University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Are you a dietitian ready to take the next career step, but still enjoy working across a number of specialties?
Following successful flexible working arrangements, we have an exciting post available for an enthusiastic dietitian to support the dietetic service, working mainly at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and a day per week at County Hospital.
Main duties of the job The post holder will be covering largely inpatient wards including Neurosurgery, Acute Trauma Rehab Unit as a shared role. You will cover adult acute medicine and respiratory wards.
As a specialist centre for non-invasive ventilation (NIV), we accept patients from across West Midlands for PEG placement under ventilation cover. You will work in collaboration with other dietitians to provide this service and liaise with dietitians in the patient's own locality to facilitate safe and timely discharge.
You will develop and take part in staff teaching, patient education events, student training and support the team in audit and service developments. The post holder will support the Trust with meal observations as part of our Care Excellence framework.
About us University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.
Job responsibilities
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing dietetic input to patients and to liaise with other disciplines and agencies as required in the planning and implementation of patient care.
Delivers specialised dietetic services to patients, using a wide range of appropriate and sensitive communication skills and counselling, and behaviour change techniques.
To provide, individually tailored advice for patients.
To educate patients and their relatives / carers about their condition and its significance and ensure that care information and support is available.
To use negotiating and persuasive skills to facilitate effective service delivery within the specialty team and Directorate.
To support and liaise with the dietitians, dietetic assistants and student dietitians.
To actively participate in ward meetings, ward rounds, case conferences as appropriate.
To liaise with and work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, building and maintaining effective working relationships within the Trust and the health economy.
Person Specification Qualifications Experience
Experience of working in different clinical settings within the NHS.
Dietetic experience in a range of professional practice areas including acute inpatients and outpatients.
Demonstrate relevant experience of working autonomously clinically including organisation and management of caseload, working to agreed objectives and deadlines without supervision.
Experience of pre-registration practice training for student Dietitians.
Demonstrate good IT skills including competence in use of specialist dietary analysis computer programme, word processing, spreadsheets, data inputting.
Experience of working within a Trauma rehab setting.
Personal Qualities
Can work across a wide range of organisations and settings.
Ability to travel between UHNM sites.
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.
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Following successful flexible working arrangements, we have an exciting post available for an enthusiastic dietitian to support the dietetic service, working mainly at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and a day per week at County Hospital.
Main duties of the job The post holder will be covering largely inpatient wards including Neurosurgery, Acute Trauma Rehab Unit as a shared role. You will cover adult acute medicine and respiratory wards.
As a specialist centre for non-invasive ventilation (NIV), we accept patients from across West Midlands for PEG placement under ventilation cover. You will work in collaboration with other dietitians to provide this service and liaise with dietitians in the patient's own locality to facilitate safe and timely discharge.
You will develop and take part in staff teaching, patient education events, student training and support the team in audit and service developments. The post holder will support the Trust with meal observations as part of our Care Excellence framework.
About us University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.
Job responsibilities
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing dietetic input to patients and to liaise with other disciplines and agencies as required in the planning and implementation of patient care.
Delivers specialised dietetic services to patients, using a wide range of appropriate and sensitive communication skills and counselling, and behaviour change techniques.
To provide, individually tailored advice for patients.
To educate patients and their relatives / carers about their condition and its significance and ensure that care information and support is available.
To use negotiating and persuasive skills to facilitate effective service delivery within the specialty team and Directorate.
To support and liaise with the dietitians, dietetic assistants and student dietitians.
To actively participate in ward meetings, ward rounds, case conferences as appropriate.
To liaise with and work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, building and maintaining effective working relationships within the Trust and the health economy.
Person Specification Qualifications Experience
Experience of working in different clinical settings within the NHS.
Dietetic experience in a range of professional practice areas including acute inpatients and outpatients.
Demonstrate relevant experience of working autonomously clinically including organisation and management of caseload, working to agreed objectives and deadlines without supervision.
Experience of pre-registration practice training for student Dietitians.
Demonstrate good IT skills including competence in use of specialist dietary analysis computer programme, word processing, spreadsheets, data inputting.
Experience of working within a Trauma rehab setting.
Personal Qualities
Can work across a wide range of organisations and settings.
Ability to travel between UHNM sites.
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.
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