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 renal unit.
You will manage a caseload of renal inpatients and outpatients working as the lead Dietitian for the renal unit seeing dialysis, pre dialysis and transplant patients. You would be working as part of the multidisciplinary team in the renal unit as well as being part of the dietetic acute 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. The post-holder should be someone who enjoys working within a team and is eager to provide support to others.
Main duties of the job
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.
Please contact Helen Gould Professional lead for Dietetics helen.gould@esneft.nhs.uk or Tom Gorzelak Acute team Lead thomas.gorzelak@esneft.nhs.uk 01473 704000 with any queries.
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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Job description
Job responsibilities
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
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in a range of clinical areas.
- Experience of renal dietetics in outpatient and inpatient setting
- Portfolio of evidence of CPD
- Experience of setting professional standards
Desirable
- Experience of working as a Dietitian on hospital wards including working with patients on enteral nutrition
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Registration with Health Professions Council
Desirable
- Member of Special Interest Group
- Leadership qualifications e.g. LEO and Supervisory Skills
- Evidence of other post registration education and training e.g. Renal Nutrition Group courses
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad up to date knowledge and practical application of clinical dietetics
- Knowledge of issues related to nutrition for patients with renal disease
- Knowledge and understanding of BDA professional standards
- Ability to lead student training within speciality
- Intermediate IT skills e.g. keyboard skills, PowerPoint
Desirable
- Clinical supervisory skills
- Completed audit and research projects
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills particularly in terms of caseload management and project management.
- Self-motivated
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable and reliable
- Ability to communicate effectively complex instruction and dietary advice to other health professionals, patients and carers either on an individual basis, face to face, or by telephone or to groups using level of language appropriate for target audience.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in a range of clinical areas.
- Experience of renal dietetics in outpatient and inpatient setting
- Portfolio of evidence of CPD
- Experience of setting professional standards
Desirable
- Experience of working as a Dietitian on hospital wards including working with patients on enteral nutrition
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Registration with Health Professions Council
Desirable
- Member of Special Interest Group
- Leadership qualifications e.g. LEO and Supervisory Skills
- Evidence of other post registration education and training e.g. Renal Nutrition Group courses
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad up to date knowledge and practical application of clinical dietetics
- Knowledge of issues related to nutrition for patients with renal disease
- Knowledge and understanding of BDA professional standards
- Ability to lead student training within speciality
- Intermediate IT skills e.g. keyboard skills, PowerPoint
Desirable
- Clinical supervisory skills
- Completed audit and research projects
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills particularly in terms of caseload management and project management.
- Self-motivated
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable and reliable
- Ability to communicate effectively complex instruction and dietary advice to other health professionals, patients and carers either on an individual basis, face to face, or by telephone or to groups using level of language appropriate for target audience.
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).
