Specialist Inpatient Band 6 Dietitian

We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly skilled Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive acute Dietetics Team at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. This exciting Band 6 specialist role offers the opportunity to provide expert clinical dietetic care across a diverse acute caseload, including the Acute Admissions Unit, Respiratory Specialist Unit, and patients requiring complex oral and enteral nutrition support and therapeutic diets. You will work as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams, using your specialist knowledge to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care while helping to shape nutrition management across the acute setting. The role provides excellent opportunities to develop leadership and educational skills through the supervision and support of band 5 colleagues and dietetic students, alongside contributing to the delivery of training for dietetic staff and wider healthcare staff. We are committed to supporting your professional growth, with opportunities to gain experience and further develop specialist skills in areas such as critical care, parenteral nutrition, and inpatient eating disorder management. This is an ideal position for a motivated dietitian looking to broaden their expertise and progress their career within a forward-thinking and supportive department.Main duties of the job Provide specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and evaluation for adult inpatients across the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Respiratory Unit and other acute ward areas as required. Including patients with complex dietary needs who may have cognitive, physical, psychological or communication barriers. Independently manage and prioritise a specialist acute inpatient caseload, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality service delivery for those requiring oral nutritional support, enteral feeding, therapeutic diets and specialist nutrition interventions. Work as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams. Contribute to service development through the implementation and review of evidence-based pathways, guidelines, policies, protocols and patient information resources. Undertake delegated responsibilities from senior dietitians and provide support to wider specialist services as required. Plan, co-ordinate and deliver education and training programmes for healthcare professionals, patients, carers and students to promote best practice in nutritional care. Provide leadership, guidance, clinical supervision and support to band 5 dietetic colleagues, student and peers. Have oversite and responsibility for the caseload management of the band 5 dietetic workforce.,

• Evidence of supporting band 5 dietitians and students with clinical and development supervision.
• Demonstrate the development and delivery of nutrition support education and training to health care professionals.
Desirable
• Evidence of contributing to nutrition and dietetic service development reporting.
  
  Degree or Postgraduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered.
• Training and /or demonstrated experience in leadership and development.
• Evidence post registration CPD in oral and enteral nutrition support., Membership of the British Dietetics Association/relevant dietetic specialist interest groups
Clinical/Experience,
• Evidence of knowledge/experience of nutrition support in critical care, eating disorders and or parenteral nutrition., Demonstrates practical specialist clinical experience/skills and knowledge in oral and enteral nutrition support.
• Demonstrates ability to cope with unpredictable workload patterns and able to achieve deadlines.
• Evidence of service development and improvement in acute clinical dietetics., Good interpersonal skills, able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions.
• Excellent verbal, written and active listening skills., Ability to acknowledge own limitations and seek assistance / support when appropriate.
  
  We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.

As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.