Practice Placement Lead Dietitian - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description
Band 6


Main area

  • Dietetics
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Grade

  • Band 6
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Contract

  • Permanent
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Hours

  • Part time 15 hours per week
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Job ref
A
Site

  • Crosscampus
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Town

  • Nottingham
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Salary
- £33,706 - £40,588 per annum pro rata
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Salary period

  • Yearly
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Closing

  • Today at 23:59Job overview
Applications are invited from HCPC registered dietitians who have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

The post holder will have broad clinical knowledge, and experience as a clinical educator, in order to work with clinical teams and in partnership with local universities, to ensure excellence in practice learning opportunities.

There are also opportunities to work alongside other practice facilitators in providing multi-professional education opportunities for AHP students at NUH.

The post holder has the responsibility for the co-ordination of placements for students from a variety of HEIs. They will work alongside the dietetic staff at NUH, to ensure the provision of high-quality clinical placements.

The post holder supports clinical educators, by providing advice and support to both the students and clinical educators, in order to help students to meet learning objectives.

They contribute to quality assurance by participation in audit and seeking feedback from all stakeholders.

Main duties of the job


In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Student placement planning

Student education delivery

supporting clinical educators in delivering student education

Liaison with HEIs

Working for our organisation


As a large acute teaching hospital over two main sites, NUH has a range of fantastic opportunities for staff to develop their careers within the NHS.


The Dietetic service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH.

We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 600 staff who work together to deliver the high-quality care we aspire to.

Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists.

We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff.

There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Formal liaison with universities

  • Arrange placements and agree capacity plans in liaison with universities and their requirements

Student direct contact

  • Provide and / or supervise local student induction programmes
  • Acting as a highly visible professional as a source of reference for student concerns, assessment and feedback.
  • To monitor effectiveness of tutorial development and delivery of feedback to and from universities
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Quality measurement of student placement programme

  • Audit of student feedback from resources whilst maintaining student anonymity
  • Address any issues as they arise from those resources with support from the Practice Development Leads and management
  • To ensure all equipment training is completed and signed off, and saved for future reference
  • Assist and support learning experiences for students while on their placement at NUH.
  • Facilitate the development of knowledge, clinical skills and professional attitudes within therapies, and throughout areas that utilise our expertise
  • Supervise, guide and act as a role model
  • Help to orient students to the work environment and assist with any concerns they have.
  • Provide 'handson' skills and experience as necessary and appropriate
  • To provide an individual induction rota for each student that includes the areas agreed with their respective university for each specific student cohort.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES

  • CLINICAL
1.1.

To undertake the measurement and evaluation of own and others current practices through the use of evidence based practice projects, audit, outcome measures and benchmarking.

1.2. To be professionally responsible, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work.

1.3. To ensure and consistently promote a high standard of safe clinical care for all patients.

  • PROFESSIONAL
2.1. To provide support, guidance and mentoring to Therapy students within speciality

2.2. To represent the Trust internally and externally regarding Therapies student placement programme

2.3.

To be responsible for maintaining own competencies to practice through CPD activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development and enables maintenance of HPC registration.

2.4. Ensure standards of best practice are maintained.

2.5. Comply with Trust and professional mandatory training requirements

2.6. To be aware of an
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