Job summary
Is home Enteral Feeding /community dietetics the career pathway you are looking for ?
The successful candidate would be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic expanding Home Enteral Feeding (HEF)/ community dietetic team and enjoy strong MDT working with the wider community team including community nurses, specialist nurses and medicine management team.
You would be based at Leighton Hospital working across Mid Cheshire providing clinical intervention, patient and health care professional training and education to patients in their own homes, nursing homes and community clinics. This post offers the opportunity for a dietitian to further develop their clinical skills primarily in enteral feeding and nutritional support whilst maintaining core therapeutic dietetic knowledge.
Main duties of the job
To deliver specialist dietetic services to adults requiring enteral feeding, prescribing support or therapeutic dietary intervention across South Cheshire and Vale Royal, as part of the Home Enteral Feeding Team. To provide regular home visits, virtual clinics and community dietetic clinics for this patient group, this will include the placement of enteral feeding tube following competency based training.To formulate, deliver and monitor nutritional care plans for patients. This would include complex clinical conditions and diet therapy, within the community setting, including in patient's own homes and continuing care establishments.To be recognised as an expert source of knowledge in the field of enteral tube feeding and Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) contributing to development of clinical guidelines, resources and education packages.
The post requires developed communication and interpersonal skills for MDT working, patient education on a one to one and in a group setting and health care professional training. Ideally you will have a broad dietetic experience, including enteral feeding.
Competency based training will be provided in all aspects of community dietetics and HEF as required. Our service is committed to the training of student dietitians and other health care professionals.
The department encourages innovation and supports continuous professional development. We have embraced paperless working and are supported with enhanced IT facilities.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To practice safely within the professional code of conduct and level of competency for all aspects of work, including the management of patients in your care.
To contribute to the delivery of the dietetic service to the adult community patients including therapeutic diets, malnutrition and enteral feeding which requires specialised nutritional knowledge of enteral products alongside tube care, PEG site management and transitional feeding. Managing and prioritising a defined patient caseload within the community setting.
To promote the role of the dietitian within the multidisciplinary team and develop competency to undertake associated procedures with full consultation with community team leader such as replacement of balloon retained gastrostomy tubes
To work closely with speech and language therapists to assess community patients, prior to referral for PEG placement, against MCHFT criteria and directly refer to the consultant physician as appropriate.
To work closely with MMT on cost effective prescribing in the community
Job description
Job responsibilities
To practice safely within the professional code of conduct and level of competency for all aspects of work, including the management of patients in your care.
To contribute to the delivery of the dietetic service to the adult community patients including therapeutic diets, malnutrition and enteral feeding which requires specialised nutritional knowledge of enteral products alongside tube care, PEG site management and transitional feeding. Managing and prioritising a defined patient caseload within the community setting.
To promote the role of the dietitian within the multidisciplinary team and develop competency to undertake associated procedures with full consultation with community team leader such as replacement of balloon retained gastrostomy tubes
To work closely with speech and language therapists to assess community patients, prior to referral for PEG placement, against MCHFT criteria and directly refer to the consultant physician as appropriate.
To work closely with MMT on cost effective prescribing in the community
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered as Dietitian
- Competencies in enteral Nutrition
Desirable
- PENG course
- Experience community enteral Nutrition
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience in general dietetic intervention
- one years NHS clinical practice
Desirable
- Clinical experience in community dietetic
- Clinical experience in HEF
skills
Essential
- clinical skills in management of enteral feeding tubes
Desirable
- Clinical skills in enteral feeding tube placement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered as Dietitian
- Competencies in enteral Nutrition
Desirable
- PENG course
- Experience community enteral Nutrition
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience in general dietetic intervention
- one years NHS clinical practice
Desirable
- Clinical experience in community dietetic
- Clinical experience in HEF
skills
Essential
- clinical skills in management of enteral feeding tubes
Desirable
- Clinical skills in enteral feeding tube placement
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).
