Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered dietitian, with a passion for nutrition support, to join our innovative prescribing and medicines optimisation team. The post holder will work under the guidance of the specialist prescribing support dietitian and alongside one other specialist care home support dietitian to support the delivery of optimal nutritional care in care homes across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be involved in audit and the provision of training on nutritional screening (MUST), nutritional care plans and a 'Food First' approach. They will work with the medicines optimisation team, dietitians and wider multi-disciplinary team to target nutrition and hydration within care homes. There will also be an opportunity to focus on developing new and innovative ways of delivering training and resources digitally. This post will help support ongoing work on the cost-effective and appropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements (ONS).
About us
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory NHS organisation responsible for developing a plan for meeting the health needs of our communities, managing the NHS budget, and arranging for the provision of joined up health services which improve the lives of people who live and work in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
By collaborating as an integrated care system (ICS) our health and care organisations can tackle complex challenges, including:
- improving the health of children and young people
- supporting people to stay well and independent
- acting sooner to help those with preventable conditions
- supporting those with long-term conditions or mental health issues
- caring for those with multiple needs as populations age
- getting the best from collective resources so people get care as quickly as possible.
We are always keen to hear from people who would like to work with us, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of sex, sexual orientation, racial origin or disability.
You can look forward to excellent benefits including discounts in store and online, optional pension and life assurance, flexible working options, salary sacrifice vehicles and cycles and much more.
Hybrid working
Many of our colleagues worked from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We now adopt a hybrid approach to working, therefore there is flexibility to work from one of our offices (currently in Bodmin, Truro and St Austell).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities
To plan, organise, deliver and evaluate specialist training to care home staff in care homes across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, to support the provision of optimal nutritional care in care homes.
To work with the specialist prescribing support dietitian, medicines optimisation team, and GP practice and primary care network (PCN) colleagues, to support ongoing work on the appropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements (ONS), specifically in care homes.
To provide training and updates to care home staff on any other areas of nutritional prescribing and support relevant to them, adjusting the content and delivery as required, for example vitamins and minerals.
To lead on the service development and implementation of the CCG care home nutrition training programme.
To develop policies or protocols relevant to malnutrition and ONS prescribing in care homes.
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full job description and person specification, please view the supporting information.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities
To plan, organise, deliver and evaluate specialist training to care home staff in care homes across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, to support the provision of optimal nutritional care in care homes.
To work with the specialist prescribing support dietitian, medicines optimisation team, and GP practice and primary care network (PCN) colleagues, to support ongoing work on the appropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements (ONS), specifically in care homes.
To provide training and updates to care home staff on any other areas of nutritional prescribing and support relevant to them, adjusting the content and delivery as required, for example vitamins and minerals.
To lead on the service development and implementation of the CCG care home nutrition training programme.
To develop policies or protocols relevant to malnutrition and ONS prescribing in care homes.
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full job description and person specification, please view the supporting information.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Person Specification
Qualifications, training and professional membership
Essential
- Degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
- Health Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a dietitian
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience presenting to groups including healthcare professionals and service users
- Experience of planning, delivering and reporting audit or project work
- Minimum 2 years experience as a practising dietitian with experience in nutrition support
- Understanding of the role of the dietitian in medicines optimisation
- Experience developing and adapting training materials to suit different audiences
Desirable
- Experience working in community dietetics
- Experience working in care homes
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to work within a team, build positive relationships and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- Ability to work autonomously
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information, verbally and written to a range of healthcare and other professionals
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people using differing medias
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and report on complex data
- Excellent time management skills and organisational skills
- Competent IT skills, for example Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Microsoft Teams
Personal qualities, behaviours and aptitudes
Essential
- Enthusiastic and resilient
- An ability to be flexible
- Honesty, listening, taking ownership, creative and innovative
Person Specification
Qualifications, training and professional membership
Essential
- Degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
- Health Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a dietitian
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience presenting to groups including healthcare professionals and service users
- Experience of planning, delivering and reporting audit or project work
- Minimum 2 years experience as a practising dietitian with experience in nutrition support
- Understanding of the role of the dietitian in medicines optimisation
- Experience developing and adapting training materials to suit different audiences
Desirable
- Experience working in community dietetics
- Experience working in care homes
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to work within a team, build positive relationships and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- Ability to work autonomously
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information, verbally and written to a range of healthcare and other professionals
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people using differing medias
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and report on complex data
- Excellent time management skills and organisational skills
- Competent IT skills, for example Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Microsoft Teams
Personal qualities, behaviours and aptitudes
Essential
- Enthusiastic and resilient
- An ability to be flexible
- Honesty, listening, taking ownership, creative and innovative
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).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Address
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Part 2S, Chy Trevail, Beacon Technology Park, Dunmere Road
Bodmin
PL31 2FR
Employer's website
https://www.cios.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
