Job summary
Working Full Time : 37.5 hours per week.
Who Our Opportunity is for: Qualified dietitians registered with the HCSPC who have ideally completed a rotational Band 5 position.
The Band 6 rotation is likely to include- nutrition support, frailty (including enteral feeding), long term condition management (including diabetes), development project looking at food service and provision in the hospital. These specialist rotations aim to prepare dietitians to become 'expert generalists' in line with Health Education England.
The successful candidate will help to provide a dietetic service to outpatients with Type 1 Diabetes, including insulin pump therapy and to patients with Type 2 Diabetes. There may also be potential to work across the weight management service. Overall, this job will provide a good insight into the role of a dietitian in a diabetes service.
Working hours will be Monday-Friday, with some evening and weekend working as required by the service.
Main duties of the job
What this Opportunity means:
The post will allow the successful candidate to work in a large dietetic team and develop generic specialist skills in a friendly, positive working environment.
You will be asked to attend a trust induction and will also have a local induction. The post will involve regular peer review and supervision and you will also be asked to supervise, band 5 dietitians, dietetic students and a dietetic assistant.
Your Application:
Your application should include your current clinical experience. Your offer of employment is subject to two satisfactory references, one must be your most recent employer and cover the last 3 years employment with full contact details including a work email (personal emails are not accepted). You must disclose any previous convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings on the application, unless these are protected under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
- HPC Registration
- Relevant student training course or qualification
Desirable
- Membership of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post graduate experience
- Evidence of post graduate short courses
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
- Knowledge of current best practice in specialist dietetic area
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
- Evidence of group working and team working
- Evidence of audit and/or research work
- Evidence of participation in health, safety and risk management
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others
- Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
- Good computer skills
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
- HPC Registration
- Relevant student training course or qualification
Desirable
- Membership of professional body
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post graduate experience
- Evidence of post graduate short courses
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
- Knowledge of current best practice in specialist dietetic area
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
- Evidence of group working and team working
- Evidence of audit and/or research work
- Evidence of participation in health, safety and risk management
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others
- Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
- Good computer skills
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
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).
