Job vacancy: Clinical Lead Dietitian, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham

Job summary

Main area: Dietician
Grade: Band 7
Contract: 12 months (fixed term maternity cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 186-387-25-MH

Employer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Highbury Hospital
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59

Clinical Lead Dietitian

Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further details regarding the essential criteria can be found in the job description & person specification.

Person specification

Physical requirements
Driver with use of vehicle to enable them to be mobile within the County

Skills & knowledge

Essential criteria
Experience of working in an MDT
Ability to work with patients in possibly emotionally changed atmospheres,
Experience of teaching colleagues and other healthcare professionals including Student Dietitians.
Excellent communication skills including basic counselling skills
Ability to work independently and in a team, recognising own and others limitations; prioritise and manage own and others caseload.
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Developed Critical appraisal and clinical reasoning skills

Desirable criteria
Motivational interviewing skills

Experience

Essential criteria
Post registration clinical experience obtained within a range of acute /community /social care settings. Experience of teaching groups. Work involving contact with people.

Qualification

Essential criteria
Degree or equivalent post grad Qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
Appropriate range of post registration specialist professional knowledge and experience acquired through recognised academic study and practical clinical education

Desirable criteria
Leadership course
Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA)

Member of British Dietetic Specialist Group e.g. mental health.
Completed student education training

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Person specification

Travelling

Essential criteria

Driver with use of vehicle to enable them to be mobile within the County

Skills & knowledge

Essential criteria

Experience of staff appraisal, recruitment and performance management
Experience of working in an MDT and ability to discuss management plans and their implications with the MDT.
Ability to work with patients in possibly emotionally changed atmospheres.
Advanced behaviour change skills.
Experience of teaching colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
Experience of training and assessing Student Dietitians.
Involved in continuing to develop their practice as a Dietitian, to remain competent in clinical practice.
Complies with professional standards and code of conduct of BDA and HCPC.
Demonstrates own continuing professional development through knowledge of and implementation of the PAD process and competency framework as appropriate.
Excellent communication skills including basic counselling skills
Excellent IT skills, including e-mail, web browsing and word processing
Ability to work independently and in a team, recognising own and others limitations
Ability to communicate complex concepts in a manner relevant to the audience
Ability to prioritise and manage own and others caseload.
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Developed Critical appraisal and clinical reasoning skills

Desirable criteria

Motivational interviewing skills

Previous experience

Essential criteria

Post registration clinical experience obtained within a range of acute /community /social care settings. Experience of teaching groups. Work involving contact with people.

Qualification

Essential criteria

Degree or equivalent post grad Qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
Appropriate range of post registration specialist professional knowledge and experience acquired through recognised academic study and practical clinical education

Desirable criteria

Leadership course
Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA) and Member of a Specialist Group e.g mental health.
Completed student education training.

Special requirements

Essential criteria

Some flexibility to meet the needs of the post Possible evening/weekend sessions (occasional)

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Additional Information

The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
Communication regarding your application will be sent via email therefore, please ensure you regularly check your spam/junk folder.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information.
For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Jenny Bailey

Job title

Lead AHP Practice learning

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

07717302001

Additional information

Sophie Mumby - [email protected]

Highly Specialist Dietitian in Acute AHP

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Job summary

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Clinical Lead Dietitian

Band 7

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Travelling

Essential criteria

Skills & knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Previous experience

Essential criteria

Qualification

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Special requirements

Essential criteria

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

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Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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