About this role
Job summary
This post is maternity cover from 1/10/26 until 30/9/27
An opportunity has arisen to cover maternity leave within the dietetic department at Colchester Hospital.
We are a friendly, supportive dietetic service, who aim to focus on the development of your skills and confidence as an autonomous practitioner, whilst maintaining a good work/life balance.
This role would be an excellent opportunity for someone who is currently working at Band 5 level with some experience in renal and who feels ready to progress to a Band 6 position. The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate experience in renal dietetics and be keen to continue to develop their knowledge and skills in this area.
In addition to renal, this role will also cover orthopaedics and general inpatients. The post holder will be supported to gain competency in parenteral nutrition and the opportunity to contribute to audit, and service development projects.
There is an expectation to contribute to our established student-training programme and support other team members in their development including preceptorship.
You will participate in a variety of activities to build your CPD portfolio including training provided internally and access to external training relevant to your role.
***The fixed term post will be offered as a secondment to internal candidates.***
Main duties of the job
To provide a highly specialised service to in-patients using specialist knowledge and expertise in dietetic management of complex inpatients including renal and orthopaedics, to manage ward patients, as well as supporting the adult acute referral pool to identify and prioritise appropriate patients.
To provide a highly specialised service to inpatients with renal conditions, shared with the Specialist renal Dietitians as required.
To work with the Professional Lead for Nutrition & Dietetics to develop the renal and orthopaedic and general dietetic service in line with national guidance.
To cover for all areas of renal dietetics as required including covering twilight sessions with the specialist renal dietitian
To provide an out- patient service to renal patients as required. To attend multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences as required To undertake joint assessments with the Speech and Language Therapists as required To be involved in the discharge planning of patients on continuing nutrition support
To undertake QI projects relevant to the role.
To develop competency in PN and provide cover for specialist colleagues in the delivery of Parenteral Nutrition to ensure continuity of care during absences.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Clinical Supervisory Skills Course/ Student training/ Mentorship course Proven experience in dietetics
Desirable
Experience in Audit Experience working in different clinical settings and proven clinical experience in working with mental health and eating disorder patients or in frailty
Qualifications Essential
BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent Current HCPC Registration in Dietetics
Desirable
Membership of BDA Specialist groups relevant to the clinical area Member of British Dietetic Association
Knowledge Essential
Good clinical knowledge Evidence of commitment to life long learning Demonstrate own practice is up-to-date and evidence-based and be able to demonstrate an awareness of current relevant research
Skills Essential
Good communication and interpersonal skills Good organisational skills Good time management and ability to prioritise workload
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)