dietitian Leicester, England
Job description
Senior Specialist Dietitian
Band: 7
2 positions available between two post holders.
Working patterns: Full time, Part time, flexible working.
Contract: Permanent
Base: Leicester Royal Infirmary with travel to Trust sites to meet patient and service needs
Are you looking for a clinical leadership development opportunity and a new challenge? Are you an enthusiastic, strongly motivated Dietitian with a proven record in paediatric dietetics, then this opportunity may be for you.
Due to recent additional funding and growth in the paediatric inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) caseload, a rare but exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Paediatric Dietitian to work within the Specialist Metabolic Team at Leicester Children’s Hospital based at Leicester Royal Infirmary. The successful applicant will work alongside the current band 7 Senior Specialist Dietitian and a rotational band 6 Senior Dietitian.
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and proactive team player with excellent communication skills to undertake this specialist role.
You will work as a core and valued member of the Paediatric IMD MDT which covers the areas of Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR).
You will be part of a highly regarded and friendly paediatric and neonatal dietetic team which is currently going through a period of expansion due to additional investment. The team is supported by a dedicated Paediatric Dietetic Assistant and a Dietetic Team Leader.
There is a need for excellent communication and organisational skills and a proactive working style, enabling you to think “outside the box”, which equips you to work effectively with patients, carers and a wide range of health and non-health professionals in both the hospital and community. You will also require good all-round IT skills.
You should be able to work autonomously and independently alongside the Lead Medical Consultants to offer specialist advice to hospitals in the region and to take part in regional study days.
The Nutrition and Dietetic Service in University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has a team of over 65 staff including Dietitians, Nutrition Nurses, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners, Dietetic Assistants, and support team staff providing local, specialist and tertiary referral services.
Our Trust is one of the largest acute teaching trusts in the UK with a large Paediatric and Neonatal Dietetic and Nutrition Service, including more than 16 Dietitians, covering many specialities.
We are a progressive Service which actively contributes to the Trusts Quality & Safety agenda and has an established service development and quality improvement programme which you will be encouraged to contribute to.
We are in the top best 100 hospitals in the UK and are the UK leaders in terms of our IT, Communications and Marketing agendas.
We are a very progressive Service which actively contributes to the Trusts Quality Improvement agenda and has a well-established service improvement programme which you will be encouraged to join.
We also have dietitians presenting their research all over the world and are committed to supporting and developing your growth as a professional. Leicester is a vibrant city, with lots of social opportunities, we are a sociable and supportive department with staff wellbeing our key priority.
Check us out on twitter at UHL_DIETITIANS and keep in touch.
- To liaise with the UHL Trust catering services to ensure
- To inform on clinical decision making, treatment selection and
- To provide expert advice and support to the parents/carers or
- To lead on developing and reviewing dietetic clinical guidelines
practice.
- To liaise with health care professionals and the appropriate agencies/services regarding discharge planning, in accordance with established procedures.
- To be responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of nutrition and dietetic input into pre-registration and post-registration training of other health care professionals.
