Dietitian

Job description

Job summary

As a newly qualified dietitian, or dietitian who wishes to gain experience within the inpatient hospital setting this is the perfect role, due to an internal secondment we have a fixed term post available.

You will deliver a service to adult nutritional support patients across our wards, in a mixture of speciality areas including Orthopaedics, general medicine, surgery, respiratory, vascular and Urology. You will work closely with experienced dietitians, learning from them and gaining an insight into the treatment of complex patients on the specialist units including Gastroenterology, Colorectal surgery and Critical care.

Main duties of the job

The caseload will include a Band 5 dietitian led clinic and opportunities to deliver staff and patient education sessions. You will provide dietetic intervention to support patients in the areas of oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and after training, parenteral nutrition.

You will maintain clinical responsibility for your own caseload, working with supportive dietetics assistants and will contribute to the Nutrition & Dietetic Service as a whole, through participation in service developments including audit, patient experience and resource development.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description
Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• BSc. or MSc. in Nutrition and Dietetics Or BSc. in relevant science followed by Post Graduate Diploma or State Registration in Dietetics
• State Registered Dietitian with the HCPC

Desirable

• Evidence of further study relevant to post
• Member of BDA
• Post graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetic related area of study

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of the current best practice in clinical dietetics
• Basic competence in calculating nutritional requirements
• Knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment
• Competent to develop nutritional care plans in hospital and/or community settings
• Basic competence in assessment of Enteral feeding, use of Enteral feeding products, equipment and regimens
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and work in multi-disciplinary teams
• Basic IT skills
• Evidence of understanding CPD
• Awareness and understanding of importance of equality, diversity and inclusion
• Ability to record keep and present information in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to work autonomously and safely within own remit
• Use and understanding of various anthropometric methods

Desirable

• Experience of team working
• Good presentation skills
• Audit and research awareness and skills

Person Specification
Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• BSc. or MSc. in Nutrition and Dietetics Or BSc. in relevant science followed by Post Graduate Diploma or State Registration in Dietetics
• State Registered Dietitian with the HCPC

Desirable

• Evidence of further study relevant to post
• Member of BDA
• Post graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetic related area of study

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of the current best practice in clinical dietetics
• Basic competence in calculating nutritional requirements
• Knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment
• Competent to develop nutritional care plans in hospital and/or community settings
• Basic competence in assessment of Enteral feeding, use of Enteral feeding products, equipment and regimens
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and work in multi-disciplinary teams
• Basic IT skills
• Evidence of understanding CPD
• Awareness and understanding of importance of equality, diversity and inclusion
• Ability to record keep and present information in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to work autonomously and safely within own remit
• Use and understanding of various anthropometric methods

Desirable

• Experience of team working
• Good presentation skills
• Audit and research awareness and 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

United Kingdom

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