Dietitian

**Job overview**:
We are delighted to announce that an opportunity has become available for permanent band 5 Dietitians to join our friendly team. We are an innovative dietetic department covering a wide range of specialties.

You will be a rotational dietitian working across both City and QMC campuses in clinical areas including stroke, care of the older person, oncology, respiratory, general medicine, surgery, rehabilitation and home enteral feeding. You will also be involved in activities such as cardiac rehabilitation groups and outpatient clinics. This will involve interacting with staff, patients, and relevant others utilising numerous communication techniques.

**Main duties of the job**:
The role requires you to have a good general knowledge of nutrition and dietetics with clinical placement experience in order to sufficiently provide dietetic care across a range of medical wards, as well as outpatient clinics with training as appropriate.

All newly-qualified AHPs are enrolled in NUH’s therapy services’ preceptorship programme which supports the transition from newly-registered professional, to competent practitioner.

You’ll need to have excellent interpersonal skills, a flexible approach, and the ability to manage your own workload under pressure. We are looking for professional, confident, enthusiastic, driven and motivated individuals, who are team players, keen to develop skills. We expect all staff to have the ability to work to high standards, as well as being able to recognise personal and role limitations.

We have close links with the University of Nottingham, and take student dietitians for A, B and C placements.

**Working for our organisation**:
Here at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust we are ‘Team NUH’. Based in the heart of Nottingham, we provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham and its surrounding communities. We also provide specialist services for a further 3-4 million people from across the region.

Our large dietetic and nutrition department encompasses approximately 90 staff, including assistants and technicians, provides dietetic and nutrition support across all areas of the Trust and beyond. We are a forward thinking department that is continually looking for ways to improve our service, every contribution is welcome and every team member is valued.

As a service, we are committed to CPD for all of our staff through a range of opportunities including training courses e.g. Postgraduate Masters and Roosevelt Scholarship programmes. We also have a well-established preceptorship programme for newly qualified dietitians.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

To provide a clinically effective Dietetic and Nutrition Service in allocated area, including assessment and advice/treatment.

To acts as a source of expertise on Dietetics and Nutrition for other staff, carers, clients and patients including the provision of education and training.

To work as a member of a departmental team and member of the multidisciplinary team with the support of team leader and colleagues. The post holder may be based on either campus (QMC campus and/or City campus) of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

**Person specification**:
**Training & Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Qualified Dietitian (4 year degree, post-graduate diploma or equivalent).
- Registered with the Health Professions Council.

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of working with people, including dietetic clinical placements and the general public.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of working as a registered dietitian

**Communication and relationship**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training.
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

**Salary**: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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