Job summary
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Dietitian who is seeking exciting development opportunities to join our team!
You will be joining the adult dietetic team which provides a service for our Weston site within the University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Weston General Hospital is located close to the seafront of the vibrant seaside town of Weston Super Mare. It is a busy district general hospital and the friendly dietetic team is comprised of approximately 10 dietitians and dietetic assistants, with on-site secretarial support.
The Bristol and Weston region includes a diverse and multicultural university city, vibrant coastal towns and beautiful countryside, with an extensive range of leisure facilities and pursuits to suit everyone. In addition, it is well connected with easy access via road and rail to the rest of the South West, South Wales and other major cities.
You would be joining us at an exciting time as Weston General Hospital evolves to meet the needs of the local population through the "Healthy Weston Programme". This will provide a focus on becoming a centre of surgical excellence, significantly increasing the number of planned operations each year as well as continuing to develop into a centre of excellence for older peoples care.
Main duties of the job
This is a specialist post within the dietetic service at Weston General Hospital. You will provide the outpatient dietetic service to patients with diabetes who are cared for within the secondary care diabetes service. This includes an insulin pump clinic, gestational diabetes MDT and Dietetic led Diabetes clinic each week. There will also be a monthly consultant led Diabetes pump clinic to review the management of complex patients.
You will work closely with the Band 7 Senior Specialist Diabetes Dietitian at Bristol Royal Infirmary and the Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Endocrinology Consultants at Weston General Hospital. Your continued professional development will be guided and facilitated by our team of experienced clinicians with identified training needs fully supported.
The department offers training to A, B and C placement students from the University of Plymouth. Once you have completed appropriate supervisory skills training and are settled in your role, you will be involved in the clinical teaching and assessment of students on placement.
Our innovative approach to healthcare is reflected in our bank holiday and weekend service. Each staff member delivering 2 bank holiday dates and a weekend day every 4 weeks with a corresponding lieu day.
We would encourage anyone interested in this post to apply.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be joining the adult dietetic team which provides a service for our Weston General Hospital site, within University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. Weston General Hospital is a busy district general hospital located close to the seafront of the vibrant seaside town of Weston-super-Mare. Our friendly dietetic team is based in our open plan office and is comprised of approximately 13 dietitians and dietetic assistants, with administrative support.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Please see job description and person specification link attached.
Candidates will be shortlisted against the person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be joining the adult dietetic team which provides a service for our Weston General Hospital site, within University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. Weston General Hospital is a busy district general hospital located close to the seafront of the vibrant seaside town of Weston-super-Mare. Our friendly dietetic team is based in our open plan office and is comprised of approximately 13 dietitians and dietetic assistants, with administrative support.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Please see job description and person specification link attached.
Candidates will be shortlisted against the person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered
- Evidence CPD
- Clinical Supervisory Skills
- PEN Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course
- Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics
Desirable
Knowldge and Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in EN, Chronic Disease management, nutrition support in acute illness
- Working as part of a multi-professional Team
- Student Training
- Teaching Experience
Desirable
- Audit Experience
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Experience of writing protocols & guidelines
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of Home Enteral Nutrition
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills at all levels
- Good organisational skills
- Time Management
- Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings & to professional groups/ grades
- Computer skills & use of dietary analysis programmes
- Team player & able to maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Advanced clincal reasoning
- Behaviour and Motivational Interviewing skills
- Ability to process highly complex information or situations
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers and students
Desirable
- Active/committee member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered
- Evidence CPD
- Clinical Supervisory Skills
- PEN Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course
- Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics
Desirable
Knowldge and Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in EN, Chronic Disease management, nutrition support in acute illness
- Working as part of a multi-professional Team
- Student Training
- Teaching Experience
Desirable
- Audit Experience
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Experience of writing protocols & guidelines
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of Home Enteral Nutrition
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills at all levels
- Good organisational skills
- Time Management
- Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings & to professional groups/ grades
- Computer skills & use of dietary analysis programmes
- Team player & able to maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Advanced clincal reasoning
- Behaviour and Motivational Interviewing skills
- Ability to process highly complex information or situations
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers and students
Desirable
- Active/committee member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
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
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Weston General Hospital
Grange Road
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 4TQ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
