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Specialist Dietitian - neonatology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-6170673
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens campus
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/05/2024 23:59

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Specialist Dietitian - Paediatric Neonates

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has risen from addittional funding to expand our dietetic service provision to the   Neonatal team at Nottingham Children's hospital . 

Are you a dietitian keen to expand your clinical experience in paediatric neonatology  ? Do you have a passion for improving patient outcomes with the best nutritional care? We are looking for a forward thinking and enthusiastic dietitian to join our established teams of approximately 32  paediatric dietitians,assistants and technicians  based at Nottingham Children’s hospital at NUH.  You will become an integral member of our supportive multidisciplinary team delivering high quality, patient centred dietetic care.

Dietetic experience is essential however there is an opportunity to learn neonatal dietetics within a supportive team with two highly specialist dietitians  

Main duties of the job

You will be working across both neonatal centres at QMC and City hospital . You will also work in outpatient services supporting the consultant let clinics and the  home care team .

 

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

 

Working for our organisation

The Nottingham Children's Hospital (NCH) is based at the Queens Medical Centre campus and is part of NUH. We provide in-patient and out-patient care for children up to the age of 19 years old.

With 97 beds, we care for around 40,000 children each year from Nottinghamshire and beyond, treating a full range of conditions, including planned and emergency treatment and surgery, burns and plastics, neurological conditions, oncology, paediatric critical care, renal conditions and transplantation, gastroenterology, and spinal and orthopaedic care.

The Children’s Dietetic team at NCH is a friendly and supportive department who work closely alongside the wider MDT, providing excellent evidence based care and innovative ways of working.

Throughout NUH we have a diverse range of AHP and support staff who work together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to supported by our Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must have experience of working as a Dietitian. You will need to have excellent communication and leadership skills, a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload and that of other members of staff within a supportive team. You will work alongside dietitians as well as dietetic technicians and dietetic assistants. We expect you to be
enthusiastic, motivated and keen to develop your own skills and those of others. Experience of nutritional support is essential. Additional training will be provided.

As part of this role it is essential that you will be able to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) accordingly to national and local guidance.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualified Dietitian (4 year degree, post-graduate diploma or equivalent).
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Registered with the Health Professions Council.
Desirable criteria
  • Member of BDA including specialist group.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working as a registered dietitian
  • Able to apply additional depth of knowledge gained through experience to specialist area.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in relevant specialist area/s.

Physical

Desirable criteria
  • car owner and ability to drive

Communication skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of good communication skills

Analytical and judgemental

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of good analytical and judgmental skills

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dilyana Kraleva
Job title
Highly specialist dietitian
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07812269754
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