Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 166-DCSC-6292478
- Employer
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 17:00
Employer heading
Dietitian
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Are you looking to gain experience of working as a Band 5 working in our district general hospital in one of our acute and community rotational posts?
We currently have a permanent full-time vacancy for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Dietitian within our friendly and supportive department of dietitians, a nutrition support nurse, assistant dietitian practitioners and admin staff.
You will be a HCPC registered dietitian with hospital and community experience.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will initially provide dietetic services to adults at home, in care homes, in outpatient clinics and community hospitals. Consultations are carried out by telephone, face to face or via video calls. Whilst the majority of the work will be nutrition support the post holder will be advising patients with varying conditions and dietary requirements.
Working for our organisation
As a trust we offer
· onsite parking,
· wellbeing hub
o counselling,
o onsite exercise classes,
o the royal mile (one mile circuit around the hospital grounds),
· a number of refreshment outlets,
· onsite post office
· cash machines,
· fruit and vegetable stall that visits throughout the week
· outdoor seating areas to facilitate staff breaks.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical.
- To provide a client centred nutrition & dietetic service at various locations according to patient’s needs.
- To participate in the team approach to the care of individuals referred to the service.
- To liaise with the multi-disciplinary team within the trust and the wider health community to ensure the nutritional needs of clients can be met.
- To accurately collect relevant activity data required for service monitoring, management and evaluation.
- To develop evidence based dietary information in conjunction with other members of the nutrition and dietetic team.
- To provide cover for senior dietetic colleagues as appropriate.
- To work with other members of the nutrition & dietetic team and catering staff to develop menus to meet the need of inpatients at Chesterfield Royal and the community hospitals.
Clinical Governance.
- To be actively involved in the implementation and development of Clinical Governance.
- To work with dietetic colleagues to ensure the nutrition and dietetic training needs of nursing, medical and other staff is met within the Trust and the North Derbyshire health community.
- To contribute with other members of the nutrition and dietetic team to the identification, development and implementation of standards of dietetic practice.
- To actively participate in clinical audit and research.
- To be involved with mealtime audits and attend relevant catering meetings.
- To calculate nutritional content of hospital menus for the purposes of dietary assessment, menu coding, and meeting national standards.
- To demonstrate a commitment to CPD by maintaining an up to date professional portfolio.
- To provide support and participate in student dietitian practice learning placements (after a 6 month induction period).
Operational Management.
- To manage dietetic assistants and other support staff.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Ability to effectively fulfil the travel requirements for the post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in an NHS hospital and community setting
- Experience of healthcare menu development
- Teaching experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Good time management skills
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Professional appearance and manner
Trust CARE values
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate the Trust values
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Adam Jones
- Job title
- Community Dietetic Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 512173
- Additional information
For further information, an informal discussion, or to arrange a visit, please contact Adam Jones (01246 512173)
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