Do you want to be part of an award-winning, innovative, friendly team?
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Home Enteral Feeding Team (HEFT) has several exciting opportunities to join their well-established, experienced team following a successful bid for further expansion.
We are looking for a Dietitian with expertise in enteral feeding to join our dynamic team.
Responsibilities:
1. Be the clinical lead for the HEFT’s Adult service providing line management to band 5 and 6 registered clinicians within this team.
2. Oversee the clinical case load assigned to members of the HEF Adult service, to ensure safe caseload balance and to manage patient complexity allocation within the team.
3. Develop the adult HEF service in areas where increased clinical input is needed.
4. Support the Band 6 Specialist Adult Dietitian with line management of the Dietetic Support Worker within that specialism.
5. Lead on induction and training of the HEF Adult specialism’s staff against local and national frameworks.
6. Work collaboratively with all other Team Leads within HEFT.
7. Keep up-to-date and lead on any changes to local and national frameworks relevant to HEF.
8. Support training programmes within the HEFT, covering Dietetic students, junior and specialist staff within the team.
9. Be a key resource for the creation and management of documentation for enteral nutrition support.
10. Contribute to and support the clinical governance agenda within the HEFT and the wider Nutrition and Dietetic department.
11. Adopt and adapt new ways of working to improve outcomes.
12. Continually reflect on own practice, improve quality of care through continual innovation and participation in peer review.
13. Be an authorised signatory for HEFT staff timesheets, participate in staff recruitment, inductions and undertake appraisals.
Clinical:
1. Use highly specialist knowledge and clinical expertise to assess, agree, implement and monitor a nutrition and dietetic care plan based on a range of treatment options for adult HEF patients.
2. Manage a specialist caseload of adult HEF patients.
3. Provide specialist training to all members of the specialism and wider service when required.
4. Prescribe the appropriate feed for the patient.
5. Use advanced communication/behaviour change skills and motivational techniques to negotiate with the patient.
6. Support and advise other health professionals as part of an MDT.
7. Ensure patient information is accurately completed for departmental and nationwide reports.
Evidence-Based Practice:
1. Maintain clinical knowledge of most up-to-date evidence in adult HEF Dietetics.
2. Lead on the development of clinical guidelines, policies and written information for nutrition and dietetic HEF services.
3. Participate in research within the Adult HEF cohort of patients.
Leadership Responsibilities:
1. Lead on adult HEF nutritional support training for the department.
2. Provide expert clinical support to junior dietitians and support staff.
3. Lead in the development of members of the staff within the specialism.
4. Plan the programme, supervise and assess the dietetic students.
5. Lead with the recruitment and selection of staff within the specialism.
Professional and Managerial:
1. Be the professional lead for the Adult HEF specialism.
2. Provide support and guidance to colleagues.
3. Support senior service leads in clinical risk management activities.
4. Ensure the formal reporting and recording of adverse incidents in line with Trust Policy.
5. Recognise and act as an advocate for patients, carers, HEF service and our trust.
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