Specialist Dietitian - Community

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you interested in developing your dietetic skills within the community setting? This post offers experience of home enteral nutrition, our community adult undernutrition pathways including working in care homes and patients' own homes and has a specific focus on developing frailty pathways.

Harrogate dietetics is a small, friendly department of staff based in Harrogate Hospital. We provide a service across both acute and community settings and due to maternity leaves within our community team we have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, innovative dietitian looking to work in community settings.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work with colleagues delivering high quality care to patients requiring oral nutrition support and enteral feeding in their own homes, care facilities, and the community hospital in Ripon. There will also be the opportunity to work with the community team leader to deliver training on the nutrition support care pathway in care homes and other community teams.

About us

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, we provide 'outstanding' care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service, and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
• Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion.

Job responsibilities

Harrogate Nutrition and Dietetics service is an enthusiastic, empowered, inclusive team that supports and lives the Trust's values. We welcome dietetic students on A, B, and C placements largely from Leeds Beckett University, and the successful post-holder will be expected to take part in pre-registration training.

To provide specialist dietetic advice, education, and support to patients, carers, and other health care professionals within the community setting. This will include supporting the Home Enteral Nutrition Service and the Adult Undernutrition Care Pathway.

For further information on this position, please see the Job Description & Personal Specification attached.

Please be aware - if you are offered an interview for this position, interviews can only take place face to face

Person Specification Qualifications

• Recognised degree or postgraduate qualification in Human Nutrition & Dietetics.
• UK Registered Dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council for a minimum of 1 year.
• Member of the British Dietetic Association or other professional indemnity insurance.

Experience

• Minimum 1 year post-qualification dietetic experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of delivering presentations.

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.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Professional Lead for Nutrition and Dietetics

£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata)