Acute Dietitian

Job summary

If you are a Band 5 Dietitian with post gradate experience working in hospital setting this 12 months fulltime post might be for you. You will have the opportunity to work as part of well established Nutrition Support Team as well as providing dietetic service to general medical and surgical wards.

We are a small, friendly and supportive team of 25, made up of Dietitians, Assistant Dietitian Practitioners, a Nutrition Support Nurse and Administrative staff.

Main duties of the job

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for the main duties and responsibilities of the job.

About us

Our Vision - Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.

Our Mission - To bring our people communities and partners together, providing patient care we can all be proud of. We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for the main duties and responsibilities of the job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered

Experience

Essential

• Significant postgraduate dietetic experience in a hospital setting
• Significant experience of working with patients who require oral and artificial nutrition support
• Evidence of involvement in artificial nutrition support decision making and care planning for adults in hospital with complex needs
• Experience of healthcare menu development
• Experience of developing and delivering presentations
• Experience of supervising dietetic students on practice placement

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and as of a team
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Knowledge in the field of acute dietetics
• Evidence of leadership and team building skills

Trust Care Values

Essential

• Demonstrates the ability to meet the values

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

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Top Road, Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

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