Job summary
Do you want to be the first Lead Dietitian for prisons in Surrey?
First Dietitians and Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative dietitian with excellent communication skills and knowledge to join our vibrant teams.
The role will be based across the following prisons;
HMP; Coldingley (Woking), Send (Woking), DownView and Highdown (Banstead) and Bronzefield (Ashford, Surrey) and the First Dietitians base at Crawley Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Do you want to be the first Lead Dietitian for prisons in Surrey?
First Dietitians and Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative dietitian with excellent communication skills and knowledge to join our vibrant teams.
The role will be based across the following prisons;
HMP; Coldingley (Woking), Send (Woking), DownView and Highdown (Banstead) and Bronzefield (Ashford, Surrey) and the First Dietitians base at Crawley Hospital.
This is an excellent opportunity to build a dietetic service from scratch! This a new role and as such will involve scoping and designing the service to meet the needs of service users and staff. There is a strong focus on prevention work and an opportunity to influence catering and food provision working with other members of the wider MDT.
This will be an innovative role and can be informed by you!
We encourage thinking differently. We embrace flexible working and parts of this role can be delivered remotely and from home.
We plan to build a network of prisons dietitians and for ideas on the role please see
https://glyndwr.ac.uk/blog/posts/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-prison-dietitian/
https://gutscharity.org.uk/2022/06/an-interview-with-the-prison-dietitian-dietitians-week-2022/
First Dietitians and CNWL are committed to service development through public involvement, quality improvement and innovative new service models.
About us
Do you want to be part of an organisation that is committed
to providing first rate care and services to its local community?
First Community is a CQC rated Good staff owned
social enterprise, which delivers NHS community services to residents across
east Surrey and in parts of West Sussex.
First Community is a great place to work, everyone here has a voice and is supported to develop their career
to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high
quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a
good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS
pension, flexible retirement options and employee benefits including a car
salary sacrifice scheme.
First Community values diversity and inclusion and is
committed to the recruitment and retention of under-represented minority
groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority
ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving
the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and
supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for the nutrition and dietetic management of service users at Send, Coldingley, Highdown, Downview and Bronzefield prisons.
The post holder will provide a specialist dietetic service to a varied caseload of adults including those with diabetes, disordered eating and complex needs. Dietetic intervention will be delivered from the prisons or remotely.
Full job description can be found under supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for the nutrition and dietetic management of service users at Send, Coldingley, Highdown, Downview and Bronzefield prisons.
The post holder will provide a specialist dietetic service to a varied caseload of adults including those with diabetes, disordered eating and complex needs. Dietetic intervention will be delivered from the prisons or remotely.
Full job description can be found under supporting documents.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively autonomously and as part of a team with excellent communication, liaison, negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to assess and treat adult clients and evaluate dietetic intervention across a range of clinical needs
- Ability to prioritise workload unsupervised
- IT competency
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to deliver presentations and training as required
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and flexible to the needs of the service
- Able to deal with distressed patients and or relatives carers.
- Competent IT skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent.
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- BDA membership
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development through approved courses and other relevant activities
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge in nutrition support
- Demonstrates consolidated clinical dietetic knowledge and skills in the specified field of nutrition support
- Demonstrates good knowledge of, and ability to apply, evidence base in relation to dietetic practice
- Show understanding of value of audit within clinical practice.
- Demonstrates good knowledge of all aspects of enteral feeding in adults
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years post graduate clinical experience
- Understanding the importance of effective multi-disciplinary working
- Experience in training and or teaching other health professionals
Desirable
- Dietetic student training, supervision, assessment, training and programme development
Other
Essential
- Willingness to participate in continuous professional development
- Is motivated to take responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working practice appropriately
- Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times
- Excellent interpersonal qualities
- Access to a car
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively autonomously and as part of a team with excellent communication, liaison, negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to assess and treat adult clients and evaluate dietetic intervention across a range of clinical needs
- Ability to prioritise workload unsupervised
- IT competency
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to deliver presentations and training as required
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and flexible to the needs of the service
- Able to deal with distressed patients and or relatives carers.
- Competent IT skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent.
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- BDA membership
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development through approved courses and other relevant activities
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge in nutrition support
- Demonstrates consolidated clinical dietetic knowledge and skills in the specified field of nutrition support
- Demonstrates good knowledge of, and ability to apply, evidence base in relation to dietetic practice
- Show understanding of value of audit within clinical practice.
- Demonstrates good knowledge of all aspects of enteral feeding in adults
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years post graduate clinical experience
- Understanding the importance of effective multi-disciplinary working
- Experience in training and or teaching other health professionals
Desirable
- Dietetic student training, supervision, assessment, training and programme development
Other
Essential
- Willingness to participate in continuous professional development
- Is motivated to take responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working practice appropriately
- Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times
- Excellent interpersonal qualities
- Access to a car
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
