Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist HEF & Nutrition Support Dietitian *DEVELOPMENT ROLE*
5 to 6 Development Post
Job overview
Band 5 to 6 development role – pay point will depend on experience to date.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to join our post of Specialist Home Enteral Feeding & Nutrition Support Dietitian.
- To deliver a specialist Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) role in the Nutrition and Dietetic Service in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust.
- To work as a dietetic practitioner within Uni-professional and multi-professional team environments with regular supervision
- To assess and treat a case load of patients in line with the Model and Process for Dietetic Consultations and maintain associated records.
- Deliver a high standard of dietetic care.
- To deliver education and training sessions related to HEF and Nutrition Support.
- To supervise or monitor the work of assistants, students or other dietetic staff.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work and workload.
The post holder needs to be highly organised, adaptable and able to work under pressure, with Home enteral feeding plans often needing to change at short notice. Support will be provided to the successful candidate including clinical supervision. Successful candidates must be a car driver and be able to travel around the county at short notice as this is a community based post involving frequent travel to patient homes, care homes and other venues.
This post will mainly cover the Peterborough locality but may also involve supporting surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
To provide a specialist dietetic service in the community to a wide variety of complex adult clients with feeding tubes, including advice on tube care, administration of feeds and ordering.
To nutritionally diagnose, give appropriate advice and formulate treatment plans when consulting with patients, relatives and carers, taking into account factors such as the clients presenting condition, past medical history, social considerations and medication.
To act as a point of reference for dietetic colleagues and other health professionals with respect to nutrition and HEF, giving advice, training, and supporting their clinical practice.
To support the department's Preceptorship and student training programme, when appropriate.
To participate in regular supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.
Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults – To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
To comply with the Professional Codes of Conduct and to be aware of changes in these. To maintain up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation and local policies and procedures implementing this.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To deliver a specialist Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) role in the Nutrition and Dietetic Service in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust (CPFT).
- To work as a dietetic practitioner within uni-professional and multi-professional team environments with regular supervision
- To assess and treat a case load of patients in line with the Model and Process for Dietetic Consultations and maintain associated records.
- Deliver a high standard of dietetic care.
- To deliver education and training sessions related to HEF and Nutrition Support.
- To supervise or monitor the work of assistants, students or other dietetic staff.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work and workload
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Person specification
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to work shifts and unsocial hours when required
- Recognise peoples right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
- Integrated model and new ways of working
- Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential criteria
- Knows the appropriate use of prescription feeds and supplements
- Clear knowledge of diabetes care and medications used to manage diabetes
- Has good knowledge of first line advice for IBS and Coeliac disease.
- Understands about the role of nutrition in mental health
- Professional attitude
- Caring, approachable and courteaous manner
- Punctual and reliable
- Maintains confidentiality
Experience
Essential criteria
- Student training placement
- Nutrition support experience
- Teaching/Training
Desirable criteria
- Audit
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Appropriate diploma/degree
- HCPC Registered Dietitian
- Strong evidence of CPD (portfolio)
Desirable criteria
- MSc Dietetics
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Good communication (verbal, written, non-verbal) skills
- Ability to record messages and information in an accurate and concise way
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs and team requirements
- Ability to work well within a team as well as individually
- Good organisation skills (e.g. organising activities, groups, following a plan of care).
- Observational skills.
- Good self/time management skills eg manage own workload.
- Basic computer skills (Awareness of Systm 1, RIO or equivalent health database systems)
- Understands about the role of nutrition in mental health.
- Understands different approaches to managing underweight patients.
- Aware of own limitations and when to ask for support.
Desirable criteria
- Proven record of Multidisciplinary working
- Critical Appraisal
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anni Woodcock
- Job title
- HEF Dietitian and Nutrition Support Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0330 7260077
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