Job summary
Are you interested in joining an innovative, high profile dietetic team.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic rotational dietitian to join Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. The dietetic team consists of over 50 Dietitians, plus dietetic assistants and admin staff across 3 hospital sites and Sheffield community. STH is one of the largest Trusts in the country.
These rotational posts provide opportunities to work at different hospital sites including the Northern General Hospital, the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Weston Park Oncology Centre and Community Dietetics.
You will gain a broad experience of acute teaching hospital and community settings. Your clinical commitments in the acute rotations will be a variety of medical, surgical or oncology wards, and will include an outpatient clinic. We are actively involved in dietetic student training with Sheffield Hallam University.
Applicants will possess BSc Nutrition and Dietetics (or equivalent) and must be HCPC registered. However, we would welcome applications from Dietetic students who will be eligible for HCPC on completion of studies. Excellent communication skills and effective team working skills are essential.
CPD is actively encouraged, with opportunities to attend accredited post registration courses and in-house training.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the provision of high quality dietetic services to a clinical caseload in a designated area, using skills and knowledge as an independent practitioner.
To contribute to the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and teaching practice.
To work with their supervisor and Dietetic team leader in assisting in the operational management of the department.
To assist the dietetic management team to ensure the overall service provides high quality patient care, and in the management of clinical governance, resources and equipment.
To actively participate in development, education and delivery of training to dietetic students.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff 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 a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
Please note this advertisement is for both permanent and fixed term/secondment opportunities.
One post on this vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 12 months. Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job description
Job 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.
Job description
Job 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with Post Grad Diploma in Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Suitable for a newly qualified dietitian
- Evidence of independent working
- Good level of knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment of hospital in and out patients
- Competent in calculating nutritional requirements
- Competent in setting up enteral tube feeds and dealing with minor complications
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Committed to engage in professional and personal development and department appraisal system and willing to undergo further training as necessary
- Able to demonstrate basic counselling and motivational skills
- Able to manage a caseload with frequently changing priorities, and deal with interruptions seeking guidance from supervisor as appropriate
- Good interpersonal, communication and team working skills
- Ability to work as an integral member of MDT and as an autonomous practitioner
- Able to state the case for nutritional intervention as part of the care plan
- Understand and accept the need to maintain confidentiality
- Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards
- Able to record activity and other data manually and electronically
- Familiar with and able to operate all necessary IT packages e.g. email, word, dietary analysis, power point
- Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based
- Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects
- Able to use literature review search methods and can critically appraise evidence
- Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines
- Able to withstand pressure of work
- Able to cope with infrequent exposure to bodily fluids, unpleasant smells, ability to follow procedures for infection control and own safety
Desirable
- Able to use database e.g. excel
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive and proactive
- Flexible
Desirable
- One rotation has the requirement to undertake home visits and transport non-portable equipment throughout Sheffield, a desirable requirement would be that the post holder is either a car driver with a valid driving licence or has access to alternative means of transport.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with Post Grad Diploma in Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Suitable for a newly qualified dietitian
- Evidence of independent working
- Good level of knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment of hospital in and out patients
- Competent in calculating nutritional requirements
- Competent in setting up enteral tube feeds and dealing with minor complications
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Committed to engage in professional and personal development and department appraisal system and willing to undergo further training as necessary
- Able to demonstrate basic counselling and motivational skills
- Able to manage a caseload with frequently changing priorities, and deal with interruptions seeking guidance from supervisor as appropriate
- Good interpersonal, communication and team working skills
- Ability to work as an integral member of MDT and as an autonomous practitioner
- Able to state the case for nutritional intervention as part of the care plan
- Understand and accept the need to maintain confidentiality
- Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards
- Able to record activity and other data manually and electronically
- Familiar with and able to operate all necessary IT packages e.g. email, word, dietary analysis, power point
- Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based
- Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects
- Able to use literature review search methods and can critically appraise evidence
- Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines
- Able to withstand pressure of work
- Able to cope with infrequent exposure to bodily fluids, unpleasant smells, ability to follow procedures for infection control and own safety
Desirable
- Able to use database e.g. excel
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive and proactive
- Flexible
Desirable
- One rotation has the requirement to undertake home visits and transport non-portable equipment throughout Sheffield, a desirable requirement would be that the post holder is either a car driver with a valid driving licence or has access to alternative means of transport.
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
