Acute Adult Inpatient Dietitian

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Dietitian for the Acute Medical Unit in Lancashire. The role involves managing adult patients with complex needs, supporting the Emergency Department with nutrition, and providing training for junior staff. Candidates should be passionate about improving patient care. This is an excellent opportunity for Band 6 or Band 5 Dietitians looking for growth. The salary is based on full-time hours, pro-rata for less than 37.5 hours.

Benefits

Comprehensive training program

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Passionate about service improvement and patient care effectiveness.
• Experience in complex enteral tube feeding is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of adult patients with complex needs.
• Provide training and clinical supervision for Dietetic staff.
• Support the Emergency Department with complex nutrition patients.

Skills

Complex enteral tube feeding

Evidence-based practice

Training and supervision

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a forward thinking post holder who will be responsible for the Acute Medical Unit wards and supporting the Emergency Department with tube feeds and complex nutrition patients. This post is to support the flow of nutrition patients through the hospital. Regular ward nutrition teaching sessions will be required as well as “bitesize” training for the emergency department.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of adult patients with complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• Advise on all aspects of dietetic management of Acute Adult patients with support from acute Dietetic team leads and peers.
• Provide training and clinical supervision on the dietetic management for Rotation Dietitians, Dietetic assistant practitioners, and Dietetic students.
• Represent Dietetics at meetings regarding Acute adult services.
• Ensure patients with nutritional needs are seen in a timely manner and first line nutrition advice started to support the flow of nutrition patients through the hospital.
• Support the AMU wards when more complex nutrition and tube fed patients are admitted.
• Work closely with all members of the MDT to provide expert dietetic care to our patients.
• Attend Consultant ward rounds and MDT meetings and work closely with the Trust's Complex Nutrition Team.
• Provide regular nutrition training sessions to the AMU wards and offer “bitesize” training to the emergency department.
• Continue service improvement work on these wards to ensure patient care continues to be the most effective and supporting the flow of nutrition patients through the hospital to discharge.
• Link with the Consultant Dietitian to support improvements to food and enteral feed provision at our hospitals.
• Link into the project work led by the Consultant Dietitian for the Trust specifically around food and enteral feed provision for the hospital.

Qualifications & Experience

We are ideally looking for candidates who are passionate about service improvement and effectiveness of patient care. Experience in complex enteral tube feeding is desirable but not essential as training can be given. This is an excellent opportunity to learn new skills whether you are a band 6 Dietitian looking to try a new specialty or an experienced band 5 Dietitian looking for promotion.

Salary and Hours

Salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay‑scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Application Process

This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short‑listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1–3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38. This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post.

Equal Opportunities

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work. The Acute team is part of the wider Dietetic Department covering the hospitals and communities of East Lancashire. We are a department that covers from cradle to grave and includes inpatients and the community. The department has nearly 75 staff and covers many specialties and is known for its innovation, development and training. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a “Zero Tolerance” policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first‑class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under‑representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.