Job summary
Specialist Community Dietitian Band 6
King Edward VII Hospital
Full time (37.5hrs)
East Berkshire Community Dietetic Service based in Windsor has an opportunity to offer a permanent full time Band 6 role.
The post holder will be covering a varied community caseload, including a case load of home enteral nutrition, gastro clinics as well as patients requiring nutritional support. There are also opportunities to develop experience and skills in paediatric dietetics, low-FODMAP diets as well as coaching and mentoring junior staff.
We are a mobile working service and offer our patients the choice of face-to-face, virtual and phone appointments as well as home visits. To support this, we have excellent IT access and support staff home-working where appropriate.
As a team we strongly value continuing professional development and offer an employee-led appraisal process and personal development plan. We will support you to develop your ideas for research and audit and offer collaboration and training with our Research & Development and Clinical Effectiveness teams. We also engage in student training and facilitate teaching opportunities.
We are continually striving to improve the service we offer our patients and embrace new ways of working via our Quality Improvement System (QMIS)
We are looking for enthusiastic, skilled and committed dietitians to join this forward-thinking team.
Main duties of the job
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Delivering a proportion of care using online platforms e.g. One Consultation and MS Teams
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Visiting patients in their own home, whereappropriate, to offer HEN and nutritional support advice.
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Coaching, delegating work to, and supporting Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (DAPs) and involvement in student training programme.
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Involvement in departmental research activity and quality improvement project work
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics UK registered with Health Professional Council
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Attended clinical student Supervisory Skills course
- Attended a clinical/non-clinical Teaching Skills course
- Completed low-FODMAP training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Strong experience of working in a variety of dietetic settings and partnership working
Desirable
- Experience in carrying out research or clinical audit
- Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice placements for students
- Previous experience using virtual platforms for patient consultations
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Has understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements I relation to own professional practice
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics UK registered with Health Professional Council
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Attended clinical student Supervisory Skills course
- Attended a clinical/non-clinical Teaching Skills course
- Completed low-FODMAP training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Strong experience of working in a variety of dietetic settings and partnership working
Desirable
- Experience in carrying out research or clinical audit
- Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice placements for students
- Previous experience using virtual platforms for patient consultations
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Has understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements I relation to own professional practice
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).
