Specialist Dietitian

NHS; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is looking for a motivated part-time dietitian to join their Acute dietetic team. You will work primarily with inpatients in various settings including critical care and stroke. The ideal candidate should possess a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics and experience in clinical settings. This role offers a flexible work schedule, competitive salary, and a supportive environment focused on growth and learning.

Benefits

Commitment to staff training and development

Participation in student training

Flexibility in work hours

Qualifications

• Evidence of a clinical portfolio in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Up to date knowledge of dietetic practice.
• Experience of supervising or mentoring students.

Responsibilities

• Work as an independent practitioner using specialist knowledge and skills.
• Provide support and training for newly qualified / student dietitians.

Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Good organisational and time management skills

Ability to use own initiative and work independently

Team player

Flexible and adaptable

Education

BSc Nutrition and Dietetics degree or equivalent

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Postgraduate qualification in a specialist area or significant experience

Job description

Are you an enthusiastic dietitian with an interest in working with adults in the acute setting? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic dietitian to become part of the Acute dietetic team at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT), working at Lister Hospital in East and North Hertfordshire. This is a part-time position, advertised as 15 hours per week (mandatory hours to be worked on Thursdays and Fridays and remaining hours can be worked flexibly across the week). The successful candidate will work as part of the broader HCT Nutrition and Dietetic Service, which is Hertfordshire wide.

Main duties of the job

The role focuses on inpatient work including experience in the following areas:

• ITU
• Enteral and parenteral feeding in specialist areas such as stroke and gastroenterology.
• Outpatient clinics (face to face and virtual).

About us

Thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered as a member of our staff. We put patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds. Whilst not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to delivering a quality service, value staff training and CPD, participate regularly in student training and have a robust appraisal and supervisory framework. Electronic records are used throughout the Trust, further aiding our ability to work across a wide variety of settings and be in a position to work as part of an MDT, yet work remotely if needed as part of a hybrid approach to our work/ life balance.

You can apply to Access to Work to obtain money for communication support at a job interview - please use this link for more information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-workYou need to apply before the interview takes place.

Job responsibilities

To work as an independent practitioner using a specialist level of knowledge and skills in the provision of a dietetic service to acaseload of inpatients including critical care, stroke and gastroenterology

To provide support and training for newly qualified / student dietitians.

Please see job description attached to this advert for more detail.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• BSc Nutrition and Dietetics degree or equivalent
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Attained or working towards a postgraduate qualification in a specialist area or evidence of significant experience in a specialist area.
• Member of the British Dietetic Association

Experience and Knowledge

• Evidence of a clinical portfolio in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Up to date knowledge of dietetic practice
• IT literate
• Evidence of CPD and commitment to life-long learning
• Experience of supervising or mentoring students
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary health care setting
• Experience working with parenterally fed patients.
• Participation in audit

Skills and Abilities

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to use own initiative and work independently
• Good motivational skills
• Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
• Behaviour change / motivational interviewing skills
• Presentation and teaching skills
• Team player
• Flexible and adaptable
• Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice

Other requirements

• Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
• Eligible to live and work in the UK

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer annum, pro rata