Paediatric Specialist Dietitian, Band 6 (22.5 hours a week)
Are you interested in joining a friendly and dynamic paediatric dietetic team?
We are looking for a paediatric dietitian to help us provide inpatient support to the paediatric wards and offer outpatient services to infants and children throughout Gloucestershire. We offer outpatient services for faltering growth, weight management, food allergy, and restrictive diets. We are also an integral part of the diabetes, cystic fibrosis, coeliac disease, weight management, and feeding clinic MDTs. We have an excellent reputation within and outside the trust; our diabetes service is award-winning, and we have exciting plans to expand our paediatric service in the future.
The successful candidate can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities at our Trust. You will work alongside high-caliber staff who are passionate about providing the best patient care and experience.
The paediatric department currently consists of a team of 6 Dietitians who are based at Gloucester Royal Hospital.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful applicant will have a varied and challenging caseload requiring excellent interpersonal skills including observation, active listening, and excellent verbal communication skills. You will need to work as part of a team and liaise with professionals at all levels, be able to prioritize your workload, be flexible, and assertive.
About Us
We are a large friendly department based on 2 sites: Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) & Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH). Within the department at GRH, we have a team of adult Renal Dietitians, Acute Dietitians plus a separately funded Home Enteral Feed Team (HEFT). At CGH, we have a team of Oncology Dietitians plus the Acute team. We also have a Nutrition Team, a Specialist Gastroenterology Team, and Specialist Diabetes Dietitians working on both hospital sites.
Job Responsibilities
We welcome any potential applicants to contact prior to application for more details on the above role:
Victoria Bittle, Paediatric Lead Dietitian. 03004225506
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
1. Degree/Diploma in Dietetics
2. Registered with HCPC
3. Evidence of successful clinical experience in NHS as an autonomous practitioner and able to act on own initiative
4. Able to demonstrate expertise within a wide range of clinical dietetics in acute hospital
5. Experienced within the NHS on all aspects of nutrition support, sip feeds, and enteral feeds
6. Confident in enteral feeding in paediatrics - nasogastric and PEGs
7. Experience of effectively maintaining working relationships within a team
8. Experience of nutrition screening tools and nutrition risk scoring
9. Experience in implementing clinical governance
10. Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening, caring, and empathy skills, and can relate well to staff and patients.
11. Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills.
12. Ability to assess individuals with complex medical problems and to plan their dietetic care
13. Ability to make decisions regarding change of practice based on clinical evidence and to disseminate same to other health professionals.
14. Able to implement research evidence-based practice and apply to practice for continuous service improvement
15. Ability to problem solve.
16. Demonstrate Trust required behaviours in working towards Individual, Department, Divisional and Trust Objectives/Goals.
17. Ability to deliver education sessions to patients, colleagues, and healthcare staff
18. Prioritization, planning, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
19. The ability to manage change and conflict to ensure resolutions with positive outcomes.
20. Ability to work outside normal working hours, including evenings and weekends if the service requires.
21. To maintain professional appearance and behaviours whilst working for Trust
Desirable
1. Attendance on relevant accredited courses
2. Member of the British Dietetic Association
3. Ability to identify personal development needs
4. The ability to inspire, influence, persuade, and negotiate.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Great Western Rd
Gloucester
GL1 3NN
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