Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London
and beyond. Our renal unit is one of the biggest in Europe providing care to our local culturally diverse population.
We are looking for an experienced dietitian with renal skills to join our well respected renal dietetic team. You will need to be able to work effectively with the MDT and be passionate about service development, working with stakeholders, including patient groups, to provide excellent care for our kidney patients.
As a renal dietetic team we provide holistic dietetic care for patients at all stages of their kidney pathway: pre-dialysis, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, transplantation and supportive care. We are key members of the team on our two busy renal / urology wards and renal enhance care area managing patients with complex conditions. The renal department provides support for research and quality improvement projects, our dietitians regularly present at internal renal audit meetings and externally at UKKW. We are actively involved in the RNG, UKKA and London Kidney Network.
Main duties of the job
To provide a Clinical Dietetic Service to Bart’s Health Renal Service. Services are based at The Royal London Hospital, Mile End Hospital and satellite dialysis units at Newham University Hospital, Hornchurch Dialysis Unit, Whipps Cross Hospital and King Georges Hospital. Specialist dietetic care is provided as part of a multidisciplinary team for both in and out patients and for dialysis and non-dialysis patients.
Managing junior renal dietitians and leading on the renal specialities covered by the role. Managing risk and governance and identifying and undertaking service development and quality improvement for the clinical area
The post holder will work with the 8a Clinical Lead and other Band 7 Renal Senior Specialist Dietitians to lead the overall renal dietetic service.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
A minimum of three years working in Nutrition and Dietetics, with at least twelve months experience in renal dietetics Experience of undertaking audit and changing practice in accordance to findings Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification. HPC registered. Qualification in area of specialism(s) or evidence of significant experience in specialism
Desirable criteria
Teaching Qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Detailed knowledge of clinical governance Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice Keyboard skills – data inputting, word processing, internet and dietary analysis In depth knowledge to expert level in renal speciality
