Community Dietitian Nutritional Support
Closed for applications on: 26-Jul-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 26-Jul-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- St Annes Primary Care Centre
- Address
- Durham Avenue
- Town
- St Annes
- Postcode
- FY8 2EP
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
Salary
- Salary
- £32,306 - £39,027 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Dietitians
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Self motivated and enjoy a challenge? Good team player? Able to think on your feet and use sound clinical reasoning?
We looking for a band 6 dietitian to work in our community team with emphasis on nutritional support with an interest in gastroenterology .
As a Trust, we recommend that individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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You would provide dietary therapy to a range of patients who require nutritional support , in particular with gastroenterology conditions. There would also be patients with a variety of long term conditions including respiratory , neurological and those with cognitive issues. Using established links you will provide education to NHS staff and paid carers on nutritional support especially focusing on food first strategies
You will be working face to face with patients in clinic and domiciliary settings as well as via phone and video calls
There are strong links to the hospital nutrition support team dietitians for support and supervision and home enteral feeding dietitians for patients with complex feeding needs conditions.
Full support and induction into the role will be available
We are committed to safe caseload management, student training and CPD opportunities
We are happy to offer flexible working and are able to support both face to face and remote working for clinical and non-clinical activity.
See our website for a look at what we do at
www.bfwh.nhs.uk/our-services/community-nutrition-and-dietetics/
Follow us on twitter @DieteticsBFWH
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Purpose
- To play an active role along with other dietetic colleagues in the provision of evidence based nutrition and behaviour change theory within the Community Dietetic Team within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and other contracted users of the service.
- To provide an evidence based service along with other band 7 and band 6 Dietitians to the using knowledge, skills and experience as an independent practitioner.
Working relationships
- Provides specialist advice to patients, carers, community services e.g. GPs, community organisations, nurses. AHPS and other dietitians.
- To work with dietetic colleagues to share knowledge and develop nutritional standards, protocols, and guidelines within weight management which can be implemented Trust-wide.
Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification.
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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics / post graduate diploma or equivalent
- Registration with the HPC
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Accredited clinical supervisory skills training for student training/ communication skill training/ counselling skills training
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Diploma in Dietetics Completion of relevant post-registration clinical course(s)
- Member of relevant specialist interest groups
- Attendance at specialist group meetings/webinars of BDA or relevant organisations
- Attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences
Experience
Essential criteria
- Skilled in the development of nutritional care plans
- Specialist knowledge and experience relevant to clinical area
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience with student training including supervision
- Experience of teaching and Training others – patients or HCP
- Awareness of research methods and audit skills to inform/ evaluate practice and support change
- Knowledge and appreciation of clinical governance issues
Desirable criteria
- Experience with community dietetics
- Experience with nutritional support
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritise clinical caseload
- IT skills e.g. word processing, use of dietary analysis packages, preparation of power point presentations,
- Ability to teach small and large groups
- Ability to be self motivated and work autonomously as an independent practitioner
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Good time management, planning and organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Reliable, adaptable and flexible
- Proactive and committed to raising the profile of the profession
- Committed to undertake CPD
- Ability to deal with distressed, difficult or abusive patients
- Ability to support and mentor junior staff where appropriate
- Able to show confidence, motivation and leadership in meetings on named specialist matters
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to plan and deliver a clinical audit
Other
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for relevant clinical areas
- Holder of full driving licence and access to appropriate vehicle
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Denise Eggleston
- Job title
- Team Leader Community Dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 957871
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