Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Lincoln County Hospital
Town Lincoln
Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 20/03/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 5
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
This is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a full time (1.0 WTE) Band 5 dietitian to join our inpatient team at Lincoln County Hospital. This would suit someone looking to further develop their dietetic skills and gain experience working with service users with a range of health conditions. The hospital services covered would include: surgery, frailty, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, medical, neurology and oncology. Dietary recommendations can include the use of nutritional supplements and enteral feeding. There is also the opportunity to provide a dietetic outpatient clinic, which would give further variety in dietary management and professional development. This role will involve team working and providing training for health professionals and students.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills. They will be responsible for managing their own workload, including a caseload of patients. This will involve using professional development opportunities to regularly update their clinical knowledge and skills. They should have a compassionate and pro-active approach to patient-centred dietetic care and when contributing to service development/audit. They will need to be able to work independently and as part of a team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role will involve providing high quality dietary assessment and management for service users with a variety of health conditions. This will be primarily for those in hospital but will also provide some outpatient services. For full details please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc in Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics (this may be nearing completion)
* Eligible for HCPC registration
* HCPC registered
* Facilitation of Learning training
* Membership of the BDA
* Additional training in a relevant area, for example FODMAP, IBS, Coeliac disease
Specific requirement
* Eligible for DBS clearance
* Ability to travel across county to other sites/clinics/undertake home visits
Experience
* Experience of providing nutrition support (may be under supervision as a student)
* Experience of working in a healthcare setting
* Experience of working with a team
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the boundaries of own practice and able to appropriately access relevant sources of support
* Knowledge of the NHS
Skills
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
* Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality at all times.
* Excellent organisational skills, including timekeeping, note taking and ability to prioritise tasks appropriately
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer.
As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.
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