Advanced Practitioner Dietitian-burns - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Band 7

Main area

Dietetics

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Grade

Band 7

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Contract

Fixed term: 6 months

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Hours

Part time
Job share
Flexible working
Home or remote working
Compressed hours
Term time hours
Annualised hours

22.5 hours per week (Part time 22.5 hours per week)
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Job ref

Site

Both

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £41,659 - £47,672 £40,057-£45,839 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

04/01/2023 23:59Job overview

Are you a dietitian with a sound range of clinical experience and an interest in working within Burn & Wound care? Do you have a passion for improving patient outcomes with best nutritional care? We have a fixed term opportunity for a part-time (0.6WTE) Burns & Wound Specialist Dietitian (Band 7), available at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

NUH is looking for an experienced dietitian with a strong ability to work independently.

The post holder will be required to work with our Burns & Wound Specialist Dietitian and share the dietetic input to both the Paediatric and Adult Burns services and work with the pressure ulcer prevention group in collaboration with the trust's Harm Free Care Lead.

The role requires flexible cross-site working between the trust's two sites, City Hospital Campus and Nottingham Children's Hospital.

This post is ideal for a dietitian wishing to develop their clinical, leadership and service development skills.

They will develop and take part in education events, student training/ staff teaching and lead dietetic audit and service developments, as well as attending the Midlands Operational Delivery Network Meetings.

Working for our organisation

We are a large and friendly department of around 100 staff including assistants and technicians providing dietetic and nutrition support across all areas of the Trust and beyond.

The Service has excellent IT facilities and a dedicated group of non-registered staff who help provide dietetic support.

Peer support would be available from dietitians working in other specialties at both campuses and external burn services, through established dietetic relations.

As a service, we are committed to continuing professional development for all our staff through a range of opportunities that include recognised training courses, involvement in service development and audit.

The Trust is committed to providing excellent nutritional care, led by its Nutrition and Hydration Steering committee. We have close links with the University of Nottingham, and take student dietitians for A, B and C placements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You'll need to have excellent communication and leadership skills, be adaptable and confident to work autonomously and with other members of staff within a supportive team.

We expect you to be enthusiastic, motivated, able to evidence continuing professional
development and keen to develop yourself and others. Experience of nutritional support and evidence of a varied clinical experience is essential. Experience in paediatrics, critical care or burn care would also be desirable but not essential.

Please refer to full Job description for details.

Person specification

Qualifications:

Essential criteria

HCPC registration
Diploma or degree in relevant qualification
Evidence of Master's level study or working towards
Able to maintain professional portafolio CPD
Evidnece of post registration education/courses

Experience

Essential criteria

Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
Able to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
Knowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
Knowledge of national and local standards and national guidelines
Able to undertake evidence based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area
Able to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes

Analytical and judgement skill

Essential criteria

Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
Use reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver specialist treatment programmes
Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
Able to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff
Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to reallocate staffing resources
Lead on the development of improvemen