Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dietitian with clinical experience to join our brilliant Acute & Rehabilitation (A&R) dietetic team at Band 6 level.
If you enjoy acute dietetics and would like to develop your skills in a variety of highly specialist clinical areas in a large teaching hospital, then this job is for you!
You will be supported by a team of Senior Specialist Dietitians and encouraged to develop and expand your clinical and leadership skills in a rotational program across multiple specialities: Critical Care, Gastroenterology, Colorectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary (HPB), Haematology and Head and Neck.
If you think this job is for you, then please read on for more information.
Main duties of the job
To apply for this post, you must have current HCPC registration and a degree, postgraduate diploma or master's degree in Dietetics. NHS clinical experience at Band 5 level is essential and you must have existing skills in nutrition support across a broad range of disease groups.
Each rotation lasts 1 year and involves comprehensive training, tutorials, shadowing, joint working, and competency development. You will develop a wide range of clinical skills in each specialist area, in inpatient and outpatient settings, and in complex nutrition support including parenteral nutrition.
You will deliver high-quality, evidenced based care to patients, develop your understanding of dietetic diagnosis and outcomes, and contribute to ward rounds and MDT meetings.
We are a supportive department, and you will be able to develop your leadership skills by supervising Band 5 Dietitians and will be actively involved in student training.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Regidstration
Essential
Organisational skills
Essential
- Demonstrates organisation, planning and prioritisation skills
Qualification/Education
Essential
- Relevant degree in Dietetics or PG qualification
Desirable
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate experience with a reasonable amount of time working in a specialty.
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Team working
Essential
- Ability to work as part of the team and wider MDT
Leadership skills
Essential
- Evidence of clinical supervision or leading a team
Quality and safety
Essential
- Evidence of understanding the quality and safety agenda
Person Specification
Regidstration
Essential
Organisational skills
Essential
- Demonstrates organisation, planning and prioritisation skills
Qualification/Education
Essential
- Relevant degree in Dietetics or PG qualification
Desirable
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate experience with a reasonable amount of time working in a specialty.
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Team working
Essential
- Ability to work as part of the team and wider MDT
Leadership skills
Essential
- Evidence of clinical supervision or leading a team
Quality and safety
Essential
- Evidence of understanding the quality and safety agenda
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).
