The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Dietitian to join the Adult Dietetic department at Newcastle Hospitals. You will work in a supportive team based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and have the opportunity to assess, plan and implement care in a range of clinical areas. This will include general medicine, older people's medicine, surgery and general outpatients. Newcastle Hospitals is a leading provider of multiple Regional Specialisms including cystic fibrosis, allergy, oesophagogastric surgery, Gastroenterology and critical care, meaning there is also opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills through dedicated training in these specialist areas.
* 37 hours 30 minutes/week
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
We offer ongoing training with the opportunity to experience dietetics in a wide range of different specialist areas. The department also provides A, B and C placements for dietetic students. The Trust places significant value on its dietetic services in the provision of first-class patient care, and the dietetic service enjoys a high profile with excellent multidisciplinary involvement.
The post holder will be required to:
* Deliver a high quality dietetic service to patients in the acute and outpatient settings
* Act as a source of expertise in nutrition support (Oral and Enteral feeding)
* Deliver education and training to other hospital staff and to patient groups
* Participate in team and multi-disciplinary audit and research
You should be enthusiastic and self-motivated and will:
* Have a broad knowledge of general dietetics and evidence of continuous professional development
* Be able to present and communicate
* Have basic keyboard skills
* Be flexible, able to prioritise work and meet deadlines
About us
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
* Freeman Hospital
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
* Newcastle Dental Hospital
* Newcastle Fertility Centre
* Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
* Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Job responsibilities
* Deliver a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service to patients in acute hospitals/clinics
* Provide dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting.
* Act as a source of expertise in nutrition support and dietetics to patients, consultant medical staff, other health care professionals, carers and relatives.
* Deliver education and training to other hospital staff and to patient groups.
* Participate in team and multi-disciplinary audit and research.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
* Health and Care Professions Council registered Dietitian
* Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Post-graduate Diploma in Dietetics
* Car driver with clean license if relevant to role
* Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Knowledge & Experience
* Broad general knowledge of basic clinical dietetics with insight into specialist areas
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Evidence of developing knowledge in order to provide cover for specialist dietitians without supervision
* Understands professional standards and Code of Conduct as set out by the Health and Care Professions Council
* Clinical Supervisory skills training
Skills & Abilities
* Good interpersonal skills
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.
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