Specialist Dietitian – Frailty and Acute Medicine

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Inpatient Dietitian team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Specialist Dietitian in Frailty to join our Integrated Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. You will work alongside a band 7 Dietitian to provide a safe, effective and evidence based dietetic service to the medical and frailty patients.

You will be joining a supportive and enthusiastic team of 19 Dietitians, 2 Dietetic Support Workers and a Dietetic Apprentice. as well as working as an integral part of an MDT alongside consultants and specialist nurses. The successful candidate will support driving quality improvement within the service.

We are looking for a passionate and innovative dietitian who is keen to share and develop their clinical knowledge that they have acquired in relation to nutrition support, frailty Dietetics. The role requires excellent communication and team working skills, as well as the ability to work autonomously to manage a specialist caseload.

Job description

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Work related circumstances

Essential

• Exposure to potentially distressing or emotional situations pertaining to the clinical or social circumstances of patients
• Must maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to make an assessment of nutritional issues/problems

Desirable

• Behavious change skills

Experience

Essential

• Post-graduate experience in clinical dietetics
• Experience in managing oral nutrition support
• Experience in managing enteral nutrition support
• Working in a multi-professional environment
• Working in a team
• Ability to work autonomously
• Managing a clinical caseload
• Clinical audit

Desirable

• Experience in managing parenteral nutrition
• Experience in managing critically ill patients
• Presenting training sessions/talks
• Training student dietitians

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge across a range of nutrition and dietetic procedures acquired through degree and postgraduate experience
• Specialist knowledge relevant to clinical area
• Understanding of audit and its role in clinical practice/service development
• Knowledge of policies and procedures and guidelines relevant to role
• Awareness of dietetic products and clinical reason(s) for use
• Understanding of NHS structure and systems
• Awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of frailty and underlying health conditions

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics or Postgraduate Diploma in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Member of relevant British Dietetic Association Specialist Groups
• Post graduate training in nutrition support
• Post registration training in parenteral nutrition
• Attendance at courses, conferences or study days which support dietetic knowledge and/or practice

About the employer

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you: