Dietitian

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

NHS benefits

Learning and CPD opportunities

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Rotational Band 5 Dietitian to join our integrated Nutrition and Dietetic Department across four sites, including the National Spinal Injuries Centre and Burns Centre. The role offers preceptorship, clinical supervision and ongoing CPD to support your career development.

You will rotate through Amersham, Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe Hospitals, gaining broad experience in rehab wards, endocrinology, gastroenterology, surgery and stroke, with

Qualifications

• Clinical dietetic assessment, treatment and care planning.
• Experience with oral and enteral nutrition support.
• Experience in community or acute settings and MDT collaboration.
• Ability to document and apply nutrition guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide Nutrition and Dietetic services to inpatients/outpatients within the Trust.
• Deliver specialised assessment, treatment and support for dietetic patients.
• Contribute to the Adult Dietitian Oral Nutritional Supplement Pre-Discharge service.
• Prescribe dietary treatment and advise on ACBS products for patients based on nutrition assessment.
• Coordinate discharge planning for patients on enteral feeds, liaising with primary care and other agencies.

Skills

Dietetic assessment

Oral nutrition support

Enteral nutrition support

Communication

Teamwork

CPD commitment

Education

BSc Dietetics or equivalent

HPC Registration

Documentary evidence of CPD

Job description

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

Our unique, integrated acute/community Nutrition and Dietetic Department is searching for a Rotational Band 5 Dietitian to join our team in Buckinghamshire, including the National Spinal Injuries Centre and the regional Burns Centre. We offer excellent learning and support through preceptorship, clinical supervision, peer learning and CPD, including supporting B & C student placements. We value our staff, and actively promote staff wellbeing.

Our team of over 40 members of staff is based at 4 sites across the county with great secretarial and IT support.

We have a full-time post ideal for the newly qualified Dietitian or someone with experience looking to enhance knowledge and skills. We offer 8-month rotations across the Trust in 4 areas:

• Amersham Hospital: A community-based rotation covering rehab wards, GP clinics, home visits and a small home enteral feeding caseload.
• Stoke Mandeville Hospital: Medicine – with a focus on endocrinology, gastroenterology, haematology, and respiratory medicine.
• Stoke Mandeville Hospital: Surgery -with a focus on emergency surgery, Obs. & Gynae, ophthalmic, orthopaedic & plastic surgery and urology. This rotation also includes a general out-patient clinic
• Wycombe Hospital: with a focus on elective surgery and Stroke Rehabilitation
• Play a key role in our new ONS discharge project

Join our dynamic, proactive team and we will help you grow in skills , knowledge and expertise as you start to develop your dietetic career.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of the dietetic team to provide Nutrition and Dietetic services to inpatients / outpatients of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
• To provide specialised assessment, treatment and support of patients requiring dietetic treatment.
• To contribute to out Adult Dietitian Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS) Pre-Discharge Hospital Review Service
• To prescribe dietary treatment and advise on the use of ACBS* products [including enteral feeds and nutritional supplements] for patients based on interpretation of nutritional assessment.
• To be responsible for the discharge planning of patients to home and other locations on enteral feeds [this includes extensive communication with outside agencies {primary health
  care staff, relatives and carers, commercial suppliers}, organisation of supplies of equipment, feed, training etc].

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• BSc Dietetics or equivalent
• HPC Registration
• Documentary evidence of CPD

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in Dietetic assessment, treatment and care planning
• Experience of oral and enteral nutrition support
• Experience of working in a community or acute setting
• Experience of MDT working/communicating with partner health care professionals e.g. Nurses, GPs, pharmacist, SLT

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Working knowledge of commonly used feeds and supplements
• Knowledge and application of anthropometric measures and biochemistry interpretation in dietetic assessment
• Awareness of regulatory bodies (HCPC) and professional bodies (BDA) code of practice and professional guidelines
• Commitment to engage in CPD and dept appraisal system
• Competent user of IT equipment and basic software (email, RIO)
• To be able to communicate clearly and concisely to both staff and patients
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
• Ability to prioritise and manage own caseload and time
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and evidence based practice
• Ability to plan and deliver training sessions to health care professionals
• Demonstrates initiative and the ability to develop professionally

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Ability to travel cross-site if required

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.