Specialist Dietitian

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 April 2025

Job summary

We are looking for self-motivated, committed Dietitian to provide a quality dietetic service to the Ipswich and East Suffolk population.You will be a key player within the dietetic team working predominantly in the acute setting.

You will manage a caseload of nutritionally vulnerable inpatients on both the surgical and gastroenterology wards and also working as the lead Dietitian for the newly refurbished Acute Respiratory Care Unit. The post is well suited to someone with interest in Nutrition Support, particularly enteral and parenteral nutrition.

You would also have the opportunity to gain some experience of critical care and working as part of a multi-disciplinary nutrition team. You will also benefit from working with other specialist dietitians as well as being responsible for day to day supervision of assistant practitioners in the team.

A range of skills is required for this post, including excellent communication skills and the ability to manage a busy workload. Youshould be someone who enjoys working within a team and is eager to provide support to others.

We would also consider applicants for a Band 5/6 development post depending on experience.

Main duties of the job

Specialist clinical Dietitian for surgical wards and acute respiratory care unit providing a source of expertise to patients, carers, medical practitioners and allied health professionals and social care professionals as part of the multidisciplinary team
To provide cover for Nutrition Support team Dietitian in periods of absence taking responsibility for management of patients requiring parenteral nutrition.
To provide specialist input into the planning development and evaluation of dietetic services within surgery and acute services holding responsibility for defined projects.
To provide nutritional support, education and advice to patients on the surgical wards and general wards as requires.
Provide education and training for professional colleagues in all aspects of nutrition in acute care setting across East Suffolk, health and social care agencies.
To supervise and support Band 4 Assistant Practitioner in acute team.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

02 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR09-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Dietetic Team consists of 26 Dietitians with 6 Dietetic Support Staff providing a service to both acute and community settings and therefore opportunity to work alongside the acute team as well as the community team. We are also supported by secretarial and administrative staff. You will have access to regular supervision and have opportunities to undertake continuing professional development through work shadowing, tutorials and courses as identified by your training needs and objectives.

We are a well- recognised department for student training in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and you will have an active role in supporting this programme. The trust is also committed with AHP research and has recently gained resource to support this within the trust.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Essential

oSignificant post-registration experience in a range of clinical areas
oExperience of working as a Dietitian on hospital wards including working with patients on enteral and parenteral nutrition
oPortfolio of evidence of CPD

Desirable

oExperience of working on surgical wards
oExperience of working with patients requiring ventilator support (e.g NIV, CPAP)

Qualifications

Essential

oDegree / Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
oRegistration with Health Professions Council
oMember of British Dietetic Association

Desirable

oMember of Special Interest Group
oLeadership qualifications e.g. LEO and Supervisory Skills
oEvidence of other post registration education and training e.g.PENG, counselling skills

Person Specification

Essential

oSignificant post-registration experience in a range of clinical areas
oExperience of working as a Dietitian on hospital wards including working with patients on enteral and parenteral nutrition
oPortfolio of evidence of CPD

Desirable

oExperience of working on surgical wards
oExperience of working with patients requiring ventilator support (e.g NIV, CPAP)

Qualifications

Essential

oDegree / Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
oRegistration with Health Professions Council
oMember of British Dietetic Association

Desirable

oMember of Special Interest Group
oLeadership qualifications e.g. LEO and Supervisory Skills
oEvidence of other post registration education and training e.g.PENG, counselling 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.