Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Weight Management Dietitian

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Job summary

Are you a band 5 dietitian with some weight management experience or an established band 6 dietitians looking for a change? If you have not worked in weight management previously but have competent behaviour change skills and worked in clinical areas like diabetes or mental health this knowledge and skills will be transferable to this post. Consider working in Northamptonshire for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, who have received an outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission.

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. We deliver tier 3 weight management services across Northamptonshire to patients that are referred by primary care staff. You will have the opportunity to develop this service and be involved in student training. The post will mostly include clinics with some group work. 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.

We are very accessible by rail and road so take a look at what we can offer. We have bases at Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital.

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

25 February 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TC1026-ACS-A

Job locations

Highfield Care Centre

Northampton

NN1 5BU

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

Qualification

Essential

Dietetic degree or postgraduate diploma

Registration

Essential

HCPC registration

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Dietetic degree or postgraduate diploma

Registration

Essential

HCPC registration

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.