Senior Specialist Dietitian; Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Disorders

Overview

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be an expert Dietitian for children on metabolic diet treatment.
• To have a diagnostic and autonomous role in ordering, assessing and interpreting biochemistry results and setting individualised care plans.
• To inform on clinical decision making, treatment selection and evaluation of treatment.
• To make treatment recommendations after nutritional assessment; to include the calculation of nutritional requirements based on interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical conditions and other parameters.
• To have an expert knowledge of prescribed nutritional feed products and the ability to determine when a modular feed may be necessary. To calculate feeding regimens within precise nutritional parameters for inpatients and outpatients. To advise on the prescription of specialist nutritional supplements.
• To be responsible for the provision of emergency regimens, used during illness, for specific metabolic conditions.
• The post holder will provide nutrition and dietetic input into dedicated outpatient clinics (MDT and Dietetic led), inpatients, day case and emergency department referrals.
• To liaise with the UHL Trust catering services to ensure appropriate nutritional provision to paediatric IMD inpatients.
• To provide education and support where appropriate to nurseries and schools for children under the UHL paediatric IMD caseload.
• Under special circumstances, deliver training via home visits to children with metabolic conditions.
• To inform on clinical decision making, treatment selection and evaluation of treatment.
• To lead on developing and reviewing dietetic clinical guidelines and resources relevant to paediatric IMD and undertake audit of practice.
• To work as an expert, autonomous and senior specialist dietitian in paediatric IMD and share local and national developments across the service and externally at regional, national and international level.
• To raise safeguarding concerns where dietary non-compliance by carers can lead to irreversible damage to the child in their care. To co-operate with all aspects of the Safeguarding Children UHL Policy.
• To deliver training and supervision to the metabolic and paediatric dietetic teams.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• An Undergraduate or Post Graduate Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or similar non-UK qualification.
• HCPC Registration
• Completion of a Clinical Teaching Skills Course.
• Evidence of having completed an accredited course or equivalent level of professional experience at Masters Level in evidence based paediatric dietetics

Desirable criteria

• Completion of an Advanced Clinical Supervisory Skills Course

Experience

Essential criteria

• Dietetic experience in a varied dietetic environment
• Dietetic experience in the specialist field of paediatric IMD.
• Has developed expert practice in paediatric dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services.
• Can demonstrate evidence of continued professional development (eg. keeps a professional portfolio, professional involvement in clinical research).
• Is able to give examples of ability to initiate and complete quality improvement projects leading to improved patient care.
• Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice training for Dietitians.
• Can demonstrate the required competency in the post
• Working knowledge of local and national clinical and professional policies, guidelines and procedures

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of line management or co-ordination of clinical supervision or providing coaching / mentoring role.

Communication

Essential criteria

• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Can demonstrate confidence, leadership and self-motivation
• Has a good understanding of team work and how this can be used to improve patient care and able to provide examples of own experience in this.
• Can use different approaches to communication with a wide variety of patients, both as individuals and in groups, and with the public
• Is aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on both own professional practice and others
• Is able to use different techniques for motivating individuals and groups to make behavioural change
• Able to liaise with professionals at all levels, can demonstrate a role in influencing multi-professional practice and can provide examples of this.

Desirable criteria

• Has undertaken post-registration training in behavioural change and motivational interviewing.

Additional Information

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