Main area Specialist Upper GI and Gastro Dietitian Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 153-SP04035
Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites Town Bournemouth Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/01/2025 23:59
Specialist Gastro Oncology Dietitian
Band 7
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to join our team to support Upper GI oncology and Gastro. This role has a mix of inpatient and outpatient work with the opportunity to run a Dietitian led coeliac service and support Upper GI oncology patients through the surgical pathway. The role includes line management responsibility for a band 6 Upper GI Oncology Dietitian.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic dietitian, with excellent communication and leadership skills and the ability to work well as part of a well established MDT team.
Main duties of the job
You will be a member of the UHD Dietetics Department, which consists of 25+ dietitians working across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Hospitals within a variety of specialties that include Diabetes, Paediatrics and Bariatrics. The role will involve the management and training of more junior staff and student dietitians.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc or Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
* Advanced communication and behavioural skills training
* Relevant advanced post graduate clinical training e.g. masters level clinical training
* HCPC registration
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Leadership and management training
* Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
* Clinical supervisory skills training
Experience
* Post registration experience in a range of dietetic areas, including oncology patients and pancreatic/bowel surgery patients
* Experience of delivering training and presentations
* Experience of managing and supervising junior dietetic staff and student dietitians
* Experience of teaching and giving presentations to a group of patients
* Experience of working autonomously within an MDT taking a lead dietetic role
* Able to negotiate effectively with other disciplines
* Experience in service development, audit and clinical governance issues
* Research and publication experience
* Experience of managing parenteral nutrition
* Development of dietetic policies and procedures
Technical Skills and Competencies
* Able to communicate complex information effectively with a range of healthcare colleagues (verbal and written)
* Effectively communicate a complex diagnosis with patients or carers, adapting advice to each individual as required
* Keep up to date with and implement evidence based practice
* Excellent IT and presentation skills
* High level of time management and organisational skills
Knowledge
* Knowledge of managing enteral feeding in oncology patients
Personal Attributes
* Committed to personal and team development
* Able to motivate self and others
* Ability to respond positively to change
* Able to problem solve clinically and managerially
* To be able to cope with emotional and distressing circumstances
Language requirement
* Able to speak and write English as necessary to undertake the role
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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