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Dietitian
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
395-HV629-24
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hainault Health Centre
Town
Chigwell
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2024 23:59

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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Community Dietitian

NHS AfC: Band 6

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Nutrition and Dietetics Team - NELFT (North East London Foundation Trust)

NELFT's Barking, Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge Nutrition and Dietetics team is excited to announce an opportunities for Band 6 Community Specialist Dietitians to join our expanding Dietetic team. We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and confident professional to contribute to our growing team's success, delivering exceptional care across the mentioned localities.

Location: Redbridge

 

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

1.     Dietetics Assessment and Treatment: Provide dietetic assessment and treatment across Redbridge community and support the wider Barking, Dagenham and Havering team.

2.     Collaboration: Work collaboratively with dietitians and Multi-disciplinary Team teams to improve nutritional care for patients across Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, and Havering.

3.     Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrate sensitivity, non-judgment, and professionalism in dealing with patients. Provide advice in a considerate manner.

4.     Professional Development: Demonstrate a commitment to professional development and training opportunities

5.     Communication and Time Management: Possess excellent communication and time management skills to efficiently coordinate tasks and interactions with patients, carers, and fellow health professionals.

6.     Line Management and Training  

7.     Experienced in student training

8.     Flexibility: Be able to travel efficiently to fulfill job requirements.

 

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.  All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.  As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.  The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles.  Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

For further details, please refer to the person specification and Job description attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
  • Registered with HCPC
  • Member of the British Dietetic Association

Experince

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of 2 years experience working in community dietetics
  • Experience of complex enteral feeding & nutrition support
  • Evidence of the dietetic management of a wide range of complex clinical conditions, particularly long term conditions and neurological conditions.
  • Experience working with multi and trans-disciplinary team
  • Experience delivering training for health care professionals
  • Line management experience
  • Student training experience
  • Conflict resolution experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • An awareness of NHS priorities
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and quality
  • Evidence of a range of CPD activities relevant to community dietetics

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Caseload management skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Experience with using a variety of anthropometric measures and the MUST screening tool
  • Experience of providing support to junior staff & student training
  • Clinical risk assessment and management skills
Desirable criteria
  • Involvement in audit, research and development

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel efficently though out NELFT area

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Navjit Kaur Sidhu
Job title
Clinical Lead Dietitian
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 300 1783
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