Main area: Band 5 Community Dietitian
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (0830hrs - 16:30hrs Monday - Friday)
Job ref: 350-CC7052750
Site: Mersey Care Community Division
Town: Prescot
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 17/04/2025
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We also welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel.
Job overview
We are looking for a passionate Dietitian to join our friendly, caring and forward-thinking Community Dietetics Team. The role is based at Whiston Primary Care Resource Centre and you will be part of the Community Care Division providing a dietetic service to the adult population of Knowsley and St Helens. Flexible working will be considered. The ability to travel in the community between St Helens and Knowsley is essential.
Main duties of the job
* Provide nutritional care within various settings including outpatient clinics, care homes, and patients' own homes.
* Manage a diverse clinical caseload incorporating nutritional support, frailty, chronic diseases, oncology, neurology, and gastrointestinal disorders.
* Participate in the Trust's AHP Preceptorship programme and support student training.
* Prioritize health problems and intervene appropriately.
* Produce accurate records of patient consultations.
* Deliver care according to national and local guidelines.
* Participate in quality governance systems and processes.
* Act as a mentor to students assessing competency against set standards as requested.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with post graduate diploma in dietetics.
* Health Professions Council registration for dietetics.
* Full driving license and daily use of car to visit numerous sites across the trust.
* Full member of British Dietetic Association.
Knowledge/Experience
* Comprehensive experience at undergraduate level or at band 5 of the core competencies within Dietetics.
* Experience of working in a mental health setting.
* Preferably with experience in NHS.
Skills
* Understanding of professional and ethical issues.
* Assessment, observation, evaluation, and report writing skills.
* Knowledge of current best practice in Dietetics.
* Effective personal organizational skills.
Please contact us if you would like any additional information or to arrange an informal visit.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
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