Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- Band 6 (band 5 to 6 development role considered)
- Contract
- Permanent: Band 6 - a band 5 to 6 development role would be considered
- Hours
- 30 hours per week (Part time)
- Job ref
- 359-6869418-T1
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone Hospital
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £29,970 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Stroke Dietitian Band 6
Band 6 (band 5 to 6 development role considered)
Job overview
As part of the development of Stroke services at MTW we are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Dietitian with an interest in Stroke to join the Dietetic Team at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Trust so come and work for us! We can help you develop existing skills or develop new skills in this specialty. If you live near or far, MTW is the Trust for you. We offer attractive relocation packages. Please see our new and exciting recruitment video: or call Helen Furminger on 07713355603 to find out more and have an informal chat.
The post will be based at the Maidstone Hospital working with other members of the MDT on the development and delivery of a specialist Stroke dietetic service. You will be supported to develop your skills with funded courses and shadowing opportunities.
Band 5 development role will be considered.
Main duties of the job
This post that offers a unique challenge for a highly motivateddietitian with and interest in Stroke, excellent communication skills and passion to support innovative service development at our hospitals.
The successful candidate will work with the clinical lead to provide specialist dietetic input to Stroke service and support the acute team.
This role will provide you with excellent and supported professional and personal development. You will have opportunities to be involved with dietetic student placements, multidisciplinary team nutrition training, audit, research and the development of the MTW dietetic service and associated treatment pathways.
We are a friendly, supportive and innovative department with a commitment to patient-centred care and best practice. If this sounds like an exciting step within your career, then we would love to read your application.
“Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible”
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex.
We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date:
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc.(Hons) or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics or equivalent qualification
- Current state registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate level qualification in relevant clinical area of dietetics
- Active member of a relevant BDA Specialist Group and / or BAPEN
- Recognised leadership or clinical supervisory skills qualification / training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing patients with nutritional support requirements including enteral nutrition in an acute setting.
- Experience of managing enteral feed discharges
- Experience working with groups of patients
- Experience of supervising dietetic student placements
- Experience of participating in service development initiatives.
- Evidence of participating in clinical audit.
- Experience of using clinical outcome measures
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent CPD in the area of stroke
- Experience of supervising, mentoring and appraising junior colleagues
- Experience of teaching and training dietetic colleagues, other members of the MDT and external agencies
- Experience of policy, guideline or pathway development and implementation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Applicants whose first language is not English and who are required to provide a language test certificate as evidence of their proficiency must ensure that it is, or is equivalent to, IELTS level 7.0 with no element below 6.5.
- Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrates analytical and reflection skills, and commitment to engage in CPD and the appraisal process
- Proven ability to function as part of a team
- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
Desirable criteria
- Counselling skills or post graduate training in behaviour change techniques
- Experience of dietary analysis packages
- Leadership and mentoring skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Helen Furminger
- Job title
- Manager Nutrition and Dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07713 355603
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