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Senior Dietitian
Grade
Band 6
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term covering maternity leave)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend working may be required)
Job ref
275-2503SD-SCC1
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/03/2025 23:59

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Senior Dietitian - Surgical and Critical Care

Band 6

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver theÌýBest of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Senior Dietitian - Surgical and Critical Care

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 6

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata

Please note this role is Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months covering maternity leave

We are recruiting for a Senior Surgical and Critical Care Dietitian who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theÌýBest of Care by the Best PeopleÌýand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake work across the surgical wards, the high dependency unit and intensive care unit and would need to demonstrate knowledge about deteriorating patients and the nutritional impact of this. The post-holder would be part of a team also covering respiratory medicine and orthopaedics, being expected to cover these too. There may be need to cover other specialist areas as service demand requires.
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To take an active role in the supervision of a speciality team under the leadership of the Dietetic Team Lead, deputising in their absence. Other responsibilities may include MDT meetings (such as critical care rehab MDM), and Ward Rounds (such as the inflammatory bowel disease) discussing patient care, dietetic intervention, goals and discharge planning.
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Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theÌýBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide timely dietetic care to patients, working effectively as part of the Acute Dietetic Team.Ìý

To provide cover to other areas in times of absence or clinical need.

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7 day and extended hours working patterns may apply.Ìý

To educate members of the Medical team, Nursing staff, Student Nurses and other health care professionals as relevant to role.Ìý

Develop and support band 5 level Dietitians and Dietetic Apprentices.

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Supervise students during placements.

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Support/lead Dietetic Assistants.

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Produce educational material and dietetic resources.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma/degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Current Health Professions Council registration
  • Member of British Dietetic Association, ideally including relevant specialist group

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Competency in nutritional assessment of patients in varied clinical specialities in a range of population groups
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the issues involved with working in a busy acute setting, in particular in surgical patients dicine
  • Understanding of national and professional issues
  • Understanding of clinical governance and relevant national guidelines

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Working knowledge and ractical application of artificial nutrition
  • Experience of supervising Dietetic students
  • Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload in fast moving acute environment
  • Involvement of developing department and service protocols
  • Experience of managing patients within an MDT setting

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • Give an example of when you have acted as a role model

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverNHS Rainbow badge

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rose Ross
Job title
Clinical Lead Dietitian
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01634 833848
Additional information

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