Job summary
Are you keen to work in the community in a dietetic career full of excitement and variety?We are the team for you! We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic, newly qualified or current band 5dietitian to come and work with our innovative and friendly home enteral nutrition team. Our team of specialist andhighly specialist dietitians, dietetic associate practitioners, and our home enteral nutrition specialist nurse support adultsacross East and West Kent who are tube fed at home, giving us the opportunity to build relationships with our patients andprovide holistic care.Our adult and paediatric dietetics teams form the largest in the South East. We work alongside our specialist communitydietetics colleagues in Oncology, Gastroenterology, Diabetes, and Paediatrics teams within Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics- all working in community settings in the beautiful South Eastern coastal County of Kent.CQC have rated our trust as 'Outstanding'. Their report stated "We found a healthy and authentic culture of valuingstaff, openness, fairness and putting the patient at the heart of every policy, strategy and service delivered. Staffconsistently told us they felt valued by their leaders and the organisation. Staff shared a great sense of pride in workingfor the trust"We offer flexible working opportunities to achieve the best work/life balance possible and a hybrid of base and homeworking.
Main duties of the job
This exciting role will be for a dietitian in the early stage of their career to support adults who receive enteral tubefeeding at home.If successful, you will be fully supported, clinically supervised and integrated into the team where you will complete apreceptorship training programme led by experienced and enthusiastic dietitians in order to equip you with the skills andknowledge required in the realm of community dietetics.Our team includes supervision and support from our highly specialist dietitians. You will be supported to develop yourknowledge and skills across a wide variety of clinical conditions. You will also have access to dietitians in the widerdepartment who specialise in a number of areas including gastroenterology, diabetes and obesity, and neurology. We arealso supporting training for dietetic apprenticeships and dietetic students.Your opinions and input will be welcomed and valued and you will have access to clinical supervision and in-house trainingand other CPD opportunities internally and externally to support your development.The attached job description and person specification provides further details. We welcome any queries - please feel freeto email the recruiting manager: becky.rogers3@nhs.net
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community differencehere.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community differencehere.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant professional body (HCPC)/Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
Desirable
- Mentoring qualification equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS/Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)/Ability to organise own work/Ability to cope with change/Ability to use own initiative
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice/Ability to work under pressure/Flexible and adaptable
Ability to manage
Essential
- Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda's for health
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant professional body (HCPC)/Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
Desirable
- Mentoring qualification equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS/Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)/Ability to organise own work/Ability to cope with change/Ability to use own initiative
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice/Ability to work under pressure/Flexible and adaptable
Ability to manage
Essential
- Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda's for health
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).
