NHS
Specialist Dietitian
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Job Description
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- Specialist clinical Dietitian for surgical wards and acute respiratory care unit providing a source of expertise to patients, carers, medical practitioners and allied health professionals and social care professionals as part of the multidisciplinary team
- To provide cover for Nutrition Support team Dietitian in periods of absence taking responsibility for management of patients requiring parenteral nutrition.
- To provide specialist input into the planning development and evaluation of dietetic services within surgery and acute services holding responsibility for defined projects.
- To provide nutritional support, education and advice to patients on the surgical wards and general wards as requires.
- Provide education and training for professional colleagues in all aspects of nutrition in acute care setting across East Suffolk, health and social care agencies.
- To supervise and support Band 4 Assistant Practitioner in acute team.
- oSignificant post-registration experience in a range of clinical areas
- oExperience of working as a Dietitian on hospital wards including working with patients on enteral and parenteral nutrition
- oPortfolio of evidence of CPD
- oExperience of working on surgical wards
- oExperience of working with patients requiring ventilator support (e.g NIV, CPAP)
- oDegree / Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- oRegistration with Health Professions Council
- oMember of British Dietetic Association
- oMember of Special Interest Group
- oLeadership qualifications e.g. LEO and Supervisory Skills
- oEvidence of other post registration education and training e.g.PENG, counselling skills
- oSignificant post-registration experience in a range of clinical areas
- oExperience of working as a Dietitian on hospital wards including working with patients on enteral and parenteral nutrition
- oPortfolio of evidence of CPD
- oExperience of working on surgical wards
- oExperience of working with patients requiring ventilator support (e.g NIV, CPAP)
- oDegree / Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- oRegistration with Health Professions Council
- oMember of British Dietetic Association
- oMember of Special Interest Group
- oLeadership qualifications e.g. LEO and Supervisory Skills
- oEvidence of other post registration education and training e.g.PENG, counselling skills
Job summary
We are looking for self-motivated, committed Dietitian to provide a quality dietetic service to the Ipswich and East Suffolk population.You will be a key player within the dietetic team working predominantly in the acute setting.
You will manage a caseload of nutritionally vulnerable inpatients on both the surgical and gastroenterology wards and also working as the lead Dietitian for the newly refurbished Acute Respiratory Care Unit. The post is well suited to someone with interest in Nutrition Support, particularly enteral and parenteral nutrition.
You would also have the opportunity to gain some experience of critical care and working as part of a multi-disciplinary nutrition team. You will also benefit from working with other specialist dietitians as well as being responsible for day to day supervision of assistant practitioners in the team.
A range of skills is required for this post, including excellent communication skills and the ability to manage a busy workload. Youshould be someone who enjoys working within a team and is eager to provide support to others.
We would also consider applicants for a Band 5/6 development post depending on experience.
Main duties of the job
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Date posted
02 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR09-25
Job locations
Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The Dietetic Team consists of 26 Dietitians with 6 Dietetic Support Staff providing a service to both acute and community settings and therefore opportunity to work alongside the acute team as well as the community team. We are also supported by secretarial and administrative staff. You will have access to regular supervision and have opportunities to undertake continuing professional development through work shadowing, tutorials and courses as identified by your training needs and objectives.
We are a well- recognised department for student training in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and you will have an active role in supporting this programme. The trust is also committed with AHP research and has recently gained resource to support this within the trust.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job responsibilities
The Dietetic Team consists of 26 Dietitians with 6 Dietetic Support Staff providing a service to both acute and community settings and therefore opportunity to work alongside the acute team as well as the community team. We are also supported by secretarial and administrative staff. You will have access to regular supervision and have opportunities to undertake continuing professional development through work shadowing, tutorials and courses as identified by your training needs and objectives.
We are a well- recognised department for student training in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and you will have an active role in supporting this programme. The trust is also committed with AHP research and has recently gained resource to support this within the trust.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
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Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.