Job summary
To provide a clinical dietetic service as requested by the Lead Dietitian, providing advice on management, planning and development of dietetic treatment programmes to service users and health professionals. Assessing patients nutritional status and requirements and giving dietary advice/recommendations including use of supplements and enteral feeding as required.
Provide a general dietetic outpatient clinics, assessing patients dietary needs and giving appropriate written/verbal advice and arranging appropriate follow up. Provide cover for other clinics as requested.
To produce or review diet sheets and nutritional resources as required, in line with current guidelines and evidence based practice.
To participate in staff training and give lectures/talks to other groups as requested by the Lead Dietitian.
- Patient education sessions
- teaching sessions for students and staff e.g. nursing and medical students
- ward based training as required to qualified and unqualified staff
This may involve large groups of varying levels of knowledge or education.
After relevant post registration experience and training, to participate in the training of student dietitians including supervision, assessments, tutorials and feedback to the student. Training is to be adapted to the needs of the student on an individual basis.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen at Lincoln County Hospital for a dietitian that would provide excellent experience of general dietetics based in a large acute unit. The post holder would work with both in and outpatients including support to medicine, surgery and complex care. We are very keen to support staff to develop their knowledge, skills and competencies and you would have the opportunity to work alongside other staff to develop skills in specialist areas e.g. paediatrics, diabetes. This post would suit a newly qualified HCPC registered Dietitian or someone seeking a wide range of experience. We are committed to professional development and support both informal and formal CPD. We are a friendly and welcoming department of 20 staff based on the Lincoln site, which includes secretarial and assistant support. The Trust-wide dietetic department is based on 3 sites and there is a programme of CPD sessions and post-qualification training opportunities. We support dietetic student placements from the University of Nottingham for A,B and C placements. On-site accommodation is usually available. Lincoln County Hospital is the largest of our hospital sites, situated next to the cathedral quarter in the north of the city. Staff tell us that they join the hospital because they can see the opportunities open to them to develop services and make their mark.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a friendly and welcoming department, have a strong team ethos and support each other to deliver the best possible care for our patients. Many of our senior staff have come to us as band 5 dietitians and developed into specialist roles. We have a newly developed preceptorship scheme and will support you to develop your confidence, skills and competencies to progress and you will have access to both informal and formal training and development opportunities.
Clinical
To provide a clinical dietetic service as requested by the Lead Dietitian, providing advice on management, planning and development of dietetic treatment programmes to service users and health professionals. Assessing patients nutritional status and requirements and giving dietary advice/recommendations including use of supplements and enteral feeding as required.
Provide a dietetic outpatient clinic, assessing patients dietary needs and giving appropriate written/verbal advice and arranging appropriate follow up. Provide cover for other clinics as requested. This may include travel to community hospitals at other sites so a car driver is useful but not essential.
To produce or review diet sheets and nutritional resources as required, in line with current guidelines and evidence based practice.
To participate in staff training and give lectures/talks to other groups as requested by the Lead Dietitian.
- Patient education sessions
- teaching sessions for students and staff e.g. nursing and medical students
- ward based training as required to qualified and unqualified staff
This may involve large groups of varying levels of knowledge or education.
After relevant post registration experience and training, to participate in the training of student dietitians including supervision, assessments, tutorials and feedback to the student. Training is to be adapted to the needs of the student on an individual basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a friendly and welcoming department, have a strong team ethos and support each other to deliver the best possible care for our patients. Many of our senior staff have come to us as band 5 dietitians and developed into specialist roles. We have a newly developed preceptorship scheme and will support you to develop your confidence, skills and competencies to progress and you will have access to both informal and formal training and development opportunities.
Clinical
To provide a clinical dietetic service as requested by the Lead Dietitian, providing advice on management, planning and development of dietetic treatment programmes to service users and health professionals. Assessing patients nutritional status and requirements and giving dietary advice/recommendations including use of supplements and enteral feeding as required.
Provide a dietetic outpatient clinic, assessing patients dietary needs and giving appropriate written/verbal advice and arranging appropriate follow up. Provide cover for other clinics as requested. This may include travel to community hospitals at other sites so a car driver is useful but not essential.
To produce or review diet sheets and nutritional resources as required, in line with current guidelines and evidence based practice.
To participate in staff training and give lectures/talks to other groups as requested by the Lead Dietitian.
- Patient education sessions
- teaching sessions for students and staff e.g. nursing and medical students
- ward based training as required to qualified and unqualified staff
This may involve large groups of varying levels of knowledge or education.
After relevant post registration experience and training, to participate in the training of student dietitians including supervision, assessments, tutorials and feedback to the student. Training is to be adapted to the needs of the student on an individual basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/MSc Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics (this may be nearing completion)
- Eligible for HCPC registration
Desirable
- HCPC registration.
- Degree classification 2.1 or above
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in healthcare setting
- Experience of working as part of a team
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable
- Attention to detail
- Ability to travel across county
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/MSc Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics (this may be nearing completion)
- Eligible for HCPC registration
Desirable
- HCPC registration.
- Degree classification 2.1 or above
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in healthcare setting
- Experience of working as part of a team
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable
- Attention to detail
- Ability to travel across county
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).
