Job summary
Are you looking for a change and a chance to gain further experience in leading on home enteral tube feeding (HETF) in an innovative and supportive team?
An exciting opportunity has arisen in ACRT for a HETF and nutritional support lead dietitian to provide a service to residents of City and Hackney.
We are looking for a motivated, MDT player, looking to increase their leadership experience. You should have supervision skills and QI project experience to allow you to support other dietitians as well as take a lead with wider service developments.
You will hold a complex HETF caseload for clients living in their own homes and be responsible for running a variety of community-based clinics.
Excellent clinical knowledge of adult nutritional support, both oral and non-oral feeding, is essential. As the successful candidate, you will possess excellent clinical reasoning skills, a balance of empathy and emotional resilience and advanced communication skills. You will work with other AHPs and the support workforce as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team to deliver goal-orientated intervention.
You will have the opportunity to work as a neighbourhood link AHP and attend local and neighbourhood multi-disciplinary meetings.
We are committed to work-based education and training to improve clinical skills and we actively encourage CPD and audit. You will take an active part in training students and other staff.
Main duties of the job
- To lead and develop the Home Enteral Feeding and Nutrition Support aspects of the community dietetic service to City and Hackney within available resources
- To have a complex caseload of HETF patients and to keep up your skill mix by having a small caseload of housebound obese clients (those who are seen by the ACRT team)
- To provide a clinical community dietetic service within a variety of settings, out-patient clinics and other venues as required including clients' homes however main responsibility is to develop and lead on the service and supervise junior team members.
- To continuously review the service and adapt as required including monitoring success of rapid access clinics for urgent Nutritional Support patients.
- To be a specialist HETF dietitian and point of contact for Trust employees on all aspects of HETF.
- To create and lead on community nursing staff training in home enteral tube feeding.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
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 on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
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 on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered Dietitian
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work as part of an multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Ability to have difficult conversations with staff and patients and awareness of how to adapt scenarios
- Ability to provide highly specialist advise concerning the care of patients
- Leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive range of clinical experience including previous senior level work within the specialist area of Enteral Feeding and Nutritional Support
- Experience in supervising junior members of clinical staff including appraisal and clinical supervision.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- In depth knowledge in specific specialty
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other
Essential
- oUnderstanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered Dietitian
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work as part of an multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Ability to have difficult conversations with staff and patients and awareness of how to adapt scenarios
- Ability to provide highly specialist advise concerning the care of patients
- Leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive range of clinical experience including previous senior level work within the specialist area of Enteral Feeding and Nutritional Support
- Experience in supervising junior members of clinical staff including appraisal and clinical supervision.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- In depth knowledge in specific specialty
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other
Essential
- oUnderstanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
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).
