Job summary
Are you looking to advance your dietetic career and shape the future of renal services? Our renal department are recruiting a Nutrition and Dietetic Professional Leadwho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and an exemplary service to our patients.
You will be a highly specialist renal dietitian clinically and professionally responsible for the renal dietetic service. You will lead on the development of the renal dietetic service and ensure a coordinated, responsive and effective service.
In the absence of the Renal Multi Professional Service Lead, you will deputise and manage the renal multi professional services (Nutrition and Dietetics, Social Care and Psychological Services).
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Provide visible, inclusive and approachable leadership for the renal dietetic service acting as a supervisor and line manager for a team of renal dietitians.
Inspire, motivate and enable the Specialist Renal Dietitians to have the skills, authority and autonomy they need to continuously improve the renal dietetic service.
Deliver clinical services directly to renal patients, accepting responsibility for those with the most complex needs.
Develop and implement policies, protocols and guidelines relevant to the clinical specialty.
Lead on the provision of education and training for all renal staff in specialist clinical area.
Monitor compliance with renal dietetic key performance indicators (KPI's), service feedback and department objectives to ensure a high quality, cost effective and patient focused service.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
o Hertford County, Hertford
o Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics/PgD Nutrition and Dietetics
- Current registration with HPC
- Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity insurance
- Relevant validated training in specialist area
- Member of specialist interest group
Desirable
- Clinical Educators Course - advanced level
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Management Training qualification
- Experience of advanced practice
Previous Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience
- Must include demonstrable experience in the relevant specialism and multidisciplinary team
- Experience of supporting learning of MDT professionals
- Experience and evidence of continuing personal and professional development in practice
- Experience in the training of student dietitians
- Experience of supervision of others
Desirable
- Evidence of service review/development
- Experience of influencing others to improve patient care
- Ability to disseminate research and service evaluations through presentations and reports
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Accurate anthropometry skills
- Establish effective communication methods to convey specialist knowledge to patients individually and in groups in a variety of settings
- Implements behavioural/counselling techniques to constructively overcome barriers to change
- Able to work autonomously within area of specialism using critical thinking and expert practitioner level judgement
- Demonstrates holistic patient centred approach
- Demonstrates good presentation skills
- I.T. skills - keyboard, email, powerpoint
- Aware of evolving healthcare agenda within the NHS
Desirable
- Post registration credited learning in enhanced communication skills
- Understanding inter-profession working
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to maintain dietetic profile within the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise tasks and support others to do the same
- Self reliant and self motivated but willing to seek advice and support of others
- Supportive approach to learners; enthusiastic and committed
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Able to motivate others and manage change
Desirable
- Collaborative and constructive
Other requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day.
- Enhanced CRB Disclosure
- Demonstrates confidence and motivation to work autonomously using clinical judgement in environments with little direct support
- Is adaptable and able to work in a variety of locations across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and West Essex
- Has a valid driving license for the UK and access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes
- Is able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service, including evening clinics
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics/PgD Nutrition and Dietetics
- Current registration with HPC
- Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity insurance
- Relevant validated training in specialist area
- Member of specialist interest group
Desirable
- Clinical Educators Course - advanced level
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Management Training qualification
- Experience of advanced practice
Previous Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience
- Must include demonstrable experience in the relevant specialism and multidisciplinary team
- Experience of supporting learning of MDT professionals
- Experience and evidence of continuing personal and professional development in practice
- Experience in the training of student dietitians
- Experience of supervision of others
Desirable
- Evidence of service review/development
- Experience of influencing others to improve patient care
- Ability to disseminate research and service evaluations through presentations and reports
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Accurate anthropometry skills
- Establish effective communication methods to convey specialist knowledge to patients individually and in groups in a variety of settings
- Implements behavioural/counselling techniques to constructively overcome barriers to change
- Able to work autonomously within area of specialism using critical thinking and expert practitioner level judgement
- Demonstrates holistic patient centred approach
- Demonstrates good presentation skills
- I.T. skills - keyboard, email, powerpoint
- Aware of evolving healthcare agenda within the NHS
Desirable
- Post registration credited learning in enhanced communication skills
- Understanding inter-profession working
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to maintain dietetic profile within the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise tasks and support others to do the same
- Self reliant and self motivated but willing to seek advice and support of others
- Supportive approach to learners; enthusiastic and committed
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Able to motivate others and manage change
Desirable
- Collaborative and constructive
Other requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day.
- Enhanced CRB Disclosure
- Demonstrates confidence and motivation to work autonomously using clinical judgement in environments with little direct support
- Is adaptable and able to work in a variety of locations across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and West Essex
- Has a valid driving license for the UK and access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes
- Is able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service, including evening clinics
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
