Nutrition Support Dietitian

Employer heading Nutrition Support Dietitian Band 6 Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 444,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.

Hosting three main hospital sites and a number of additional services, the Trust is one of only six Teaching Hospitals in Yorkshire and trains 25% of all medical students in the region, in addition to 30% of all other healthcare professional students.

A forward-facing Trust employing over 6,600 colleagues, we provide a full range of local hospital services across Doncaster Royal Infirmary in Doncaster, Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop and Montagu Hospital in Mexborough.

In February 2020, the Trust was rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, an accreditation which applies to the organisation's four hospital sites.

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@DBHNHS @DBH_NHSFT @dbth_nhs __________________________________________________________________________________________ Job overview hours per week. Job share/ part-time working considered. Are you passionate about reducing malnutrition and improving continuity of care for patients across inpatient and outpatient settings, particularly those with gastrointestinal and post-surgical nutritional needs? Do you want to be part of an enthusiastic MDT supporting patients with complex nutritional needs within Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced dietitian to join our acute team working across Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals. This forward thinking and proactive department welcomes applicants with an interest in acute dietetics who are passionate about reducing the risk of malnutrition for patients with complex nutritional needs. We are looking for a highly efficient and dynamic team player who consistently produces a high standard of work and can work to deadlines. Our Trust is highly committed to personal development with great opportunities to develop skills in audit and research submitting work for publication or presentation within a supportive framework Applicants will work across Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospital sites so the ability to travel between sites would therefore be advantageous. We offer an excellent pension scheme and are perfectly positioned with Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield and delightful countryside on our doorstep. Main duties of the job To be a specialist clinician within dietetics across both an inpatient and outpatient setting. The prime function of the role is to provide clinical expertise in supporting the delivery of high standards of dietetic care for patients with complex gastrointestinal and post-surgical nutritional needs at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust To manage own caseload and to provide a high standard of assessment, management, treatment and advice to meet the needs of patients. To work with other members of the team in the development of the service. To represent the Dietetic Team and contribute to the development of the wider Therapy service within Clinical Therapies. Working for our organisation Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas. Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues. It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it's our pledge to help you Develop , Belong and Thrive , Here . As an organisation that supports flexible working, 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 support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement commencing at 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata).
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential. Person specification Experience Essential criteria Qualified as a registered dietitian At least 12 months post registration experience in dietetics Experience working as part of an MDT Experience of applying professional ethics in practice Good working knowledge of the methods of enteral tube feeding Desirable criteria Clinical experience of working in an outpatient setting Experience of training dietetic students Complex gastro experience Interpersonal Skills Essential criteria Ability to acknowledge own limitations and seek assistance / support as appropriate Excellent communication skills Ability to work to deadlines and use own initiative Ability to be an effective member of a team Assertive Desirable criteria Behaviour change / motivational interviewing skills Effective presentation skills Qualifications Essential criteria Degree in Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics Relevant Post Registration training HCPC UK Registered Dietitian Willingness to maintain evidence of ongoing CPD Desirable criteria Post graduate study in appropriate clinical and non-clinical areas Evidence of post registration CPD Clinical supervisory course Membership of the British Dietetic Association Membership of relevant special interest groups Keyboard and internet skills

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