Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Specialist Diabetes Dietitian

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Job summary

Are you a band 6 dietitian with some diabetes experience or an established band 7 dietitian looking for a change? We are recruiting to an experienced dietitian to work with adult inpatients with diabetes and women with gestational diabetes at Northampton General Hospital in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team. As well as a sound knowledge of diabetes and new technological treatments available you will need to have behaviour change skills and be able to motivate patients to make dietary change. Consider working in Northamptonshire for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, who have received an outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission.

We are very accessible by rail and road so take a look at what we can offer. Interested? Please contact Alison.Scott@nhft.nhs.uk phone 07732 405715 or Clare.Morris-McCarthy@nhft.nhs.uk phone 07851 382741 for more information on this post.

Main duties of the job

We are a diverse service and have an enthusiastic dietetic team which covers the whole of the county to deliver acute and primary care services. This post involves working with the staff at Northampton General Hospital but you will liaise with staff in primary care and the community diabetes team. We are keen to provide development opportunities for our staff to progress your dietetic career journey and as a trust we proactively promote your wellbeing. Part time working will be considered.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

02 March 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TC1119-ACS

Job locations

Northampton General Hospital

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Degree or Masters qualification in dietetics
HCPC registration as dietitian

Desirable

HCPC registration as dietitian

Behaviours and values

Essential

Experience of working across organisational boundaries
Experience of acting as a resource of specialist knowledge and skill

Desirable

Awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity in role

Skills and abilities

Essential

Evidence of professional development
IT skill, microsoft office, e record keeping, virtual working
Ability to work flexibly between clinic, education and remote styles of practice

Desirable

ability to be analytical and reflective
developed clinical reasoning and problem solving skills

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Degree or Masters qualification in dietetics
HCPC registration as dietitian

Desirable

HCPC registration as dietitian

Behaviours and values

Essential

Experience of working across organisational boundaries
Experience of acting as a resource of specialist knowledge and skill

Desirable

Awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity in role

Skills and abilities

Essential

Evidence of professional development
IT skill, microsoft office, e record keeping, virtual working
Ability to work flexibly between clinic, education and remote styles of practice

Desirable

ability to be analytical and reflective
developed clinical reasoning and problem solving skills

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)