Rotational Dietitian

Job overview

Rotational Dietitian Fixed term until June 2025

Department: Nutrition and Dietetics

Band 5 £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum pro rata

The vacancy is for a Band 5 post; however, we will also accept applications from dietitians either waiting for or with HCPC registration, who have reduced clinical experience and would work in a B4 role until competencies are achieved.

Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a registered Dietitian to join our friendly, proactive dietetic team. This post is a rotational band 5 position and will be a good opportunity to practice all you have learnt, to develop your knowledge and skills.

You will have the opportunity cover areas such as medicine, surgery, gastroenterology, diabetes, stroke and care of the elderly, working with specialist dietitians (we are also considering adjusting rotations to expose new staff to community and paediatric rotations, as well as experiencing critical care / parenteral nutrition).

You will be joining our wider team of over 30 registered dietitians, dietetic support workers and admin staff, covering acute, community, paediatric and learning disability services.

For further details/informal visits contact: Acute Adult Dietetic Team Leaders, Helen Tozer, Zulaika van Aar or Ana Wermelinger on

Interview date: 19th November 2024

Main duties of the job

As a Department and Trust, we will provide support and opportunities for clinical and leadership CPD, we also committed to supporting external education and career development opportunities. We will provide supervision and mentoring with experienced dietitians, and opportunities for gaining experience from a number of specialist dietitians working across the wider department (such as paediatrics, cancer care, learning disabilities, gastro, community, mental health).

We have a dedicated Therapy Practice Education team to support staff development.

We have excellent secretarial and dietetic assistant support and take students for clinical placements from the University of Surrey and Coventry University.

You should have excellent interpersonal and time management skills with an ability to be flexible and have a strong commitment to teamwork. The successful candidate will work closely with the community and acute colleagues to provide a holistic and patient-centred service.

To work as part of a team to provide nutrition and dietetic services to inpatients and outpatients of Milton Keynes General NHS Trust. Part of this role is to assist in supporting Dietetic Students and Dietetic Assistants. The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner.

Working for our organisation

'An outstanding 92% stated that their role significantly affects patients and service users.' (NHS Staff Survey 2023).

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities

Clinical

1. To develop and maintain a high standard of knowledge and practical experience in dietetics.

2. To provide nutritional therapy, education and support to inpatients of MKUH

Education

1. To be proactive in identifying and addressing the educational needs of patients and carers including health professionals from other disciplines.

2. To assist in providing training and guidance for members of the multidiscipliniary team.

Clinical Governance

1. To work within the Code of Practice of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the guidelines and policies of the HCPC and the British Dietetic Association

2. To work within the requirements of the Acute Trust policies and procedures.

Committee Membership

The post holder will be required to represent the Dietetic Department at internal or external meetings as appropriate including attendance at:

Quality Development Meetings

Acute Department Meetings

Please refer to Job Description for further details

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.

Person specification Qualifications and knowledge Essential criteria

• An appropriate degree recognised for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Registered with Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable criteria

• Membership of the British Dietetic Association

Experience Essential criteria

• Experience of clinical practice consistent, at least, with successful completion of student clinical placement
• Competent in the use of I.T equipment and basic software especially e-mail and word-processing

Skills Essential criteria

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Practices evidence based dietetics; can research and appraise the evidence; can devise practical action from the evidence
• Excellent time management skills
• Good presentation skills and ability to work with individuals and groups
• Sound clinical dietetic skills to enable work with adult patients
• Reflective practitioner
• Able to offer and accept constructive criticism

Personal and people development Essential criteria

• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to prioritise own caseload
• Able to reflect and appraise own performance
• Able to maintain effective working relationships

Communication Essential criteria

• Excellent communication, both written and verbal