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Band 6
Main area: Dietetics
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 279-6876179-DEC24
Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Worthing Hospital
Town: Worthing
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
About our Trust
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto, and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job overview
We have a great opportunity for a dietitian with a passion for enteral feeding to join our Home Enteral Feeding team. You will work alongside a small team of senior dietitians and an experienced dietetic assistant. We provide a comprehensive service to a diverse group of patients requiring oral and enteral nutrition support in their own homes as well as in residential/care homes. We are a supportive and innovative team that continuously seeks to adapt and improve the service we provide, as well as a strong focus on the health and well-being of our staff.
If you are looking to develop a career in home enteral feeding but do not yet have sufficient experience in this area, applications can be considered and appropriate training provided.
Our department is committed to student dietitian training and undertake A, B, and C clinical placements for Surrey students – we get exceptional feedback from the students and university on the quality of the placements we offer. This role will include participating in student training. Your own personal development will be supported through regular supervision and access to training opportunities.
Worthing is located on the South coast with the sea and South Downs within easy reach. It is a vibrant and lively place to live and work with excellent transport links to Brighton, London, and the rest of the South coast.
Informal visits or discussions about the role are very welcome.
Main duties of the job
* Undertake dietetic assessments of referred patients taking into account medical, social, cultural, and psychological factors. Calculate nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of anthropometry, biochemistry, clinical condition, and other physical parameters.
* Determine and prescribe the appropriate dietetic treatment and develop treatment plans.
* Provide training to patients, carers, and staff system and order equipment/appropriate ancillaries patients.
* Negotiate change with patients to enable them to achieve targets, overcoming barriers to change including dietary, environmental, social, and psychological factors.
* Communicate complex information in an understandable form to patients who may have barriers to communication and understanding.
* Provide training and support with audits around service development.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Bachelor of Science (Honors degree) in Nutrition and Dietetics, Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics, or Postgraduate Diploma.
* Post-registration training in cognitive behavioural therapy.
* Student clinical facilitator training course.
* Relevant post-graduate courses.
Registration
* State registration with the Health Professions Council.
* Member of British Dietetic Association.
* Member of BDA specialist group.
Clinical
* Experience of NHS working.
* Experience of working with people in the community setting.
* Experience with those ambivalent to change.
Other relevant experience
* Car owner/driver.
People Management
* Presentation skills to HCPs and patients.
* Experience of MDT working.
* Experience supervising students.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Important information for applicants
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigration eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker.
Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Further Information
For help with the application process for non-medical vacancies only, please contact the Resourcing Team by Email: uhsussex.non-medicalvacancies@nhs.net
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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: Victoria Ward
Job title: HEF Team Lead
Email address: Victoria.ward2@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01903 205111
Additional information: Clare Thornton-Wood - Principal Dietitian c.thornton-wood@nhs.net
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