Regional Dietician

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Dietitian to join our Primary Care team at HMP Bullingdon, Huntercombe, and Grendon & Springhill, based across Oxfordshire and North Buckinghamshire. All 3 sites within reasonable commuting distance.

The role will form part of the Planned Care team in each of the prisons and you will be an integral part of the MDT and support the progression and implementation of integrated care pathways within our prison establishments.

Hours

30 hours a week working 8-4pm ideally but can offer some flexibility.

You will spend one day working at each site every week with the 4th day working from home.

Salary

This position is part time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £57603 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

• Competency framework

• Regional and national career development opportunities

• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

As a Regional Dietician, your responsibilities will vary.

You will:

• Provide interventions for the patient from initial clinical assessment or screening, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation
• Support the development of clinical pathways and provide a quality dietetic service appropriate to each prison and provide equity of care to that provided in the wider community.
• Be responsible for the development and provision of a specialist, evidence based, dietetic nutrition service.
• Develop, implement and evaluate a seamless nutrition support service across the Region, working with secondary or specialist care where appropriate, and aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and wider multi-disciplinary team working.
• Provide specialist nutrition and diet advice to patients and healthcare professionals through treatment, education plans, and prescriptions
• Independently manage a caseload of complex patients with a broad range of conditions, using evidence-based interventions to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning. It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres.

We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• BSc in Dietetics under a training programme approved by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
• Able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice Y
• ou will be a highly skilled practitioner with expert knowledge in the management of patients’ dietary issues and conditions Experience of senior level decision making and delivery in a changing environment Significant experience in applying the dietetic process to include dietetic assessment, interpretation, individual care planning, motivation, monitoring and evaluation of highly specialized dietetic treatment Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.