Dietitian

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are a diverse service and have an enthusiastic dietetic team which covers the whole of the county. This includes working with the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital) where we work in a range of clinical areas and also input into a range of primary care services. We have specialist roles in paediatrics, renal, diabetes, weight management, stroke, oncology, critical care and nutritional support, home enteral feeding and prescribing to support your role development and you will have the opportunity to be involved in student training.

Main duties of the job

The role can include:

-an inpatient caseload in Northampton General Hospital or Kettering General Hospital which make up the newly formed University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

-input into outpatient clinics where you will see a wide range of referrals

-provide training to health care staff

-input into the community care home and prescribing service

- input into the pre-registration training of dietetic students

- service improvement projects and producing and updating resources

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF143-ACS

Job locations

Highfield Clinical Care Centre

Cliftonville Road,

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

registered dietitian

Essential

HCPC regustered or pending

experience ills

Essential

range of clinical experience and professional skills

Person Specification

registered dietitian

Essential

HCPC regustered or pending

experience ills

Essential

range of clinical experience and professional 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.