Dietician - North PCN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role.

provide specialist nutrition and diet advice to patients, their carers, and healthcare professionals through treatment, education plans, and prescriptions

educate patients with diet-related disorders on how they can improve their health and prevent disease by adopting healthier eating and drinking habits

provide dietary support to patients of all ages (from early-life to end-of-life care) in a variety of settings including nurseries, patient homes, GP surgeries and care homes

work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to gain patients cooperation and understanding in following recommended dietary treatments

develop, implement and evaluate a seamless nutrition support service across the PCN, working with community and secondary care where appropriate, and aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and wider multi-disciplinary team working

work with clinicians, multi-disciplinary team colleagues and external agencies to ensure the smooth transition of patients discharged from hospital back into primary care, so that they can continue their diet plan

make recommendations to PCN staff regarding changes to medications for the nutritional management of patients, based on interpretation of biochemical, physiological, and dietary requirements

implement all aspects of effective clinical governance for own practice, including undertaking regular audit and evaluation, supervision and training

undertake a range of administrative tasks such as ensuring stock levels are maintained and securely stored, equipment is kept in good working order and updating patient records

ensure delivery of best practice in clinical practice, caseload management, education, research, and audit, to achieve corporate PCN and local population objectives

Please note that if you are successful, the pre-employment health check will require evidence of vaccination status or exemption, where appropriate, and your vaccination status will be retained as part of your employment health record.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc or pre-reg MSc in Dietetics under a training programme approved by the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
• Evidence of registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
• Able to operate at an advanced level of practice
• Good clinical knowledge in general dietetic
• Understanding of professional ethics and application in practice
• Good communication skills
• Ability to manage a busy caseload
• Ability to recognise and seize opportunities for change and development within the service
• Behaviour change and motivational interview skills
• Support patients to set their own goals and actions as part of early intervention
• Person centred approach
• Demonstrable ability to show kindness and compassion
• Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
• Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
• Demonstrates co-operative team working and awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to set deadlines
• Ability to adapt and change approach as circumstance dictates
• Persistence and ability to keep going in difficult situations and with complex and uncertain pieces of work
• Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
• Can do attitude, able to maintain positivity in the face of adversity
• Good time keeping
• Flexible approach to work
• Ability to work flexibly across days of the week

Desirable

• Membership of the British Dietetic Association
• Membership of specialist interest groups

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Primary Care Doncaster Ltd

Address

Oak Tree Lodge, Tickhill Road Site

Balby

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN4 8QN

Employer's website

https://www.primarycaredoncaster.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)