Dietitian

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Dietitian tojoin our acute inpatient team.

We would love to show you our department. Follow us on social media at Instagramcddftdietitians, X (Twitter) @CDDFTDietitian.

We are a proactive department with a strong focus on serviceimprovement, digital advancement and staff development. We have a preceptorship programme for newstaff, regular clinical supervision and lots of CPD opportunities to supportcareer progression.

County Durham is an excellent place to live.With beautiful countryside and coastlines alongside interesting towns and cities. There are excellent transport links toNewcastle (30 minutes via train from Darlington, 12 minutes via train fromDurham) and York (30 minutes via train from Darlington) as well as having raillinks to other UK cities and international travel from Newcastle and TeessideInternational Airport

Main duties of the job

Thispost is to provide dietetic care toacute inpatient wards within CDDFT. The post holder will be based at DarlingtonMemorial Hospital or University Hospital of North Durham but may be occasionally required to cover other areas withinthe locality of County Durham and Darlington including University HospitalNorth Durham and Bishop Auckland Hospital. There may be some general dieteticclinics, telephone clinics and other acute ward work. As a team we complete competencies to enableus to work in extended scope practice in enteral tube feeding. This post willinclude rotation into bariatric Dietetics and Frailty inpatients

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for a their own caseloadreferred to the service by inpatient, community or secondary careprofessionals. Patients will be seen ina variety of settings including hospital wards, outpatient clinics, andtelephone clinics. The post holder will work closely with other Dietitians andmembers of the wider multidisciplinary team.

The department trains dietetic students (A, B and Cplacement) and the post holder will have an active role in student trainingplanning, co-ordination and assessment

The Nutrition and Dietetic service is structuredinto teams; secondary care (incorporating nutrition support and critical care),bariatrics, primary care (incorporating care home training), adult &paediatric diabetes, adult Home Enteral Feeding, paediatrics (incorporatingHome Enteral Feeding and paediatric weight management). the nutrition anddietetic service comprises of 6 teams, with 49 Dietitians, 1 Specialist Nurse, 4Dietetic assistants and we are supported by central administration. We arebased on 4 sites in the County, at Darlington Memorial Hospital, UniversityHospital North Durham, Bishop Auckland Hospital and Shotley Bridge Hospital.

Person Specification

Special Requirements

Essential

Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

IT skills including Word and Excel or equivalent

Desirable

Experience of using SystmOne and Cerner or other electronic patient record system

Statutory Registration

Essential

Current registration as Dietitian with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

Member of British Dietetic Association

Experience

Essential

Successful completion of dietetic placements

Desirable

Experience of clinical audit Experience of working within a hospital environment

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or post-graduate diploma in Dietetics

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