Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 236-SCO-P557-24
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St James House
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Dietitian - Community
Band 6
Job overview
We have an opportunity to join the Community Dietetic team. This role will allow you to develop your clinical and professional skills working within the community dietetic service in Salford.
Salford Royal is at the forefront of integrated working across acute and community settings which supports seamless and holistic care for Salford residents.
The community team is based at St James House, but is part of the Salford Care Organisation team consisting of 49 dietitians and 14 support team members, including dietetic assistants and admin staff.
Main duties of the job
You should have good post registration experience of working as a Band 5/6 with existing skills in supporting dietetic patients within the community setting. In particular experience of Home enteral feeding is required and a good general knowledge of a wide range of dietetic conditions.
If you are a motivated, compassionate and dynamic person who is able to use your own initiative, be flexible in your approach, and are inspired to be part of a developing service, come and join us.
We are a Trust committed to innovative practice, audit and research opportunities, what better way to further your career.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- BSc. or MSc. in Nutrition and Dietetics or Post-graduate qualifiaction in Dietetics
- Professional registration
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post-graduate training
- Other health or nutrition related qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad range of post-graduate experience
- Specific post-graduate experience working within community dietetics
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate experience in Home Enteral Feeding
Skills
Essential criteria
- Management of Enteral tube feeding
- Nutritional assessment techniques and action plan development
- IT competant
Team working
Essential criteria
- MDT working
- Intra or inter professional working
- Able to work autonomously
Service development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of contributing to audit and/or service development
Professional development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD
- Experience of student training
Desirable criteria
- Contribution to local or national events
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
- Sonal Solanki
- Job title
- Community Dietitian, Co-Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 206 2347
- Additional information
Colette McLoughlin
Community Dietitian, Co-Team Lead
0161 206 2347
Harry Robinson
Community Dietitian
0161 206 2347
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