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About
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
Contact
- Address
- Trust Headquarters
- Warneford Hospital
- Warneford Lane
- Headington
- Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX3 7JX
- Contact Number
- 01865 901000
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Dietitian Apprentice - Oxford (Highfield Unit)
Closed for applications on: 9-Sept-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 9-Sept-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Highfield Unit
- Address
- Warneford Hospital, Oxford.
- Town
- Oxfordshire
- Postcode
- OX4 4XN
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 3 years (May be extended to allow to finish course within a reasonable timeframe)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working available depending on clinical area / placement)
Salary
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum | Pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Apprenticeship - Dietetics
- Interview date
- 26/09/2024
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Join us at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) to complete your training to become a qualified Dietitian and gain a BSc Dietetics degree whilst you work.
The Dietetic Apprenticeship program combines clinical employment, work based learning, and academic learning. It is a fully funded route towards qualification as a HCPC registered Dietitian.
As an employee of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, you will demonstrate our values, and once you have completed all the requirements for registration as a qualified Dietitian, you will be supported to apply for band 5 vacancies within the Trust.
You will be employed as an Apprentice Dietitian at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and be provided with dedicated time to study for a degree in Dietetics. The apprenticeships will be aligned to Sheffield Hallam University and if taught via remote learning.
During the apprenticeship you will develop skills and knowledge that will allow you to work in today's dynamic and changing healthcare environment. Whilst you will be based in one specific team, your placements will provide a variety of learning environments both within Oxford Health and with external healthcare providers.
There is a requirement to be able to travel between sites both within Oxford Health and externally for placements. Applicants must therefore have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
Advert
We have two posts available in Oxford, one on the Highfield Unit and one on our Mental Health Inpatient wards and both posts are based at the Warneford Hospital. If you would like to be considered for both positions, please add this to your personal statement to avoid duplication.
The services offer excellent opportunities for supervision, service development, service evaluation and research, teaching and training. The services are also committed to evidence-based and evidence generating practice and you will have the opportunity to be part of service evaluation and Quality Improvement projects. The post-holder will be expected to assist in clinically related administration and will need to utilise data and research skills for audit and service development.
Highfield
The Highfield Unit is a state-of-the-art NHS facility which provides specialist inpatient services for young people aged 11 to 18, with acute mental health needs. They provide a safe and supportive environment while young people are in the most vulnerable stages of their illness, offering individualised care for each young person: following assessment, the team will make a care plan using a range of treatments and interventions.
Working for our organisation
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Entry requirements
- Applicants will need to evidence Maths and English GCSE at Grade C (4), or equivalent (such as Functional Skills Level 2). This MUST be completed before enrolment. If applicants are unable to find their certificates, they will need to re-take these qualifications.
- Level 3 academic qualification i.e., AS/ A level, access to higher education diploma etc.
- International applicants will need to send in their certificates for checking by NARIC for UK equivalency
- Students whose first language is not English (where English and Maths qualifications have been taken via a non UK exam board) are normally required to have IELTS >7.0 (with no component <6.5)
- In order to apply for the course, we need to ensure that you have met the criteria, please see attached link for information about right to work / remain in UK and residency status. Please can you read through this to ensure that you meet the criteria before applying for the post: Apprenticeship Funding Rules GOV.UK
- It is not possible for any apprentice to enroll onto the Dietetic Apprentice if they are undertaking any academic course at the beginning of the apprenticeship. All courses must be ended, and the candidate must be unenrolled from any other courses the month before the beginning of the Apprenticeship.
- All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience Requirements
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Dietitian in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service developmen
- Experience of having worked in a clinical setting
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of evidence-based practice
Qualifications – Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential criteria
- Level 3 academic qualification i.e.AS/ A level, access to higher education diploma etc
- Demonstrable ability to study at Level 6 of Higher Education Level and commit to completing the Degree programme
- Level 2 qualification in both maths and English
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential criteria
- Intermediate IT skills
- Ability to communicate with patients and members of the team
- Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and well being (Making Every Contact Count)
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate professional behaviours, values and attitudes.
- Demonstrates excellent team working skills.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to working in a rapidly changing environme
- Works in a polite and non-judgemental manner.
People Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Able to seek help when needed.
Contractual Requirements or other requirements
Essential criteria
- There is a requirement to be able to travel between sites both within Oxford Health and externally for placements. Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
- Able to work flexibly to access staff on shift patterns out of hours and between sites in order to achieve an equal approach throughout the Trust.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Henley
- Job title
- AHP Workforce Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07990 557933
- Additional information
If you have any further questions regarding this opportunity please speak to Lucy on the details below.
[email protected] 07721735192
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
No longer accepting applications
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