Job summary
If you would like a supportive and professional department in which to develop your dietetic career, we have the post for you. We are looking for an enthusiastic Dietitian to join our dietetic team consisting of Dietitians, Dietetic Assistants, Dietetic Assistant Practitioner and our administrative support staff. The dietetic department is a well-respected team within the Trust and we have won various awards at the Pride of Airedale Awards events. We welcome applications from student dietitians who will be qualifying later this year. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is a fantastic progressive and welcoming dietetics service in which to develop your dietetic career.
This is an exciting post that will give you broad dietetic experience. The role will be based in our nutrition support team where you will be offered a wide range of inpatient and outpatient dietetic experience. This will involve providing services to elderly, general medical, surgical, orthopaedic, acute medical unit, stroke rehabilitation and gastroenterology wards.
Main duties of the job
There will be opportunities to work alongside and gain practical experience with specialist dietitians working in the nutrition support team, critical care, gastroenterology, home enteral feeding, paediatrics and diabetes. There will be opportunities to train other health care professionals.
You will provide general outpatient clinics for patients referred from GPs, Consultants, and Specialist Nurses, for a variety of clinical conditions, including; type 2 diabetes, oral nutritional support, IBS, diverticular disease, coeliac disease, weight management, and dyslipidaemia. There will also be opportunities to undertake the department's low FODMAP training programme and Home Enteral Feeding Competencies. This will be alongside covering an allocation of adult wards at Airedale General Hospital. We have an established AHP Preceptorship Programme which you will be supported to undertake in your first 12 months of dietetic practice.
About us
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Degree or Post-graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
Desirable
- Post graduate courses relevant to nutrition and dietetics
- Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Member of BDA special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Relevant and recent undergraduate experience working in a variety of clinical areas and settings
- Undergraduate experience of multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies
Desirable
- Recent post graduate experience with relevance to the job.
- Experience in use of IT applications
- Experience of audit and research
- Experience of service development
- Experience of working shifts/ weekends
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of nutritional needs of adults
- Knowledge of a wide range of medical and surgical conditions in adults
- Knowledge of how nutritional intake and status are affected by the above conditions, and of appropriate nutrition and dietetic treatment for adults with these conditions
- Knowledge of factors affecting eating behaviour and methods to facilitate behavioural change in adults such as motivational interviewing
- Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of multidisciplinary team and partnership working
- Knowledge of current professional issues within dietetics
- Knowledge and understanding of the culture and dietary practices of the local community including minority ethnic groups
- Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- Knowledge of the NHS constitution
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant national and local legislation relevant to dietetic practice
- Knowledge of student education and development of self as an educator
Skills
Essential
- Dietetic assessment skills
- Clinical reasoning skills
- Excellent communication and counselling skills including observation, listening and empathy
- Skills to empower people to realise and maintain their potential in relation to health and well being
- Ability to work well within a team
- Planning and organisational skills Negotiation and problem-solving skills to ensure safe and effective patient care
- Analytical and reflective skills
- Presentation skills, both written and verbal, and ability to adjust style and content as appropriate
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment, including emotional or aggressive patients and carers
- Ability to concentrate and work intensely in a busy environment
- Ability to develop own skills and knowledge to maintain quality of work
- Ability to work flexibly, prioritise own workload, and manage time effectively
- Support senior staff with the organisation of services and projects
- Basic computer skills
Desirable
- Audit and critical appraisal skills
- Ability to facilitate skills in others and appraise their performance
Personal Attributes
Essential
- High degree of self-motivation and initiative
- High degree of integrity and reliability
- Approachable, tactful and diplomatic
- Resilient and confident
- Highly flexible to meet own and service needs and be open to new ideas
- High degree of energy and enthusiasm
- Work independently within parameters set by codes of conduct, professional guidelines and policies
- Willingly accepts responsibility, accountability and autonomy
- Conducts self professionally at all times and able to adapt approach to a range of situations.
Desirable
- Actively contributes to the improvement of services by engaging service users.
- Actively seeks responsibility, accountability and autonomy
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Degree or Post-graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
Desirable
- Post graduate courses relevant to nutrition and dietetics
- Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Member of BDA special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Relevant and recent undergraduate experience working in a variety of clinical areas and settings
- Undergraduate experience of multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies
Desirable
- Recent post graduate experience with relevance to the job.
- Experience in use of IT applications
- Experience of audit and research
- Experience of service development
- Experience of working shifts/ weekends
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of nutritional needs of adults
- Knowledge of a wide range of medical and surgical conditions in adults
- Knowledge of how nutritional intake and status are affected by the above conditions, and of appropriate nutrition and dietetic treatment for adults with these conditions
- Knowledge of factors affecting eating behaviour and methods to facilitate behavioural change in adults such as motivational interviewing
- Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of multidisciplinary team and partnership working
- Knowledge of current professional issues within dietetics
- Knowledge and understanding of the culture and dietary practices of the local community including minority ethnic groups
- Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- Knowledge of the NHS constitution
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant national and local legislation relevant to dietetic practice
- Knowledge of student education and development of self as an educator
Skills
Essential
- Dietetic assessment skills
- Clinical reasoning skills
- Excellent communication and counselling skills including observation, listening and empathy
- Skills to empower people to realise and maintain their potential in relation to health and well being
- Ability to work well within a team
- Planning and organisational skills Negotiation and problem-solving skills to ensure safe and effective patient care
- Analytical and reflective skills
- Presentation skills, both written and verbal, and ability to adjust style and content as appropriate
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment, including emotional or aggressive patients and carers
- Ability to concentrate and work intensely in a busy environment
- Ability to develop own skills and knowledge to maintain quality of work
- Ability to work flexibly, prioritise own workload, and manage time effectively
- Support senior staff with the organisation of services and projects
- Basic computer skills
Desirable
- Audit and critical appraisal skills
- Ability to facilitate skills in others and appraise their performance
Personal Attributes
Essential
- High degree of self-motivation and initiative
- High degree of integrity and reliability
- Approachable, tactful and diplomatic
- Resilient and confident
- Highly flexible to meet own and service needs and be open to new ideas
- High degree of energy and enthusiasm
- Work independently within parameters set by codes of conduct, professional guidelines and policies
- Willingly accepts responsibility, accountability and autonomy
- Conducts self professionally at all times and able to adapt approach to a range of situations.
Desirable
- Actively contributes to the improvement of services by engaging service users.
- Actively seeks responsibility, accountability and autonomy
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).
