice to a specialist caseload of upper and lower GI, vascular and Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) surgical patients.
To work alongside the intestinal failure team in providing an effective dietetic service to patients with type 1 Intestinal Failure requiring Parenteral Nutrition.
To provide dietetic advise to members of the surgical MDT though wards rounds and attendance at MDT'S
To use advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advise to dietetic and other clinical staff within Barts Health.
To support Band 5 and 6 dietitians in the provision of nutritional support to complex patients and developing their skills and knowledge in this area
To be responsible for planning and delivering specialist training to medical staff, nurses and student and other health care professionals in the surgical field
Partake in the development of trust wide policies, protocol and guidelines
To ensure that research and audit is undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of experience in speciality area
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Post graduate training in surgery / IF
Experience
Essential
- General and specialist experience in the nutritional management of surgical GI patients
- Experience in the provision of Parenteral Nutrition
- Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice
- Experience in developing a service and establishing/maintaining a dietetic presence within an MDT
Desirable
- Experience in working with other specialist Dietitians from other trusts to undertake service review/improvement
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge to expert level in nutritional support and parenteral Nutrition
Desirable
- Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Able to interpret a variety of complex clinical information to make dietetic diagnosis in area of speciality
- Ability to implement dietetic care plan and provide highly specialised advice for surgical patients
- Able to undertake accurate anthropometric measurements eg. weights, heights, skinfold thickness to support the assessment of patients nutritional status
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to postgraduate standard in area of GI surgery
- Experience of line management of staff including completing appraisals
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Able to demonstrate and effectively utilise leadership skills
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity eg. Critical Appraisal, Audit and is confident in the audit process
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of experience in speciality area
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Post graduate training in surgery / IF
Experience
Essential
- General and specialist experience in the nutritional management of surgical GI patients
- Experience in the provision of Parenteral Nutrition
- Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice
- Experience in developing a service and establishing/maintaining a dietetic presence within an MDT
Desirable
- Experience in working with other specialist Dietitians from other trusts to undertake service review/improvement
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge to expert level in nutritional support and parenteral Nutrition
Desirable
- Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Able to interpret a variety of complex clinical information to make dietetic diagnosis in area of speciality
- Ability to implement dietetic care plan and provide highly specialised advice for surgical patients
- Able to undertake accurate anthropometric measurements eg. weights, heights, skinfold thickness to support the assessment of patients nutritional status
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to postgraduate standard in area of GI surgery
- Experience of line management of staff including completing appraisals
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Able to demonstrate and effectively utilise leadership skills
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity eg. Critical Appraisal, Audit and is confident in the audit process
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality
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).
