Job summary
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.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical.
- To provide a client centred nutrition & dietetic service at various locations according to patients 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical.
- To provide a client centred nutrition & dietetic service at various locations according to patients 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
Other Factors
Essential
- Ability to effectively fulfil the travel requirements for the post
Experience
Essential
- Experience in an NHS hospital and community setting
- Experience of healthcare menu development
- Teaching experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- 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
- Professional appearance and manner
Trust CARE values
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the Trust values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Other Factors
Essential
- Ability to effectively fulfil the travel requirements for the post
Experience
Essential
- Experience in an NHS hospital and community setting
- Experience of healthcare menu development
- Teaching experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- 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
- Professional appearance and manner
Trust CARE values
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the Trust values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
