Main area Dietitian - Home Enteral Tube Feeding Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: Two band 7 posts - one full time and one 0.8wte Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week Job ref 387-DT4290-JL
Site Community - Central Health Clinic base Town Bristol Salary £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/04/2025 23:59
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Dietitian who is passionate about delivering excellent patient care to join our nationally renowned community tube feeding team!
These senior specialist positions rarely arise – but due to retirement, we are currently recruiting to two senior roles – one full time and one 30 hours a week.
You will join the friendly and experienced team of Dietitians, support workers, and administrative staff, who support a large caseload of people enterally feeding at home – currently 730 patients. We are proud to be part of the wider Nutrition and Dietetic team at UHBW.
The post holder will provide enteral feeding expertise to a highly clinically complex cohort of patients right across the age spectrum – including adults, children and babies. As a senior member of the dietetic team, the role also provides clinical expertise, leadership and collaborative working to achieve the shared objectives of the UHBW Nutrition and Dietetic Service.
A s daily travel is an integral part of the job, you must be a driver with your own transport.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Specialist Dietitian:
1. Provides highly specialist and practical dietetic advice for individually referred tube fed patients in the community – adults and children.
2. Assessment of patients on an individual basis and the provision of evidence-based information and support relating to enteral feeding.
3. ‘Prescription’ of the most appropriate tube feeding regimen in accordance with protocols (off FP10) and arrangement for the delivery of the components of the regimen.
4. Close liaison with all personnel (particularly specialist company nurses) involved in the management of the patient - working on a multi-professional, multi-agency basis.
5. Communication about complex programs of care to patients and their carers along with robust monitoring and follow-up arrangements.
6. Delivery of school clinics.
7. Directly line manages B6 dietitians and/or dietetic support workers, including appraisal & supervision.
8. Participates in the training/development of B6 dietitians, assistant grades and dietetic students.
9. Will be committed to the maintenance of personal specialist expertise, which is current, relevant and accessible.
Candidates will be shortlisted against the person specification which can be found in the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* HCPC registration
* Degree/postgraduate qualification in nutrition and dietetics
* BDA paediatric modules 1 & 2
* PENG Group Clinical Update Course
* Evidence of extensive postgraduate training relevant to post
Knowledge and Experience
* Significant clinical experience in - Nutritional Support across different clinical pathways
* Significant clinical experience in - Chronic Disease Management
* Significant clinical experience in - Paediatrics
* Significant clinical experience in - Home Enteral Nutrition
* Significant period of time working in a clinical speciality at a senior level
* Experience of managing/supervising junior staff
* Experience of working in the community and multicultural settings
* Experience of service development and implementation of change
* Experience of audit/research and/or quality assurance
Skills and abilities
* Car driver and access to transport in order to deliver community working
* Ability to undertake lone working in the community
* Able to manage expectations and set/maintain boundaries
* Advanced communications skills at all levels (E) - Oral - Written - Interpersonal
* Good organisational skills and time management
* Ability to both work alone and as a team player
* Ability to work under own initiative
* Reflective approach to practice
* Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers and students
* Manages own wellbeing and utilises support
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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