Job summary
Specialist Community Dietitian Band 6/Band 5-6 progression
Reading
Part time (18.75hrs)/Full time may be considered.
West Berkshire Community Dietetic Service based at Tilehurst clinic in Reading has an opportunity to offer a permanent Band 6 role. A Band 5/new graduate with the right skills may also be considered. The post is part time (18.75hrs) although extra hours may be available.
The post holder will be covering a varied community caseload, including dietetic support to the Sue Ryder Palliative Care Service, managing a Nutritional support caseload, providing diabetes education and covering a monthly general outpatient clinic.
We are a mobile working service and offer our patients the choice of face-to-face, virtual and phone appointments. To support this, we have excellent IT access and support staff home-working where appropriate. There is also the flexibility to work from other dietetic bases in West Berkshire including Thatcham and Reading.
Main duties of the job
- Working under the guidance of the Team Lead Dietitian, to provide dietetic care to a varied and diverse caseload of patients in the community and community inpatients.
- Providing specialist dietetic treatments e.g. Working as part of Sue Ryder multi-disciplinary palliative team, managing a nutritional support caseload and covering general outpatient clinics.
The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
A four-year degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and registered with Health Care Professionals Council and full BDA membership
Ability to demonstrate good experience and knowledge in dietetics including palliative care, nutrition support and diabetes education.
Aptitude for coaching and supervising junior staff including Dietetic Assistant Practitioners.
Ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly, travelling to multiple sites if required.
Ability to work from home with access to wifi using equipment provided by BHFT
About us
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave
- Generous NHS pension scheme - 20.68% employer contribution
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- Advanced IT enablement
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries
- Free parking
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- A four year undergraduate first or a two year postgraduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics
- UK registered with Health Professional Council
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Attended clinical Supervisory Skills course
- Attended a clinical/non-clinical Teaching Skills course
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of nutritional support
- Experience of working in a variety of settings and partnership working
Desirable
- Experience of Diabetes Education
- Experience on carrying out research or clinical audits
- Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice placements for students
- Previous experience using virtual platforms for patient consultations
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Is able to demonstrate a good understanding of general dietetics including an interest in paediatrics
- Can demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills
- Is able to prioritise workload and is flexible in approach
- Is able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Has an ability to use own initiative and to be self-motivated
- Can demonstrate different approaches to communicating with a wide variety of patients and the public, both as individuals and in groups
- Is able to plan and deliver training/education to Health Care Professional and patients
- s proficient in the use of email, internet and Microsoft software packages
- Has understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements I relation to own professional practic
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work from home with access to wifi using equipment provided by BHFT
- Ability to travel to multiple sites if required
- An ability to work flexibly, this could include evening and weekend
- Car driver and owner
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- A four year undergraduate first or a two year postgraduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics
- UK registered with Health Professional Council
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Attended clinical Supervisory Skills course
- Attended a clinical/non-clinical Teaching Skills course
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of nutritional support
- Experience of working in a variety of settings and partnership working
Desirable
- Experience of Diabetes Education
- Experience on carrying out research or clinical audits
- Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice placements for students
- Previous experience using virtual platforms for patient consultations
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Is able to demonstrate a good understanding of general dietetics including an interest in paediatrics
- Can demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills
- Is able to prioritise workload and is flexible in approach
- Is able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Has an ability to use own initiative and to be self-motivated
- Can demonstrate different approaches to communicating with a wide variety of patients and the public, both as individuals and in groups
- Is able to plan and deliver training/education to Health Care Professional and patients
- s proficient in the use of email, internet and Microsoft software packages
- Has understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements I relation to own professional practic
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work from home with access to wifi using equipment provided by BHFT
- Ability to travel to multiple sites if required
- An ability to work flexibly, this could include evening and weekend
- Car driver and owner
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).
