Highly Specialist Dietitian: Critical Care & Nutrition Team

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A large public health organization is seeking a Highly Specialist Dietitian to join their dynamic critical care team. The successful candidate will provide expert nutrition advice, engage in audits and research, and take responsibility for student training. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team. The position offers a salary range of £53,751 to £60,651 per annum, including HCAS, with opportunities for professional development and training.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with expertise in critical care.
• Experience in training student dietitians.
• Knowledge of nutritional support for critically ill patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide service to critical care services including nutrition team.
• Lead and participate in audits and research.
• Educate patients and staff on dietary needs.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to analyse complex information

Experience with multidisciplinary team working

Ability to supervise students

Education

BSc in Dietetics

Registered Dietitian with HPC

BDA member

Non-medical prescribing qualification

Job description

Highly Specialist Dietitian: Critical Care & Nutrition Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide you with doing something different and upskill. We are looking for an enthusiastic Dietitian to join our friendly and dynamic team at the Royal Free North Middlesex Heath Unit site.

The Dietetic Department is part of Therapies. We are the first Nutrition & Dietetic Department in London to commence seven-day services. You will be responsible for covering critical care unit complex, and the Nutrition Team. You will be required to liaise closely and effectively with the multidisciplinary team members.

You should have excellent communication skills, be effective in multidisciplinary team working and be able to deliver both group education and individual interventions. You will have the opportunity to be involved in research, audits. You will be required to undertake teaching/training of other health professionals. You will be involved in student training for your area.

The dietetic department undertakes student training for placements 2 and 3, and has a robust CPD programme, and are committed to providing excellent line management, supervision/support, specialist training and other forms of continuous professional development. In order to support you in this role, you would receive training and supervision tailored to your needs.

Main duties of the job

To provide service to the critical care services including the Trust Nutrition team at the Royal Free North Middlesex Health Unit site. If appropriately trained and competent to practice, to take on the extended role of non-medical prescribing. To develop and update policies and procedures.To take the lead role for the development and provision of education programmes for patients and staff within and out-with the Trust, and to develop critical care education resources.

To take the lead for producing, implementing, and updating critical care policies and procedures. To lead on and regularly participate in research and audit within critical care and the wider Dietetic Service. To participate and contribute to the Nutrition Team and provide cover for other specialist services areas as and when required. To participate in seven-day service on a Rota basis. Too undertake the planning, organisation, allocation, and training of student training for critical care.

Multidisciplinary team working, close liaison between acute and community teams, and highly developed skills in communicating with patients, carers, and other service users is essential. To be joint clinical team lead for critical care team. To be responsible for supervision of critical care and parenteral nutrition team.

About us

The Nutrition & Dietetic department is part of the Therapies Department provides a service to all inpatients and outpatients on site, serving clients from Enfield, Haringey and other boroughs. The services include General medical & surgical, Gastroenterology, Medicine for the elderly, Acute Stroke unit, Renal inpatients, Haematology, Respiratory, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Neurology, Urology, Intensive care, High dependency unit, HIV, Oncology including radiology and chemotherapy, Paediatric services, gynaecology and maternity.

Our aim is to:

Provide a high standard of evidence-based clinical services, to all clients who have an underlying medical condition, which requires adjustment to normal dietary intake, including those clients that require artificial nutritional support in the form of enteral (oral or tube feeding) or total parenteral nutrition

Provide education to clients, to enable short and long-term changes to their dietary intake

Educate staff, including medical staff, nurses, other AHPs, at the NMUH on evidence-based practice to enable appropriate patient care of a high standard

Liaise with catering to ensure appropriate meals are provided to inpatients

Communicate with, and engage in multidisciplinary team-working

Provide student training to ensure continuity of the profession and ensure training is a positive experience for the student.

Job responsibilities

• To provide a patient focused service and participate in seven-day service as required by the Trust and department. You will work on a Rota basis with all other staff within the department.
• To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the specialist dietary needs for these patients.
• To make decisions regarding referring patients to the appropriate agencies.
• To educate patients with significant barriers
• To be responsible for the development and implementation of policies for these areas.
• to take the lead in providing expert dietetic advice to the multidisciplinary team through attendance and participation in multidisciplinary team meetings and ward rounds.
• To be responsible for regular supervision of students
• To participate in the recruitment of staff as requested by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
• To attend relevant strategic and operational meetings appropriate to the area of work as and when requested by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
• To review existing resources
• To organise and undertake the training programme for student dietitians for these areas.
• To take the lead for developing and implementing education programmes for the nutritional management of Critically ill patients, within (including wards) and out-with the Trust.
• To organise and undertake training sessions for doctors including the Academic sessions, and other staff, within (including wards) and out-with the Trust.
• To initiate and participate in research and audit

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

• oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values Positively Welcoming, Actively respectful, Visibly reassuring , Clearly Communicating

Education & professional Qualifications

• BSc in Dietetics 4 year degree course or equivalent degree
• Registered Dietitian with HPC
• BDA member
• BDA member of specialist group, critical care group network
• BDA post graduate diploma in advanced dietetic practice or equivalent in BDA postgraduate courses equivalent to Master's
• Non-medical prescribing qualification registered with HCPC

Experience

• Experience of audit
• Experience of training student dietitians
• Experience of working with different ethnic groups
• Experience of research
• Post graduate Courses on critical care, TPN, nutritional support

Skills and aptitudes

• Ability to provide highly specialised treatment packages, plan and provide appropriate monitoring
• Ability to analyse highly complex, conflicting information and deciding on the most appropriate treatment plan from a range of options
• Ability to supervise students, junior staff
• Ability to communicate highly complex, conflicting, sensitive information

Other Attributes

• Evidence of commitment to CPD
• Demonstrate an understanding of equal opportunities

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.

£53,751 to £60,651 a yearper Annum Including HCAS