Specialist Dietitian

4 days ago

SuttoninAshfield, United Kingdom Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen at Sherwood Forest Hospitals for a specialist dietitian to work across both our critical care team and our adult inpatient service. This is a fixed term role until September 2025.

The successful candidate needs to be enthusiastic and motivated and work within the multi-disciplinary team and excellent communication skills. The candidate needs the ability to teach colleague's, staff and patients with their carers/family members.

It is expected for the candidate to manage their own caseload, demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning and will be responsible for the provision of a specialist evidence-based dietetic service to inpatients in conjunction with the acute dietetic team.

They will be expected to participate in QI projects, suggesting practice changes and updating resources.

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

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

Desirable

Relevant validated course. Member of BDA including specialist group.

Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training. Able to work as an integral member of dietetic and multiprofessional teams, building relationships with patients/carers, and other staff. Able to handle sensitive and confidential information and respond to people who are distressed or anxious. Able to overcome difficulties in communication, including language barriers, and adapt approach to varying situations. Able to overcome barriers to understanding. Able to interpret and evaluate complex information from a variety of sources using professional judgement to solve problems and make decisions where there are a range of options. Able to plan and organise own workload, including daily tasks and longer term strategic planning, despite interruptions and changing priorities. Able to plan and organise the work of allocated student dietitians Able to carry out anthropometric measurements accurately and use relevant equipment. Able to use a computer keyboard and relevant computer programmes

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a registered dietitian. Able to apply additional depth of knowledge gained through experience to specialist area.

Desirable

Experience of working in relevant specialist area/s.

Contractual Requirements

Essential

Able to make decisions within own work role guided by broad policies and guidelines, supported by team leader/clinical lead and multi-professional team. Able to travel to areas within and beyond the trust if required. Flexibility to meet the demands of the service.

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