Highly Specialist Dietitian - Nutrition Support Gastro / Surgery

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for two highly skilled dietitians to join a supportive team within a leading NHS foundation trust. This role involves managing an inpatient caseload in a state-of-the-art surgical facility, providing vital dietary advice and nutritional support. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, contributing to audits and training future dietetic professionals. If you have a passion for nutrition and a commitment to patient care, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Experience in acute dietetics and knowledge of dietary management.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic services to gastroenterology and colorectal surgery wards.
• Undertake outpatient clinics and contribute to policy development.

Skills

Nutrition and Dietetics

Acute Dietetics Experience

Communication Skills

Understanding of Dietary Management

Audit and Evidence-Based Practice

Education

BSc/MSc Nutrition and Dietetics

HCPC Registration

Job description

Highly Specialist Dietitian - Nutrition Support Gastro / Surgery

Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Location Oldham, United Kingdom Salary Competitive Closing date 6 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two dietitians with acute hospital experience to join our friendly and supportive team, within our band 6 rotation. The post holders will contribute to the service provided to our medical gastroenterology and colorectal surgical units, the latter of which is delivered in a recently opened £28 million trauma and surgical facility. You will be working alongside the advanced clinical lead dietitians and be responsible for managing an inpatient caseload of patients requiring dietary advice or enteral, parenteral and oral nutritional support. You will also undertake outpatient clinics.

Main duties of the job

Provide a dietetic service to the gastroenterology or colorectal surgery wards.

Undertake outpatient clinics either virtually or face to face.

Work closely with other members of the MDT.

Contribute to audit and policy development.

Participate in regular education of medical and nursing staff.

Train pre-registration student dietitians on clinical placement.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description
Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Good Knowledge of Nutrition and Dietetics and an understanding of the dietary management of common conditions requiring diet therapy
• Experience of acute dietetics
• Awareness of HCPC standards
• Well developed communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Ability to convey complex information in an understandable way
• Awareness of the role of audit and evidence based practice

Desirable

• Experience of Gastroenterology
• Basic knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of different ethnic cultures and religions
• Experience of pre registration dietetic student training

Essential qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered
• BSc/ MSc Nutrition and Dietetics or Post graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

Desirable

• FODMAP Trained
• Accredited BDA course in specialist area
• Membership of the BDA ? Member of Specialist Interest Group

Person Specification
Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Good Knowledge of Nutrition and Dietetics and an understanding of the dietary management of common conditions requiring diet therapy
• Experience of acute dietetics
• Awareness of HCPC standards
• Well developed communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Ability to convey complex information in an understandable way
• Awareness of the role of audit and evidence based practice

Desirable

• Experience of Gastroenterology
• Basic knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of different ethnic cultures and religions
• Experience of pre registration dietetic student training

Essential qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered
• BSc/ MSc Nutrition and Dietetics or Post graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

Desirable

• FODMAP Trained
• Accredited BDA course in specialist area
• Membership of the BDA ? Member of Specialist Interest Group

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Rd

Oldham

OL1 2JH

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