Highly Specialist Dietitian - Band 7 (NHS)
| Posting date: | 17 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25.60 to £29.12 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2024 |
| Location: | Croydon, London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ZENJ Recruitment |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | ZENJ13 |
Summary
We are recruiting on behalf of a National Health Service (NHS) client in the Croydon area.
Main duties of the job:
The post holder will provide highly specialist tailored dietetic support for persons with obesity who have complex medical comorbidities and needs and are residents of the borough of Croydon.
The post holder will:
- Be an integral part of a high quality specialist multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management programme for adults registered with a Croydon GP, which understands the lifestyle and culture of Croydon's communities.
- Contribute to, and develop, policy and treatment pathways for patients who need to change lifestyle behaviours in order to facilitate weight loss.
- Provide a highly specialist dietetic advice to support people who have severe and complex obesity to lose weight and make sustainable changes.
- Provide an equitable service to all participants irrespective of age, identity, socioeconomic status, disability, health needs, or ethnic or cultural background.
- Provide a service that is flexible and is, led by patient choice to support a person-centred approach.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent qualification or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of further study in obesity and ongoing Continued Professional Development.
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Obesity Specialist Group
- Behaviour change training
- Leadership Course
Skills and Abilities (Essential)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds e.g., via advocacy/interpreters
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality
- Supervision of junior members of clinical staff
- Ability to work with individuals and groups to support them in understanding information to enable them to self-manage their condition
- Keyboard skills - data inputting, word processing, internet
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Advanced skills in the dietetic assessment and management of patients with obesity
- Ability to communicate complex medical conditions in a sensitive and easily understandable language
- Ability to present complex information to large groups of staff or patients
- Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality
- Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
Knowledge & Experience (Essential)
- Extensive experience of working as an obesity/weight management dietitian
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Specialist dietetic knowledge in obesity in addition to up-to-date knowledge across all current issues in obesity and its co morbidities
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of undertaking audit
- Awareness and understanding of research, appraisal and analysis and interpretation of statistics
- Awareness and understanding of current NHS issues, including stands, initiatives, NSF, NICE, CQC Patient and Public Involvement
- Experience of working with patients from a wide variety of cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
Desirable
- Experience in diabetes management
- Knowledge and understanding of Tier 4 services and link between Tier3 and Tier 4 services.
- Experience of managing staff.
Other Requirements (Essential)
- Confident
- Self motivated
- Flexible, adaptive and Creative
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to deal with distressed client's, relatives and staff
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues
- Able to organise complex information
Desirable
- Car driver with access to car/ bike
Main duties of the job:
The post holder will provide highly specialist tailored dietetic support for persons with obesity who have complex medical comorbidities and needs and are residents of the borough of Croydon.
The post holder will:
- Be an integral part of a high quality specialist multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management programme for adults registered with a Croydon GP, which understands the lifestyle and culture of Croydon's communities.
- Contribute to, and develop, policy and treatment pathways for patients who need to change lifestyle behaviours in order to facilitate weight loss.
- Provide a highly specialist dietetic advice to support people who have severe and complex obesity to lose weight and make sustainable changes.
- Provide an equitable service to all participants irrespective of age, identity, socioeconomic status, disability, health needs, or ethnic or cultural background.
- Provide a service that is flexible and is, led by patient choice to support a person-centred approach.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent qualification or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of further study in obesity and ongoing Continued Professional Development.
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Obesity Specialist Group
- Behaviour change training
- Leadership Course
Skills and Abilities (Essential)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds e.g., via advocacy/interpreters
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality
- Supervision of junior members of clinical staff
- Ability to work with individuals and groups to support them in understanding information to enable them to self-manage their condition
- Keyboard skills - data inputting, word processing, internet
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Advanced skills in the dietetic assessment and management of patients with obesity
- Ability to communicate complex medical conditions in a sensitive and easily understandable language
- Ability to present complex information to large groups of staff or patients
- Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality
- Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
Knowledge & Experience (Essential)
- Extensive experience of working as an obesity/weight management dietitian
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Specialist dietetic knowledge in obesity in addition to up-to-date knowledge across all current issues in obesity and its co morbidities
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of undertaking audit
- Awareness and understanding of research, appraisal and analysis and interpretation of statistics
- Awareness and understanding of current NHS issues, including stands, initiatives, NSF, NICE, CQC Patient and Public Involvement
- Experience of working with patients from a wide variety of cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
Desirable
- Experience in diabetes management
- Knowledge and understanding of Tier 4 services and link between Tier3 and Tier 4 services.
- Experience of managing staff.
Other Requirements (Essential)
- Confident
- Self motivated
- Flexible, adaptive and Creative
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to deal with distressed client's, relatives and staff
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues
- Able to organise complex information
Desirable
- Car driver with access to car/ bike