Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Support
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 408-24-696
- Employer
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital
- Town
- Wirral
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Dietitian
Band 5
Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria
Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:
UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.
To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8
Job overview
We are looking for a Dietitian (Band 5) to join our service, with good communication skills and a high degree of enthusiasm, flexibility and commitment. You should have experience of working within the NHS and an MDT, through student training or once qualified.
This is an ideal opportunity for either a new graduate, or for staff who have experience of working as a dietitian in the NHS. Applications will be accepted for final year students who have completed placements in the NHS and are awaiting HCPC registration.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within well-structured teams with regular appraisal for all staff. We offer six monthly rotations seeing in-patients and outpatients across the specialties’ of diabetes / neuro, gastroenterology / critical care and renal.
The hospital has two main bases at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge, with excellent postgraduate facilities at Arrowe Park Hospital.
The successful candidates should have experience of working in the NHS as a student or qualified Dietitian. You will be involved in the training of students on A, B and C placements, healthcare professionals (such as clinical support worker training) and patients (such as pulmonary rehabilitation sessions). As part of your CPD, we have a regular journal club and opportunities to attend internal and external study days.
Flexible working will be considered in line with the Trust's flexible working policy.
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Dietitian position available with WUTH.
Person specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- Degree in Dietetics, or a dietetic qualification of and equivalent level recognised by Health Care Professions Council.
- State Registration with the Health Care Professional Council ( HCPC)
- Member of British Dietetic Association or similar
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Professional appearance and behaviour
- High degree of enthusiasm, commitment, flexibility & initiative
- Flexible to meet the demands of the service
- Willingness to learn and participate fully in the CPD and appraisal process
Desirable criteria
- Proactive, forward thinking, committed, enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Able to relate to other people and work with others in a team, or alone
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- High level of clinical reasoning with excellent theoretical knowledge underpinning practice
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including analytical skills
- Demonstrate awareness of appropriate professional conduct
- Demonstrate knowledge of awareness of the roles of other professions involved in patient care and ability to work as an effective team member.
- Demonstrate a good awareness of the needs of patients and appropriate action to take
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of national issues and relating them to AHP and Dietetic practice eg clinical governance
- An interest in Audit
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- Experience working as part of a Multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post registration training, if appropriate
- Appropriate overall experience as student Dietitian In a range of core dietetic specialities or qualified Dietitian, (+/- previous care experience
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
- Anna Harkness
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 678 5111
- Additional information
Tel 0151 678 5111 Ext 2114
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