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Main area
Dietetics
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT8671-A
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury District Hospital
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum Pro rata if part-time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/10/2024 23:59

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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Dietitian- Spinal Injuries

Band 6

 


Job overview

Job Overview

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? An exciting opportunity has opened up for a dynamic and dedicated Specialist Dietitian to work in our highly respected team at Salisbury District Hospital.

Our dietetic department is a close-knit group of 11 professionals, specialising in both adult and paediatric care. We pride ourselves on our supportive and progressive environment, where advanced practices and extended roles, including non-medical prescribing, are actively encouraged and nurtured.

We are seeking a dietitian who is eager to embrace their next challenge and drive forward our commitment to exceptional care. If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking to advance your clinical skills in a supportive and forward-thinking Trust, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and become a pivotal part of a team that is dedicated to excellence in dietetic care. Apply today and step into a role where your expertise will be valued and your career will flourish.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Dietitian, you will play a pivotal role within our Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), delivering expert dietetic support to our burns, plastics and spinal injury patients at Salisbury District Hospital.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Specialist Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Conduct comprehensive assessments, accurate dietetic diagnoses, and effective treatment plans for our patients in an inpatient setting
  • Supervision: Oversee the clinical supervision of our graduate dietetic post and student dietitians, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment that promotes excellence in patient care.

For a comprehensive overview of the roles and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Shortlsting criteria

Essential criteria
  • HCPC Registration
  • Suitable NHS clinical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Specific experience in speciality
  • Experience of student supervision

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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
Hermione Brandt
Job title
Specialist Dietitian Nutrition Support
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 429333
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