Job summary
- Main area
- Nutrition & Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (To cover maternity leave)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 208-37CC60-24-1
- Employer
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Scunthorpe General Hospital
- Town
- Scunthorpe
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Practitioner in Dietetics
Band 4
Job overview
Are you motivated by being able to make a difference to patients and enjoy working as part of a team? Are you passionate about nutrition and keen to play a key role in the delivery of optimal nutritional care to patients who are in hospital?
We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our acute team of dietitians at Scunthorpe General Hospital working as a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner whilst our substantive team member is on maternity leave. Working under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide nutrition support to inpatients.
You will be joining a friendly team who are part of the wider Nutrition and Dietetic Service in Scunthorpe and Grimsby. CPD is well supported and there will be the opportunity to undertake further training to develop skills within Dietetics as well as regular in house supervision and training, to develop your skills. We will provide a robust and flexible training package to work around the needs of the individual applicant.
Candidates without the required qualifications/ experience for a Band 4 role, but who meet the requirements for a Band 3 role, may be considered for a Band 3 post.
Main duties of the job
The function of this role is to manage a defined caseload of patients as delegated by the Dietitian in a range of settings, including in community and in a hospital environment.
The use of evidence based/patient centred principles is required to assess, plan and implement treatment and discharge clients under the supervision of a registered Dietitian.
Work unsupervised, reporting back patient progress and informing the dietitian/s of any problems.
To provide leadership and support for assistant staff, as delegated by your Team Lead.
Working for our organisation
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
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Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 5 - Foundation degree FdSc in appropriate subject
- Level 2 Functional skills Maths and English (Equivalent GCSE grade A*- C/ 9-4)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Nutrition degree
- Demonstrated interest in food and nutrition via additional study
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent team working skills with ability to lead in some situations
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Flexible and able to adapt to a changing work environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience in teaching/ delivering training
Occupational experience and abilities
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working within a nutrition or therapy related clinical setting as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to manage an allocated caseload independently without supervision
- Clear and effective communication skills with patients and staff
- Ability to complete written records to a high standard and with attention to detail
- Ability to research and evaluate current evidence/research
- Ability to gather, analyse and present data
- Competent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supporting people with dietetic needs
- Experience of using SystmOne
- Experience of working with Dietitians
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kay Burns
- Job title
- Acute Team Lead, Nutrition and Dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03033 302410
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