About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly skilled Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive acute Dietetics Team at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. This exciting Band 6 specialist role offers the opportunity to provide expert clinical dietetic care across a diverse acute caseload, including the Acute Admissions Unit, Respiratory Specialist Unit, and patients requiring complex oral and enteral nutrition support and therapeutic diets.
You will work as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams, using your specialist knowledge to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care while helping to shape nutrition management across the acute setting.
The role provides excellent opportunities to develop leadership and educational skills through the supervision and support of band 5 colleagues and dietetic students, alongside contributing to the delivery of training for dietetic staff and wider healthcare staff.
We are committed to supporting your professional growth, with opportunities to gain experience and further develop specialist skills in areas such as critical care, parenteral nutrition, and inpatient eating disorder management. This is an ideal position for a motivated dietitian looking to broaden their expertise and progress their career within a forward-thinking and supportive department.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and evaluation for adult inpatients across the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Respiratory Unit and other acute ward areas as required. Including patients with complex dietary needs who may have cognitive, physical, psychological or communication barriers.
Independently manage and prioritise a specialist acute inpatient caseload, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality service delivery for those requiring oral nutritional support, enteral feeding, therapeutic diets and specialist nutrition interventions.
Work as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams.
Contribute to service development through the implementation and review of evidence-based pathways, guidelines, policies, protocols and patient information resources.
Undertake delegated responsibilities from senior dietitians and provide support to wider specialist services as required.
Plan, co-ordinate and deliver education and training programmes for healthcare professionals, patients, carers and students to promote best practice in nutritional care.
Provide leadership, guidance, clinical supervision and support to band 5 dietetic colleagues, student and peers.
Have oversite and responsibility for the caseload management of the band 5 dietetic workforce.
About us
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.
As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Attached Job Description.
Specialist Inpatient Band 6 Dietitian -Job Description and Personal Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree or Postgraduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered.
- Training and /or demonstrated experience in leadership and development.
- Evidence post registration CPD in oral and enteral nutrition support.
Desirable
- Membership of the British Dietetics Association/relevant dietetic specialist interest groups
Clinical/Experience
Essential
- Appropriate post-registration experience in relevant clinical dietetic areas.
Desirable
- Evidence of knowledge/experience of nutrition support in critical care, eating disorders and or parenteral nutrition.
Personal Attributes
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate behaviour change skills and motivational interviewing techniques.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of supporting band 5 dietitians and students with clinical and development supervision.
- Demonstrate the development and delivery of nutrition support education and training to health care professionals.
Desirable
- Evidence of contributing to nutrition and dietetic service development reporting.
Clinical/Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates practical specialist clinical experience/skills and knowledge in oral and enteral nutrition support.
- Demonstrates ability to cope with unpredictable workload patterns and able to achieve deadlines.
- Evidence of service development and improvement in acute clinical dietetics.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills, able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions.
- Excellent verbal, written and active listening skills.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of being able to effectively prioritise own caseload as well as that of colleagues/band 5 dietitians.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to acknowledge own limitations and seek assistance / support when appropriate.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucester
GL1 3NN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)