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Main area
Dietetics
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
236-SCO-P447-24
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St James House
Town
Salford
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/10/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Team Lead for Community & Home Enteral Tube Feeding

Band 7

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to help lead to the Community Dietetic Team alongside another Band 7. This role will allow you to develop your clinical and professional skills as a Band 7 dietitian working within the community dietetic service in Salford.

Salford Royal is at the forefront of integrated working across acute and community settings which supports seamless and holistic care for Salford residents.

The community team is based at St James House, but is part of the Salford Care Organisation team consisting of 49 dietitians and 14 support team members, including dietetic assistants and admin.

 

Main duties of the job

The main aspect of the role is as joint team lead with day to day operational responsibility of the community team of 8 dietitians, 2 dietetic assistants and administrative staff.

We are a progressive dietetic department committed to service development, and the successful candidate will assist in the development of the community nutrition strategy under the auspices of the malnutrition task force and Age UK Salford.

We are looking for someone with a passion for community working, extensive post-registration clinical dietetic experience, ideally within a community setting. Previous leadership experience is desirable. 

The Co Team lead for the community dietetic team includes service development, appraisals,  and policy development (alongside dietetic manager) amongst others.

Working for our organisation

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 betterwork-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information

around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

Detailed job description and main 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

In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups.  Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Person specification

Qualifications & Registration

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registration
  • BSc Degree in Nutrition and dietetics or Post Diploma in dietetics
Desirable criteria
  • Member of BDA
  • Higher degree or post registration in nutrition support or parental and enteral nutrition support

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and experience working in the field including the clinical areas required for the post
  • Knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment in a range of clinical conditions
  • Working knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management
  • Previous experience of enteral feeding tube management
  • Evidence of CPD activities
  • IT competant
  • Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.
  • Able to work independently on tasks
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of changing balloon gastrostomies.
  • Experience of team working
  • Experience of working with individuals and groups of staff and patients
  • To demonstrate an awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity within their role
  • Audit and research skills to show ability to analyse statistical data
  • Experience of enteral tube trouble shooting

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sonal Solanki
Job title
Team Lead for Community dietetics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 206 2275
Additional information

Phill Johnston

Dietetic Manager

0161 2065441

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