Main area: James Cook Cancer Institute & Speciality Medicine Services
Grade Band: 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 328-JCSM-6863108
Employer: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Langbaurgh House
Town: Guisborough
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59
Job Overview
We have a new and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to join our friendly and dynamic team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be based at our community site at Langbaurgh House, Guisborough.
Our mission in the community Dietetic team is to use a patient-centred approach to make a meaningful impact by educating, empowering and supporting. We enable people to feel seen and heard.
Main Duties of the Job
Working within defined scope of practice and service guidelines, key aspects of this role will include:
1. Assessing the nutritional needs of non-complex adult patients with a range of medical conditions.
2. Devising programmes of dietetic care under dietetic supervision.
3. Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of dietary intervention.
4. Providing regular feedback to the supervising dietitian.
Our service delivers care across 2 primary care hospitals and within community settings across the South Tees locality, therefore you will need to be able to travel independently between sites.
It is vital that you have strong and confident communication skills when liaising with patients, carers and relatives, and the ability to develop good working relationships with a wide range of professionals working across health and social care. This post also offers exciting opportunities for continued development in a well-established service.
This role is ideal for a candidate who has worked previously as a Dietetic Support Worker or an Assistant Practitioner who has had significant involvement in supporting patients with their nutrition and hydration care needs.
Working for Our Organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
* Your Leadership Impact
* Leading Your Team to Success
* Service Improvement for Beginners
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
* Explore leadership within the NHS
* Promote Trust values and behaviours
* Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
* Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these three and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Minimum English and Maths GCSE Level C (or equivalent)
* Foundation Degree Level 4 or equivalent in Health and Social Care
Experience
* Substantial previous experience of working as a Band 3 in the NHS
* Substantial experience and understanding of providing nutritional care to patients
* Substantial dietetic assistant experience
Knowledge and Skills
* Evidence of MDT working
* Practical and theoretical knowledge of patient conditions and treatment within relevant specialty
* Range of IT skills including clinical record systems
* Nutritional assessment skills
* Experience at educating and training of assistants and qualified therapists within clinical area of expertise
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID-19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
IMPORTANT-Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Gemma Whitfield
Job title: Operational Lead Dietitian
Email address: gemma.whitfield1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01642 944455
If You Have Problems Applying, Contact
Address: The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone: 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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