An exciting opportunity has arisen, for an experienced band 7 or aspiring band 6 to develop a role as the lead dietitian in acute services at the Staffordshire children’s hospital.
We are a large team of children's dietitians that sit within a large dietetic department. We are highly respected and integral part of the extensive MDT, with specialities including CF, gastro, neonates, diabetes. Our community HEF and GP speciality dietitians also sit within the team. We are also supported by a sizeable admin team, a dietetic assistant and nutrition nurse.
You will have the opportunity to develop dietetic care to PICU, HDU and the wards, alongside provision of leadership to the supporting band 6. You will have input in regular team meetings, band 7 meetings and plenty of opportunities for CPD.
The specialist intensive care unit is part of Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke works closely with Birmingham Children's Hospital to ensure that the best care is available to critically ill children in the area. The children cared for can have all range of support and require understanding of renal replacement, gut dysmotility, ARDS, diabetes insipidus, acute liver injury, and the acute versus recovery phase in nutritional management. As children can be cared for from out of area, good liaison and communication with the local dietitian and teams is required.
You could have the opportunity to become a prescribing dietitian as well as developing skills in the provision of TPN, as training can be provided. You will have input in regular team and band 7 meetings. The department actively promotes and facilitates CPD. We encourage and promote development of leadership skills through an in-house leadership program. We are a large and dynamic team of Children's dietitians that sit within a large dietetic department.
We are highly respected and an integral part of the extensive MDT, with specialities including CF, gastro, neonates and diabetes. Our community HEF and GP speciality dietitians also sit within the team. We are supported by a sizeable admin team, a dietetic assistant and nutrition nurse.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the main responsibilities of this role.
