Senior Dietitian (Paediatrics)

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Job overview

If you are passionate about developing a career in paediatric dietetics, a fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, active team players with excellent communication skills who enjoy working with children and their families, to join our well established Leicestershire paediatric and neonatal Dietetic and Nutrition service

Our high profile and valued team include 17 Paediatric Dietitians working as core members of multi-professional teams, dedicated Paediatric Dietetic Support Worker, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners and Admin Support Workers. The team provides a service to the Children's & Women's Clinical Management Group, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country, which is primarily based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary site.

You will be working collaboratively with a dynamic team, contributing to a comprehensive service for paediatric patients with diverse needs across local and tertiary specialties.

This role offers flexibility based on your experience and career goals:

• Training Post: Start your career in Paediatric Dietetics as a Band 5 Dietitian, with progression to Band 6 within 9-12 months upon completing a paediatric dietetic training programme, including competency-based assessments.
• Senior Post: For candidates with prior paediatric experience, this opportunity is available at Band 6

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad experience in various aspects of paediatric and neonatal dietetics in inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will be providing a service on a rotational basis at band 5 or 6 to a wide range of paediatric local and tertiary specialities. Each rotation involves working alongside a team of paediatric and neonatal dietitians in a range of busy medical and surgical children's wards and outpatient clinics. There is the possibility to apply for 15 hours / week in the Neonatology speciality as a fixed rather than rotational post dependant on skills and experience - this can be part time or as part of a full time post.

Our band 5/6 rotational programme includes 9 sub-specialities; Allergy, Neonatal, Cardiology, Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Cystic Fibrosis, Ketogenic Diet Therapy, Oncology, Respiratory High Dependency care, and Paediatric Intensive Care. You will be a core and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team for each speciality.

You will play an active part in the pre-registration training of dietitians by participating in our very popular dedicated paediatric A, B and C clinical placements.

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacanc...

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The service is committed to CPD and personal development and has well defined preceptorship and clinical supervision systems in place.

The Dietetic and Nutrition Service in UHL NHS Trust has a team of over 70 staff including Dietitians, Nutrition Nurses, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners, Dietetic Assistants, and support team staff providing local, specialist and tertiary referral services.

The post holder will provide nutrition and dietetic service into the Paediatric caseload with varying degrees of complexity including outpatients (MDT and Dietetic led clinics), inpatients, day case, resource development and training and education.

To work towards expertise in various paediatric specialities within the nutrition and dietetic team and service, and inform other Dietitians within the team and service of developments in these fields.

See Job Description for more details

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Dietetic degree
• HCPC Registration

Desirable criteria

• Completion of a Clinical Supervisory Skills Course.
• Working towards completion of a validated course in a specialist area of practice

Experience

Essential criteria

• Dietetic experience in a varied dietetic environment
• Some dietetic experience in the field of paediatric dietetics.
• Has developed practice in dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services.
• Can demonstrate the required competency in the post

Desirable criteria

• Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice training for Dietitians
• Involvement in QI activities ie clinical audit /PDSA cycles activities leading to improved patient care

Communication

Essential criteria

• Written application, clear and concise and understandable
• Team working skills evident
• Evidence of being able to motivate and Influence
• Has gained some experience of working with service user groups and individuals and can give examples of this
• Is aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on professional practice

Desirable criteria

• Has undertaken post-registration training in behavioural change and motivational interviewing
• Presentation skills
• Can demonstrate confidence, leadership and self-motivation

Additional Information

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

COVID 19 Risk Assessment

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid Vaccination Status

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.

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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

• Band 6 Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 504.3KB)
• Band 5 Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 496.3KB)
• Advert (PDF, 232.4KB)
• Family Tree (PDF, 312.6KB)
• Understanding your right to work in the UK (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Employee Benefits (PDF, 578.5KB)