Job Description
Introduction to the Role:
A diverse and unique placement opportunity has arisen within Manchester Royal Infirmary’s Adult Dietetics Therapy Service for a period of 8-weeks with the potential to extend this dependant on the department’s permanent recruitment initiatives. Should you be successful in your application to this role you will have exposure to a range of patients with diverse/complex presentations/multi-pathologies. This opportunity to become an integral component of this varied dietetic service is here – so register your interest today!
Introduction to the Trust, Ward & Team:
Members of the department work with Trust staff on the following groups and committees; Nutrition Steering Committee, Essence of Care Project Team and Food Steering Group. Qualified and registered professionals deliver high quality patient care in accordance with their professional body. You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team clinically supervised by Band 7 Lead within the particular speciality and receive/provide peer support for other Band 6's however there is no clinical supervision responsibilities within this post.
Responsibilities:
If you are successful in your application to this post, you will be expected to manage and deliver on the responsibilities outlined below – as well as a few not included here, call today to discuss this further:
- Facilitating safe and timely patient discharge and to determine outcome of dietetic management of the patient.
- Conducting accurate measurements to assess nutritional status and body composition including anthropometry, percent weight change, skin fold thickness, dynamometry, plotting growth charts, calculating height velocity and BMI/weight for height.
- Apply own knowledge of food and nutritional analysis packages to analyse food intake, recipes and tube feeds.
To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
- HCPC Registration & Enhanced DBS.
- Post qualified experience at Band 6 level autonomously manage independent caseload of certain specialism within either; Gastro, Renal, Critial Care or HPB.
- Demonstratable skills in; communication, team working and flexibility.
Who are NHS Professionals?
If a hospital cannot supply staff on a ward or area, due to increased demand, sickness, or common staff shortages, they need to call upon Bank staff. NHS Professionals works with Trusts to develop a ‘Bank’ of highly skilled workers who want to work flexibly with the NHS.
Why NHS Professionals?
We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver world-class healthcare service to our patients.
In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -
· Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
· Dedicated consultants
· Flexible working options
· Free DBS and free training
· Build holiday allowance
· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime on 03332 407552
· Stakeholder pension scheme
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our bank members who are not clinically exempt from vaccination to get vaccinated.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 2 months
Salary: £20.75 per hour
Benefits:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: 57174/56175