Job summary
If you are a compassionate and caring individual, with a strong desire to maximise the quality of life for people in the community with an artificial feeding tube, then this could be the role you are looking for!
Our small team is dedicated to providing expert dietetic support & advice to adults with enteral tubes in situ across the beautiful county of Cornwall. Within the role there is the opportunity to obtain competencies for care of feeding tubes and stoma sites, enabling a practical level of dietetic input.
Main duties of the job
The adult HEF dietetic caseload comprises of around 135 patients, with a wide range of clinical conditions. You will be responsible for providing a responsive & competent dietetic service, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams as and where possible, to ensure a holistic, collaborative, and all-encompassing approach.
You will be expected to complete face to face, telephone or virtual assessments to gather nutritional and other information to enable you to create suitable feeding regimens appropriate for that individual patient. Monitoring progress and making relevant adjustments depending on clinical presentation but also considering practicalities and other factors is key to ensuring a successful feeding care plan and achieving a happy service user!
For all of the caseload we aim to provide a streamlined service that best meets peninsula and local HEF dietetic standards. Communication between various healthcare professionals both within the community and acute services is essential to provide our service, thus is a key skill required for the role.
Liaising with the contracted feed company via the online registration system to place and monitor feed/equipment orders as well as linking directly with feed company nurses is an important part of the daily tasks.
We work closely with the gastrostomy specialist dietitian and have the opportunity to work towards obtaining competencies with gastrostomy tubes and stoma sites, thus extending our dietetic role.
About us
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
1. Identity Checks
2. Professional registration and qualification checks
3. Employment history and reference checks
4. Work health assessments
5. Criminal record check standards
6. Right to work checks
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
7. Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent
8. Health Professions Council (HPC) Registration as a Dietitian
9. Current UK Drivers License
Desirable
10. Advanced certificate in counselling skills or counselling experience
11. PENG course in clinical nutrition
12. Member of the British Dietetic Association
13. A teaching qualification or experience teaching groups
14. Attendance of the BDA course of Advancing Dietetics in Learning Disabilities
Experience
Essential
15. Extensive and wide range of post registration dietetic experience in a health care setting.
16. Experience of delivering dietetic service to complex enteral tube feed patients.
Desirable
17. Experience of delivering dietetic services in the community
18. Experience of providing a dietetic service to clients with learning disabilities
Practical & Intellectual Skills
Essential
19. Evidence of being able to demonstrate best dietetic practice for a range of conditions
20. Evidence of being able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, using differing medias
21. Evidence of being able to work effectively within teams & independently where appropriate
22. Evidence of being able to evaluate and report on complex data
23. Evidence of knowledge of and participation with Clinical Governance
24. Evidence of having the ability to assess success and write reports
25. Car driver with the ability to travel between sites and to patients' homes in a timely manner and as required by role.
26. Advanced skills in creating enteral feeding regimens for complex patients in challenging situations
Desirable
27. Experience and knowledge of a range of feeding tubes
28. Experience and knowledge of how to manage different feeding tubes
29. Experience and knowledge how to care for gastrostomy stomas
30. Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and application of it to dietetic practice
Disposition / Adjustment / Attitude
Essential
31. Effective time management skills
32. Ability to be flexible as role requires
33. Able to prioritise effectively
34. Can demonstrate empathy & sensitivity
35. Able to work independently, seeking support as required