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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust manages the five adult hospitals and many of the Community Health Services in Sheffield and is one of the UK's busiest NHS Trusts.
We employ around 18,000 staff and provide around one million patient episodes each year, making us the second largest NHS trust in England. As well as providing hospital services for our local population, our hospitals provide a range of vital regional and national specialties. Regionally these include cardiac and orthopaedic surgery, neurology and renal care. National services include pulmonary hypertension treatment, particular ophthalmology, spinal and neurosurgical care, and specialist cancer treatments.
We have been one of the best performing NHS organisations in the country over the last five years including winning the title of 'Hospital Trust of the Year' in the Good Hospital Guide three times. The Trust has strong partnerships with the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and other healthcare providers to remain at the forefront of clinical sciences, teaching and research.
The Northern General is the largest of our hospitals located to the north of the city, the hospital is spread out over a large site. Amongst the specialist services located there are orthopaedics, renal, spinal injuries and cardiothoracic (heart and lung) services. Sheffield’s Adult Accident & Emergency department is also based here and is one of three Major Trauma Centres for the Yorkshire & Humber Region.
The Royal Hallamshire is a major acute teaching hospital based around a tower block of 800 beds and a large outpatient department. The hospital is home to a range of expert specialist services which include a dedicated neurosciences department, the Sheffield Vision Centre, specialist Haematology centre and award winning Gastroenterology department. Alongside the Royal Hallamshire is the Jessop Wing, a purpose built building providing round the clock maternity care and specialist neonatal intensive care.
Weston Park is a specialist cancer hospital providing a full range of non-surgical cancer services to the population of South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. It also enjoys national and international recognition for certain specific treatments. It has 140 beds and is home to a specialist cancer research centre and one of the UK’s only teenage cancer units.
The Charles Clifford is a dental teaching hospital linked to The University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry. The hospital provides dental outpatient services and emergency dental services for the city.
The Trust also delivers a range of community services to provide care closer to home and prevent hospital admissions wherever possible.
We want to recruit and retain the best staff to organisation to deliver our commitment to high quality patient care.
Dietetic Assistant Practitioner (Community)
Accepting applications until: 21-Nov-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 21-Nov-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Manor Clinic
- Address
- 18 Ridgeway Road
- Town
- Sheffield
- Postcode
- S12 2ST
- Major / Minor Region
- South Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Part time
- Hours
- Part time - 25.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 Per annum pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Interview date
- 04/12/2024
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Are you an individual who has a passion for improving the nutritional care provided to the residents of Sheffield? Do you enjoy working one-to-one with patients and delivering group educational sessions? We have an exciting part- time role (0.68wte/25.5hrs per week) that is based within our friendly and supportive Community Dietetic Team at Manor Clinic.
This role is to support the Community Dietitians in delivering a service to the community in Sheffield. The role will entail supporting the Dietitians with reviewing and assessing nutritional support patients both within their own homes, clinic settings and via telephone.
The role will also involve completing educational training to Healthcare professionals and specific patient groups.
For this role, we require an individual who has a passion for improving patient care and has effective communication skills.
Full training will be provided and we provide all our Dietetic Assistant Practitioners with a period of competency-based training prior to working independently.
The dietetic assistant practitioner will work independently, using protocols and guidance to support qualified dietitians and ensure the effective implementation of dietetic treatment for patients, by undertaking the following:
Support the dietitian to assess the nutritional status of individuals and groups through collection of anthropometric measurements, selected biochemical, haematological and clinical chemistry test results.
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Gather appropriate information regarding medical, social, psychological, personal, cultural and economic factors.
Formulate appropriate and practical dietary advice for individuals and populations within agreed protocols.
Document information collected on the dietetic record in accordance with departmental standards.
Maintain records appropriately; record concisely and in line with applicable legislation, protocols and guidelines and the professional code of conduct all the necessary information to support the professional dietetic judgement.
Recognise the need for effective self-management of workload and resources and be able to practice accordingly.
Enable the service user to meet the aims of the intervention plan.
Liaise with the Dietitian regarding patients’ progress and monitoring.
Liaise with the medical, nursing and support staff as necessary regarding patients’ nutritional needs and progress.
Understand and utilise the methods of optimising nutritional status in selected disease states, working with the individual to set appropriate goals.
Use nutritional analysis packages to analyse food records and menus.
Liaise with Dietitians re new referrals and assist with triaging of vulnerable patients.
Review a caseload of patients on nutrition support reporting on progress to the Dietitian.
Liaise with community health professionals regarding patients and changes to their dietary and supplement needs.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff members and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Applicant requirements
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
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Foundation Degree ideally Nutrition related OR NVQ Level 3/4 Healthcare with relevant Dietetic Assistant experience
- GCSE English and Maths Grade C/4 or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- RSA word processing Level 1 or equivalent
- Training in customer awareness, valuing diversity, health and safety
- Current food hygiene certificate.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people and teamwork within a health/care environment
- Worked in a health care setting e.g. health care assistant, health support worker.
Desirable criteria
- Trained and worked as a Dietetic Assistant
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience of community working in the health and/or social care field
- Experience of running teaching sessions in the Community setting
- Worked in a catering environment similar to a hospital setting.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Proficient IT skills including use of Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Strong organisational and time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of nutritional support and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Committed to engage in professional and personal development and department appraisal system and willingness to undertake further training as necessary.
- Able to physically cover all locations and carry small pieces of equipment
- Able to withstand pressure of work and clinical priorities
- Able to deal with infrequent exposure to bodily fluids, unpleasant smells,
- Able to work flexible hours
- Car driver with valid driving licence due to potential need to conduct home visit
- Able to deal with conflict, aggression (infrequently) and distressing circumstances e.g bereavements, emotional issues, terminally ill.
Desirable criteria
- Enthusiasm and passion for educating others re: Nutrition and Hydration
Documents
- Job Description (PDF, 152.4KB)
- Person Specification (PDF, 240.6KB)
- Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
- Information for Applicants on the Trust & Selection Process (PDF, 763.8KB)
- Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB)
- Candidates with Disabilities Useful Contacts (PDF, 113.1KB)
- Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
- Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
- Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
- A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Willett
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 307 8440
- Additional information
If you have any informal queries, please do not hesitate to contact Vicky Gallivan (Community Team Leader) or Caroline Willett (Deputy Head of Dietetics) on 0114 307 8440.
Vicky Gallivan
Specialist Dietitian
Telephone: 0114 307 8440
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