Job summary
Job Title:
Dietician
Grade: Band
6
Trust: Oxford
Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Oxfordshire (can be flexible with base)
Ward/Dept:
Childrens Integrated
Therapies - SLT
Hours:
Full time Up to 37.5 hours per week
Shift
Pattern: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
Pay Rates
Day: £22.99 per hour
Why might this job interest you?
Oxford Health NHS FT is committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable
adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Main duties of the job
To provide dietetic advice and specialist
clinical skills to home enterally fed (HEF) paediatric patients, with a range
of conditions in the primary care setting.
This includes the assessment and treatment of
patient and education and will involve working independently and as part of a
dietetic team.
Being an integral member of the MDT to provide a
flexible, prioritised service based on clinical need is also a key element of
the job.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
. To provide a highly specialist evidence-based nutrition and dietetic service for Oxfordshire
community paediatric HEF patients. This includes working collaboratively with the existing
community dietetic team, supporting junior staff, and linking with MDTs, to ensure a holistic
approach to patient care via digital, telephone consultations or vis visits to home or school.
2. To design individual client-centred treatment plans. This will involve nutritional assessment and
calculation of nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry,
anthropometry, clinical condition, and diet history.
3. To act as an independent practitioner and be responsible for a complex caseload of paediatric
patients. To utilise specialist clinical skills to manage this specialist caseload of babies, children,
and young adults, identifying, assessing, and treating nutrition related conditions and selecting
the appropriate type of therapy for effective treatment.
4. To provide individualised information about relevant dietary needs such as weaning, thickened
fluids, modified texture diets, blended diets and risk feeding in conjunction with the speech
and language Therapist (SALT). To consider local prescribing guidelines and feed budgets when
considering feed or formula choices and onward prescriptions
5. To be an integral member of the MDT for decision making and capacity assessments for
patients regarding non-oral feeding or progression to long term non-oral feeding, risk feeding
or withdrawal of non-oral feeding.
Job description
Job responsibilities
. To provide a highly specialist evidence-based nutrition and dietetic service for Oxfordshire
community paediatric HEF patients. This includes working collaboratively with the existing
community dietetic team, supporting junior staff, and linking with MDTs, to ensure a holistic
approach to patient care via digital, telephone consultations or vis visits to home or school.
2. To design individual client-centred treatment plans. This will involve nutritional assessment and
calculation of nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry,
anthropometry, clinical condition, and diet history.
3. To act as an independent practitioner and be responsible for a complex caseload of paediatric
patients. To utilise specialist clinical skills to manage this specialist caseload of babies, children,
and young adults, identifying, assessing, and treating nutrition related conditions and selecting
the appropriate type of therapy for effective treatment.
4. To provide individualised information about relevant dietary needs such as weaning, thickened
fluids, modified texture diets, blended diets and risk feeding in conjunction with the speech
and language Therapist (SALT). To consider local prescribing guidelines and feed budgets when
considering feed or formula choices and onward prescriptions
5. To be an integral member of the MDT for decision making and capacity assessments for
patients regarding non-oral feeding or progression to long term non-oral feeding, risk feeding
or withdrawal of non-oral feeding.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous paediatric experience at B5/B6 level in current role or clinical placements.
- Knowledge of Enteral Feeding/Nutritional Support (PEG, NG & PEG/J feeds) and usage of specialist paediatric feeds.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition / Dietetics degree or post graduate diploma or equivalent.
- Valid HCPC registration
Additional
Essential
- UK Driving License/Use of a car for work essential.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous paediatric experience at B5/B6 level in current role or clinical placements.
- Knowledge of Enteral Feeding/Nutritional Support (PEG, NG & PEG/J feeds) and usage of specialist paediatric feeds.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition / Dietetics degree or post graduate diploma or equivalent.
- Valid HCPC registration
Additional
Essential
- UK Driving License/Use of a car for work essential.
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).
