Job summary
Are you looking for a new career challenge?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time, fixed term Band 7 post to provide dietetic clinical leadership for gastroenterology, surgery and critical care services within the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
As a clinical lead, you will work closely with dietetic and multi-professional colleagues across the Trust, to ensure high quality dietetic care is provided for all patients.
Not only is this an excellent opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge within gastroenterology, critical care and surgery, it is a chance to further expand your skills across each of the Four Pillars of Practice. There will be opportunities to engage in research and to lead clinical transformation and improvement projects, as well as support the learning and development of other dietitians and multi-professional colleagues.
You will join a friendly team of over 30 Dietitians who are currently based across 2 sites. You will be primarily based at York Hospital and will travel to Scarborough and other Trust localities regularly. We have also recently appointed two First Contact Dietitians for two local Primary Care Networks, and are working towards building a community dietetic service, so it is truly an exciting time to join us!
If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a supportive senior dietetic leadership team, including other clinical lead Dietitians and a Dietetic Team Manager, as well as Dietetic Professional Lead and Senior Operational Manager.
You will provide clinical leadership for a team that can include; registered dietitians, assistant practitioners and dietetic support workers. Therefore, excellent team working, and communication skills are essential, as is the ability to work autonomously to assess and manage a caseload of patients.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate strong communication and leadership capabilities. You need to be resilient and able to manage and prioritise your clinical caseload whilst supporting the work and development of the team.
The wider dietetic department provide clinical inpatient and outpatients services to a variety of specialities, including; Stroke/Neurology , Oncology, Renal, Paediatrics and Diabetes. The department is well established in facilitating the training of dietetic students and staff are involved in delivering a variety of rolling training programmes for other health care professionals across the Trust, relating to nutritional care. The Trust has also just launched a new multi-professional preceptorship programme for new registrants including dietitians, as we are committed to developing and supporting our workforce from the outset.
If you think this post is for you, please call for an informal discussion and we welcome your application.
About us
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
The NHS Staff Council has accepted the pay offer made by the government for Agenda for Change staff in England, which you will see is reflected on the salary for this role. Thenew salary rates for this year(2023/24)willtake effect from 1 April 2023. Eligible staff can expect to receive the additional 2022/23 payment and the new 2023/24 pay rates (including back pay to 1 April) as part of their pay in June.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: recruitment@york.nhs.uk.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: recruitment@york.nhs.uk.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registered Dietitian
- Evidence of relevant CPD activites
- Post graduate qualification relevant to post
- Evidence of significant post graduate training within specialist area
Desirable
- Practice placement supervisor qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
- Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
- Substantial experience of assessment and provision of specialist equipment
- Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
- In-depth understanding of current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice
Desirable
- Highly experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
- Highly developed specialist clinical skills within relevant area
- Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
- Evidence of having led the delivery of relevant audit/research projects
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams acting as an advocate for dietetics and authority in relevant specialist area
- Evidence of ability to lead engagement activities with others and understanding of the importance of good communication when implementing change
Desirable
- Evidence of enhanced communication skills and the ability to use different communication methods and styles, relevant to specialty
- Evidence of significant personal development in relevant specialist area
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registered Dietitian
- Evidence of relevant CPD activites
- Post graduate qualification relevant to post
- Evidence of significant post graduate training within specialist area
Desirable
- Practice placement supervisor qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
- Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
- Substantial experience of assessment and provision of specialist equipment
- Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
- In-depth understanding of current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice
Desirable
- Highly experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
- Highly developed specialist clinical skills within relevant area
- Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
- Evidence of having led the delivery of relevant audit/research projects
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams acting as an advocate for dietetics and authority in relevant specialist area
- Evidence of ability to lead engagement activities with others and understanding of the importance of good communication when implementing change
Desirable
- Evidence of enhanced communication skills and the ability to use different communication methods and styles, relevant to specialty
- Evidence of significant personal development in relevant specialist area
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
