Job summary
The post-holder will lead a team consisting of five Dieteitians, a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner and a Dietetic Assistant. The team provides acute dietetic care for all adult wards within the trust as well as general outpatient clinics. The post holder will be the lead specialist dietitian providing acute nutrition support services, and will be the lead Dietitian working in gastroenterology providing specialist clinics in this area.
The acute dietetic team works from Airedale Hospital and the service operates Monday to Friday, but the post holder may be required to work out of normal office hours at times to support service developments.
Main duties of the job
- To be the lead specialist dietitian providing acute nutrition support services including gastroenterology, surgery and critical care within Airedale NHS Trust.
- To manage the Band 5 and Band 6 dietitians and the dietetic assistants who provide a service to adult acute wards.
- To work with the Service Manager for Dietetics informing them of current service provision, needs and pressures and to participate in identifying and planning specific service needs and developments in own specialist areas. To also deputise for the Service Manager when they are on leave to operationally manage the acute dietetics team.
4. To actively promote the identification and treatment of malnutrition in both the hospital and community in association with relevant health care professionals.
5. To communicate with other health and social care professionals within the multidisciplinary team who are involved in the patient's care so that consistent nutritional messages and safe and effective care is given.
About us
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistration with the Health Care Professions Council
- oComprehensive, relevant and recent experience in the area relevant to the post
- oSpecialist level of knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert dietetic practice
Desirable
- MSc in relevant subject
- PENG course
- Relevant BDA specialist group
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of guideline development, implementation, evidence based resources and audit/ taking part in or leading on projects/ service improvements
- oLeadership or supervision experience e.g. supervision of junior dietitians or assistants
- oHighly specialist dietetic practice experience and skills
Desirable
- oExperience in dealing with Human Resource issues such as recruitment and retention, performance management, sickness and annual leave
- oExperience of working at band 7 level Recent experience of leadership /management role
- Experience of working in specialist nutrition support such as parenteral nutrition
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistration with the Health Care Professions Council
- oComprehensive, relevant and recent experience in the area relevant to the post
- oSpecialist level of knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert dietetic practice
Desirable
- MSc in relevant subject
- PENG course
- Relevant BDA specialist group
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of guideline development, implementation, evidence based resources and audit/ taking part in or leading on projects/ service improvements
- oLeadership or supervision experience e.g. supervision of junior dietitians or assistants
- oHighly specialist dietetic practice experience and skills
Desirable
- oExperience in dealing with Human Resource issues such as recruitment and retention, performance management, sickness and annual leave
- oExperience of working at band 7 level Recent experience of leadership /management role
- Experience of working in specialist nutrition support such as parenteral nutrition
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).
