Job summary
Are you graduating in summer 2022 and wanting to start your dietetic career or are you newly or recently qualified and just looking for a change? We have exciting opportunities to join our diverse and dynamic service. Leicestershire Nutrition & Dietetic Service (Community) are looking for permanent dietitians to join our friendly, innovative mental health and Primary Care team in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, working for Leicestershire Partnership Trust. Leicester Nutrition and Dietetic Service (Community) has approximately 70 staff, made of dietitians, public health nutritionists, dietetic support workers and support staff. The posts offer the opportunity to work with a wide range of population groups and health care professionals in a range of settings including mental health inpatients, outpatient and digital clinics, patient/staff education sessions. We are committed to developing your dietetic practice and offer the unique opportunity to develop your skills additionally across a range of specialities to suit the interests of the applicant e.g. primary care, prescribing. We are looking for dietitians who have good team working skills and can work independently. The service has good clinical supervision models and in-house CPD in place to support you. The service is involved in the pre-registration placements for student dietitians undertaking A, B and C placements. This post does require a car driver
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of the dietetic teams to provide a comprehensive Nutrition and Dietetic Service across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The main role is to work within the innovative Mental Health team supporting inpatients and outpatients whilst further developing your skills
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Recently qualified as a Registered Dietitian
- Has gained experience of different ways of caseload management and delivering services
- Has a concept about the need for continued professional development and can give examples of how this can be achieved
- Has gained some experience of working with groups and individuals in practice placement and can give examples of this, including preparation, delivery and evaluation of sessions
Additional
Essential
- Is aware of current topical nutritional issues and can give an opinion of one of these.
- Is able to report back on work undertaken and work within own limitations.
- Is aware of the format of the pre-registration placement for Dietitians Can demonstrate abilities in organisation skills, time management, setting priorities, managing a small workload / caseload
- Can use different approaches to communication with a wide variety of patients, both as individuals and in groups and with the public
- Is aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on professional practice
- Is able to work as part of a team and appreciates what this involves, and the need to work with a variety of disciplines to optimise patient care
- Has a professional appearance and is able to express themselves clearly (both verbal and written)
- Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
- Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)
- Own transport or suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role
Qualifications
Essential
- A three or four year Undergraduate First or a Two year Post Graduate Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or similar non UK qualification
- UK Registered Dietitian with the Health Care Professions Council
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Recently qualified as a Registered Dietitian
- Has gained experience of different ways of caseload management and delivering services
- Has a concept about the need for continued professional development and can give examples of how this can be achieved
- Has gained some experience of working with groups and individuals in practice placement and can give examples of this, including preparation, delivery and evaluation of sessions
Additional
Essential
- Is aware of current topical nutritional issues and can give an opinion of one of these.
- Is able to report back on work undertaken and work within own limitations.
- Is aware of the format of the pre-registration placement for Dietitians Can demonstrate abilities in organisation skills, time management, setting priorities, managing a small workload / caseload
- Can use different approaches to communication with a wide variety of patients, both as individuals and in groups and with the public
- Is aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on professional practice
- Is able to work as part of a team and appreciates what this involves, and the need to work with a variety of disciplines to optimise patient care
- Has a professional appearance and is able to express themselves clearly (both verbal and written)
- Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
- Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)
- Own transport or suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role
Qualifications
Essential
- A three or four year Undergraduate First or a Two year Post Graduate Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or similar non UK qualification
- UK Registered Dietitian with the Health Care Professions Council
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).
