This is an exciting opportunity for a dietitian with previous NHS experience to join our well established, supportive and friendly community dietetic service, based in the seaside town of Scarborough and surrounding area.You will support adult patients with a variety of clinical conditions and be able to access development opportunities such as leadership training and group facilitation skills in diabetes structured education.Recently we have changed the way we work to offer a more virtual and flexible service. With this in mind, we can accommodate people working from home some of the time but most of the role will be face to face with patients/colleagues.
We welcome applications from Allied Health Professionals with relevant experience and transferable skills.
The successful AHP applicant will have access to continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities and professional networks to support ongoing professional development and professional registration requirements
Main duties of the job
The role will have a varied community caseload including malnutrition, enteral tube feeding, diabetes and gastrointestinal conditions. This list isnot exhaustive and many patients have complex needs. We work in a variety of settings such as clinics, patient’s homes and community wards, as well as offering virtual and telephone consultations. We also deliver education to groups of patients and other health professionals.We provide student training to A, B and C student dietitians and work closely with our Humber paediatric, mental health and catering dietetic colleagues, covering services in Malton, Pocklington, Scarborough, Whitby and East Riding to provide our placements.Candidates will require the ability to be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service.Our team is focused on training, we have great CPD opportunities and clinical supervision to maintain and develop our specialist knowledge and skills.This is a great opportunity for a dietitian to expand their practice and enjoy the varied workload that community working offers.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job responsibilities
For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application
- An understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within identified clinical area of dietetics
- A broad general knowledge of clinical dietetics
- Current professional registration with HCPC
- Clinical supervisory skills course
- Teaching qualification or equivalent presentation skills/training experience
Experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) e.g. developing specialist interests
- Evidence of post-registration NHS experience as a Dietitian
- Evidence of student supervision
- Good time management, caseload management and organisational skills
- Experience of working with those who have complex conditions and may have difficulty communicating verbally
- Experience of specialist clinical areas of community dietetics such as malnutrition, enteral tube feeding, diabetes or gastrointestinal conditions
- Evidence of supporting others e.g. peers / associate practitioners / students
Skills and Competencies
- Effective inter-personal skills
- Possess UK driving licence and and experience of driving in the UK
- Ability to effectively commute between various sites where care is delivered
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
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.
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