Highly specialist Dietitian - Neonates inNottingham inNottingham PUBLISHED
WED 23 OCT 2024
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in neonatal care or pediatrics, demonstrating a strong understanding of developmentally sensitive care. They will work autonomously to provide specialized dietary interventions, lead clinical guideline development, and contribute to team development within an established dietetic service comprising 32 professionals. This position presents an opportunity to showcase the importance of dietetics in neonatology and to lead initiatives that enhance nutritional care for vulnerable infants and their families.
We are looking to appoint a Band 7 Highly Specialist Dietitian to support Neonates at NUH as part of Nottingham Children's hospital . We have been fortunate to gain additional funding to expand the dietetic service provision to the Neonatal service at NUH
This is a permanent 0.6 WTE and will cover the neonatal units at both the QMC and City campuses of NUH . This post will also include working with neonatal out patient reviews and attendance at consultant led clinics.
You will also be working closely with our AHP colleagues in Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy and Dietetics as well as the wider MDT including the neonatal outreach nurses to deliver a comprehensive Neonatal service.
Are you...
- enthusiastic about working as a highly specialist within Neonates?
- confidently able to demonstrate the value of dietetics for neonates, as a key profession within the MDT?
- experienced in working within neonatal care/paediatrics with knowledge of developmentally sensitive care and keen to build on these skills to work within neonates?
- able to work autonomously and provide specialist dietetic assessment and interventions to infants and their families?
If yes, come and join our expanding neonatal AHP team at Nottingham University Hospitals!
You will be a highly specialist dietitian supporting babies and their families under the neonatal services . Your post will include the dietary assessment and advice for neonates requiring nutritional support related to their prematurity or complex neonatal needs . The advice may include supplementation , enteral and parenteral nutrition . Nottingham has a surgical centre and you will lead on the nutritional management of infants requiring surgery in the neonatal period .
You will work closely with the Neonatal MDT including medics, allied health professionals, nursing and outreach teams .
You will have a clinical leadership role and this will include the development of clinical guidelines in line with evidence based practice .
You will be part of the established Children's Hospital Dietetic team of 32 dietitians , assistants , technicians and administrative staff . You will be seen as a clinical lead within the team and will contribute to team development whilst supporting other members of the team .
About us
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached for further details
You will be required to wear PPE as guided by local and national policy
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