Specialist Community Dietitian - Paediatrics
Band 6
Main area Dietetics - Community Services- Paediatrics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 350-CC6843698 Site Whiston Primary Care and Resource Centre Town Prescot Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/01/2025 23:59 Interview date 30/01/2025 Job overview
Are you a Dietitian who has a passion for Paediatrics? If you have not worked in Paediatrics before, you will be fully supported with relevant learning and development opportunities. The trust also has an in-house leadership programme for your leadership development. With this being a new post, this is an exciting time to join a growing team and shape the Paediatric services for the future in the St Helens and Knowsley region. You will contribute to the development of the service, with a focus on patient experience, quality and evidenced based practice. The St Helens and Knowsley Dietetics team is a friendly, supportive and integrated team of 14 Community Dietitians and Assistants. You will join a Paediatric Dietetic team of 1 Band 7 Highly Specialist Dietitian, Band 6 Specialist Dietitian and a Dietetic assistant manage a caseload of community outpatient clinics, group sessions, virtual and domiciliary appointments. The post is based at Whiston Primary Care Resource Centre in Prescot with hybrid working considered. Please do not hesitate to contact the team if you are interested and would like to discuss the role further. Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide Dietetic treatment for paediatrics based in community settings with an emphasis on faltering growth, fussy eating, nutrition support and home enteral tube feeding, cow’s milk protein allergy, other allergies and general clinics. The successful candidate will manage a caseload along with the other specialist dietitians and be supported by the highly specialist Paediatric lead. You will have the opportunity to consolidate and develop clinical skills needed to manage nutritionally complex patients requiring both enteral and oral nutrition support. You will help with triaging referrals and be able to be involved in key projects and service developments within the team. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership and management to the clinical team. Work in partnership with other services/stakeholders to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting. Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its clients. Contribute to working groups across Mersey Care. Attend quarterly home enteral feeding contract meetings. Have line management responsibility for the team. Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making. Manage a caseload of complex oral nutrition support and home enteral feeding patients. Assess patient/client conditions and develop individualised care plans. Ensure that all clinical activity provided by the team reflects the core objectives of health promotion. Participate in audits and research, as required. Monitor and ensure that the quality of the patient care delivered by the team is evidenced based and supported by best practice. Person specification
Qualifications
BSc. Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with postgraduate diploma in Dietetics Current Health and Care Professions Council Registration for Dietetics Full member of the British Dietetic Association Completion of parenteral and enteral nutrition group (PENG) course Management and clinical leadership course or qualification Knowledge / Experience
Experience of successful multi-agency working Demonstrable experience in relevant area of practice Evidence of CPD/Short courses Understanding of partnership working Management and clinical leadership experience Skills
Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills Ability to travel to work across boundaries Self-management and motivation skills IT literate Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS WITH MERSEY CARE
At Mersey Care, our commitment to ‘perfect care’ lies at the heart of everything we do.
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Band 6
Main area Dietetics - Community Services- Paediatrics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 350-CC6843698 Site Whiston Primary Care and Resource Centre Town Prescot Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/01/2025 23:59 Interview date 30/01/2025 Job overview
Are you a Dietitian who has a passion for Paediatrics? If you have not worked in Paediatrics before, you will be fully supported with relevant learning and development opportunities. The trust also has an in-house leadership programme for your leadership development. With this being a new post, this is an exciting time to join a growing team and shape the Paediatric services for the future in the St Helens and Knowsley region. You will contribute to the development of the service, with a focus on patient experience, quality and evidenced based practice. The St Helens and Knowsley Dietetics team is a friendly, supportive and integrated team of 14 Community Dietitians and Assistants. You will join a Paediatric Dietetic team of 1 Band 7 Highly Specialist Dietitian, Band 6 Specialist Dietitian and a Dietetic assistant manage a caseload of community outpatient clinics, group sessions, virtual and domiciliary appointments. The post is based at Whiston Primary Care Resource Centre in Prescot with hybrid working considered. Please do not hesitate to contact the team if you are interested and would like to discuss the role further. Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide Dietetic treatment for paediatrics based in community settings with an emphasis on faltering growth, fussy eating, nutrition support and home enteral tube feeding, cow’s milk protein allergy, other allergies and general clinics. The successful candidate will manage a caseload along with the other specialist dietitians and be supported by the highly specialist Paediatric lead. You will have the opportunity to consolidate and develop clinical skills needed to manage nutritionally complex patients requiring both enteral and oral nutrition support. You will help with triaging referrals and be able to be involved in key projects and service developments within the team. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership and management to the clinical team. Work in partnership with other services/stakeholders to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting. Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its clients. Contribute to working groups across Mersey Care. Attend quarterly home enteral feeding contract meetings. Have line management responsibility for the team. Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making. Manage a caseload of complex oral nutrition support and home enteral feeding patients. Assess patient/client conditions and develop individualised care plans. Ensure that all clinical activity provided by the team reflects the core objectives of health promotion. Participate in audits and research, as required. Monitor and ensure that the quality of the patient care delivered by the team is evidenced based and supported by best practice. Person specification
Qualifications
BSc. Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with postgraduate diploma in Dietetics Current Health and Care Professions Council Registration for Dietetics Full member of the British Dietetic Association Completion of parenteral and enteral nutrition group (PENG) course Management and clinical leadership course or qualification Knowledge / Experience
Experience of successful multi-agency working Demonstrable experience in relevant area of practice Evidence of CPD/Short courses Understanding of partnership working Management and clinical leadership experience Skills
Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills Ability to travel to work across boundaries Self-management and motivation skills IT literate Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS WITH MERSEY CARE
At Mersey Care, our commitment to ‘perfect care’ lies at the heart of everything we do.
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