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The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
About
The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an ‘Outstanding’ Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care both national and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
We serve a catchment area of 3.5 million people across Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, the Isle of Man, north Wales and beyond with service partnerships with 18 NHS hospitals. Our ‘Walton Clinics’ model on 44 sites providing care for neurology means that many people are able to access outpatient consultations and many tests closer to home, and takes specialist services as close to service users as possible.
This satellite model of care for neurology means that many patients are able to access outpatient consultations and many tests closer to home, and takes specialist services as close to patients as possible, with neurosurgery, highly specialised assessments and inpatient care being undertaken at The Walton Centre.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year with conditions including:
- Head and spinal trauma injuries
- Tumours of the central nervous system, both cranial and spinal
- Neurovascular diseases
- Epilepsy (including a full surgical programme)
- Movement disorders (including the provision of a deep brain stimulation service)
- Pain, with a particular focus on trigeminal neuralgia
- Multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease
- Chronic neuropathic pain, facial pain, headache and migraine
Our Neurosurgery Division is one of the biggest and busiest in the UK, performing around 3,000 elective surgical cases, 2,000 emergency surgical cases and 1,000 day case procedures each year.
The Neurology service is delivered by a multi-skilled professional team, and sees over 75,000 new and follow-up patients as well as treating over 4,500 inpatients.
We have a dedicated Neuroscience Research Centre which runs a range of research studies, linking with partners in industry, academia and the NHS.
Our Pain Management Programme is regarded as a model of best practice for helping patients with severe and chronic pain.
Our Neuroradiology service is the most comprehensive in the UK, with four MRI scanners; two biplane intervention rooms and the most advanced CT scanner available.
Underpinning all our work is a learning culture that empowers staff to believe they can make and lead change, be curious and seek continuous improvement. Our Walton way values – dignity, respect, caring, pride, and openness - are at the heart of this culture.
The Walton Centre is a teaching hospital and is closely associated with the University of Liverpool and Edge Hill University. The Trust was awarded University status in September 2022.
Vision
Excellence in Neuroscience
Mission
To provide a high quality of treatment, care and patient experience in the most appropriate place for the needs of our patients.
The Walton Way
Our Walton Way values were developed through staff engagement and are values that underpin everything we do at our Trust.
The five Walton Way values are:
Caring
Caring enough to put the needs of others first
Dignity
Passionate about delivering dignity for all
Openness
Open and honest in all we do
Pride
Proud to be part of one big team
Respect
Courtesy and professionalism – it’s all about respect
The values are embedded within all Trust policies and are also part of the Personal Development Review process undertaken by all members of staff.
Specialist Dietitian - Band 6
Accepting applications until: 26-Nov-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 26-Nov-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- The Walton Centre
- Address
- Lower Lane
- Town
- Fazakerley Liverpool
- Postcode
- L97LJ
- Major / Minor Region
- Merseyside
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (to cover maternity leave)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8am -4pm)
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Dietetics
Job overview
Band 6 Specialist Dietitian: 1.0 WTE for 9 months - potential for extension (5 days a week, Monday to Friday )
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary position as a Specialist Dietitian within the nutrition and dietetic service at the Walton Centre.
The role will involve contribution to the delivery of nutrition and dietetic service across The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. You will be involved in the assessment and treatment of a defined caseload of patients and maintain accurate records. You will contribute to policy and service development on matters relating to nutrition and dietetics.
For further information please contact Denise O'Dwyer, Principal Dietitian on 0151 556 3865.
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- To undertake nutritional assessment and calculate nutritional requirements of referred in-patients taking into account medical, social and cultural factors
- To provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable for the patient’s medical, social and cultural factors which is evidence-based
- To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals
- To undertake consultations for patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions in a number of acute clinical settings including critical care, step-down and rehabilitation wards.
- To develop a range of educational resources
- To accurately record all assessments and interventions in medical notes, nursing documentation and dietetic record cards in line with Trust policy.
- To ensure safe and timely discharge of patients on home enteral feeding liaising with appropriate internal and external agencies
- To develop and undertake patient group sessions
- To communicate and liaise with other agencies appropriately, e.g. members of the MDT, catering, pharmacy, community dietitians
- To deliver formal and informal training to other health care professionals and staff groups
- To contribute to training of pre-registration dietetic students including programme planning, clinical supervision during allocated weeks and development and evaluation of assessment process
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job specification and description for further information to support applications for post
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC registration.
- Member of the British Dietetic Association.
- Experience of pre-registration dietetic student training
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of varied post-registration clinical experience within the acute care setting
- Ability to independently undertake nutritional assessments for hospital inpatients
- Competent to develop evidence-based nutritional care plans for hospital inpatients
- Experience of working as part of a wider MDT
- Able to calculate energy, nitrogen, fluid and electrolyte requirements in a range of treatment approaches including Oral and Enteral Tube Feeding
- Awareness of dietetic management of critically ill patients and/or those requiring TPN
- Ability to plan and prioritise a busy clinical caseload within the acute setting
- Ability to develop educational resources to meet the needs of patients and carers that are evidenced-based
- Skills to train other healthcare professionals and student dietitians
- Ability to undertake clinical audit and service evaluation projects
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of the role of the dietitian in rehabilitation
- Experience of the dietetic management of hospital inpatients with neurological conditions
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Denise O Dwyer
- Job title
- Principal Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01515563866
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