Job summary
- Main area
- Dietician
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-027-25-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Highbury Hospital
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead Dietitian
Band 7
Job overview
This post provides an exciting opportunity for a senior clinician to work in our Older Peoples Care Unit (OPCU) wards, based across 2 sites (Highbury in Bulwell & Blossomwood in Sutton-in-Ashfield).
The post holder will work, across 5 wards taking referrals to support the nutritional needs of our dementia & mental health patients.
This post will be supported as part of the Inpatient Therapy Team, which consists of a Team Leader, Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapist, Physiotherapists & Support Workers. It is also supported by a Professional Lead Dietitian across the care group and an AHP Lead.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Lead Dietitian will be responsible for the integration and provision of a comprehensive and quality dietetic service for all OPCU inpatients. The post holder will use expert knowledge and experience to educate and support patients and their carers regarding their dietary management. The post holder will provide specialist nutritional and dietetic advice, support, clinical assessment and education to patients/carers, nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will also be responsible for providing advice around good nutritional care into OPCU community services.
The Clinical Lead Dietitian will contribute to further service development, policy writing and lead on delegated service development projects.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further details regarding the essential criteria can be found in the job description & person specification.
Person specification
Physical requirements
Driver with use of vehicle to enable them to be mobile within the County
Skills & knowledge
Essential criteria
Experience of staff appraisal, recruitment and performance management
Experience of working in an MDT
Ability to work with patients in possibly emotionally changed atmospheres,
Experience of teaching colleagues and other healthcare professionals including Student Dietitians.
Excellent communication skills including basic counselling skills
Ability to work independently and in a team, recognising own and others limitations; prioritise and manage own and others caseload.
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Developed Critical appraisal and clinical reasoning skills
Desirable criteria
HR training including sickness absence and appraisal
Motivational interviewing skills
Experience
Essential criteria
Post registration clinical experience obtained within a range of acute /community /social care settings. Experience of teaching groups. Work involving contact with people.
Qualification
Essential criteria
Degree or equivalent post grad Qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Appropriate range of post registration specialist professional knowledge and experience acquired through recognised academic study and practical clinical education
Desirable criteria
Relevant clinical update course e.g. PENG Clinical update course, Paediatric update, Diabetes, Public Health.
Leadership course
Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA) Specialist Group e.g. older people or mental health.
Completed student education training.
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Person specification
Physical requirements
Essential criteria
- General good health adequate to meet the demands of the post
Travelling
Essential criteria
- Driver with use of vehicle to enable them to be mobile within the County
Skills & knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of staff appraisal, recruitment and performance management
- Experience of working in an MDT and ability to discuss management plans and their implications with the MDT.
- Ability to work with patients in possibly emotionally changed atmospheres.
- Advanced behaviour change skills.
- Experience of teaching colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
- Experience of training and assessing Student Dietitians.
- Involved in continuing to develop their practice as a Dietitian, to remain competent in clinical practice.
- Complies with professional standards and code of conduct of BDA and HCPC.
- Demonstrates own continuing professional development through knowledge of and implementation of the PAD process and competency framework as appropriate.
- Excellent communication skills including basic counselling skills
- Excellent IT skills, including e-mail, web browsing and word processing
- Ability to work independently and in a team, recognising own and others limitations
- Ability to communicate complex concepts in a manner relevant to the audience
- Ability to prioritise and manage own and others caseload.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Developed Critical appraisal and clinical reasoning skills
Desirable criteria
- HR training including sickness absence and appraisal
- Motivational interviewing skills
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration clinical experience obtained within a range of acute /community /social care settings. Experience of teaching groups. Work involving contact with people.
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent post grad Qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
- Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Appropriate range of post registration specialist professional knowledge and experience acquired through recognised academic study and practical clinical education
Desirable criteria
- Relevant clinical update course e.g. PENG Clinical update course, Paediatric update, Diabetes, Public Health.
- Leadership course
- Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA) Specialist Group e.g. older people or mental health.
- Completed student education training.
Special requirements
Essential criteria
- Some flexibility to meet the needs of the post Possible evening/weekend sessions (occasional)
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
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
- Laura Guilfoyle
- Job title
- Inpatient Therapy Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07973601127
- Additional information
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