Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics Acute
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 20.25 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CHS908
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dietetics Acute
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/01/2025
Employer heading
Highly Specialised Adult Diabetes Dietitian
Band 7
Job overview
This role is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated dietitian with an interest in adult diabetes dietetics, excellent communication skills and a passion for patient centered care.
As the successful candidate, you will be based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital providing a specialist dietetic input into complex adult patients living with diabetes working closely with your MDT colleagues including consultants, psychologists and specialist nurses.
This role will provide you with excellent and supported professional and personal development. As part of the team you will have opportunities to be involved with the training of dietetic students, other dietitians and healthcare professions. There are also opportunities to get involved with audit, research and service development
You would be joining a team of over 30 committed and welcoming dietitians, who work in a range of specialist areas at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Reading is the largest town in the UK with great shopping, nightlife, restaurants and London is less than half an hour by train.
We are a forward thinking department that has a strong focus on a patient centered service. We encourage service development and have an established quality improvement programme driving the service forward.
Part time (20.25 hours) hours are available for this role.
If this sounds like the next exciting step in your career then we would love to read your application.
Main duties of the job
You will be based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading working closely with the consultants and specialist nurses to assess and advice patients. Our service uses a range of consultation settings to support our patients at all stages along their treatment pathway. Some of the areas of work include:
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Being part of the MDT in assessing nutritional status
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Advising and supporting patients in outpatient settings
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Supporting the training of dietetic students
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Supporting peers with specialist knowledge
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Implementing Quality Improvement programme to lead service development
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
1. A passion and interest in the field of Diabetes
2. HCPC registration to work as a qualified dietitian in the UK
3. Patient centred approach
4. To work as an integrated member of the MDT
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Recognised Nutrition and Dietetic Degree in Dietetics or equivalent
- Current State Registration
Desirable criteria
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Member of a relevant Specialist Interest Group
- Evidence of postgraduate learning in diabetes and or experience equivalent to that gained at masters level
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD
- Have completed or interested in Facilitating Learning during Practice Placements (Clinical Supervisory Skills) course.
Desirable criteria
- Have completed or interested in: Training on using diets in management of diabetes
- Have completed or interested in: Advanced Behaviour Change training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in applying the dietetic process to include dietetic assessment, interpretation, individual care planning, motivation, monitoring and evaluation of highly specialised dietetic treatments
- Experience of working with a diverse range of groups e.g. patients, general public, colleagues etc.
- Have planned, delivered and evaluated training sessions
- An involvement in the training of student dietitians
- Experience of producing complex dietetic resources e.g. leaflets, diet sheets, posters etc.
- nvolvement in the planning, adapting, diet coding, evaluation and implementation of institutional menus.
- Experience of undertaking risk assessments
- Input into developing departmental policies, procedures or care pathways.
- Participation in dietetic audit/research/project work
Desirable criteria
- At least 4 years experience as a practising Dietitian, 2 of which should be in the field of diabete
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- IT Literate
- Knowledge of professional codes of conduct and professional guidelines.
- Knowledge of National and local guidance relevant to the speciality area and appreciation of how this impacts on dietetics
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information, verbally and written to patients/carers and a range of healthcare and other professionals.
- Skills in motivation and counselling.
- Ability to make suggestions and self-adjust working practice on the basis of internal clinical audit.
- Ability to use reflection as a tool for professional development
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work flexible hours
- Able to easily and efficiently travel to clinical sites, patient’s homes and training venues across the county, to provide a dietetic service
Desirable criteria
- Member of the relevant BDA specialist interest group.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jacqui Copp
- Job title
- Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07914 873566
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