About this role
Job summary
This role requires developed clinical and professional dietetic expertise so that adults, their carers and families benefit from a well-coordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective service within the designated specialism/setting/district. The post holder is responsible for providing specialist assessment, formulation, and diagnosis, requiring sound clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis, and subsequent therapy/management programmes. This will include individual assessment, individual and group therapy and management, training, and advice.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Main duties of the job
Professional for all aspects of own work and delegated work to staff, students and others, in line with HCPC, BDA and Trust Policy, ensuring compliance with national standards and implementation within the area.
To work collaboratively with a variety of professionals ensuring management and treatment meet the holistic needs of patients, providing a well-coordinated care plan for specialism/setting
To participate in multi- disciplinary projects as agreed.
To ensure staff have appropriate skills, training, supervision
To identify training and development needs.
To be responsible for providing mentoring, clinical supervision and/or management of junior staff and Clinical Support Workers as agreed.
To develop induction and/or preceptorship of staff.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Job description Job responsibilities
To work autonomously to provide a specialist service to designated specialism/setting within a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency context and inform and advise the care unit as to training or development needs.
To independently triage, manage and prioritise own complex caseload providing specialist assessment, formulation, diagnosis, intervention and advice based on evidence based practice
To undertake, interpret, and act on complex information gathered from a range of sources, including instrumental investigations, diagnostic formal and informal assessments, and information from other agencies and professionals, using sound knowledge of evidence based practice, clinical reasoning skills and experience in applying relevant treatment approaches.
To develop and provide specialist packages of care to individuals working as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Person Specification
Essential Essential
Degree or equivalent post - graduate qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian.
Desirable
Membership of the British Dietetic Association (BDA).
Essential Essential
HCPC Registered Membership of the British Dietetic Association (BDA).
Desirable
HCPC Registered Membership of the British Dietetic Association (BDA).
Values Essential
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
Training Essential
Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience or training of specialist professional interventions and evaluations. Leadership experience or formal training training Clinical educator
Experience Essential
Working experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload of adults with dietetic specific needs in specialist area of forensics and/or mental health. Knowledge of Risk Assessment and ability to ensure effective risk management strategies within specialism. Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working Experience of delivering different learning and development opportunities for staff teams. Experience in evaluation / audit as part of profession/multi-professional team Experience of the clinical and professional development of others including students
Desirable
Experience of leading / managing project work. Experience of working with eating disorders and disordered eating Experience of working with food services Experience of weight management within a mental health setting Experience of research, audit, service evaluation and/or quality improvement projects - setting up, evaluating, reporting and application Identifies clinical risks and carries out MDT/ Trust Risk assessments and formulation for individuals, groups or services highlighting needs Experience of collaboration across teams, services, and other stakeholders outside of the Trust
Knowledge Essential
Experience of managing complex cases including artificial nutrition. Knowledge of eating disorders/mental health and NG tube feeding. Experience of managing refeeding syndrome Applied knowledge of risk assessment within field of clinical practice Knowledge of National Policy and guidance.
Skills Essential
Empathetic and psychologically minded Excellent written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences, and in situations Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload Excellent clinical reasoning skills Leadership skills Experience of supporting other staff and students Motivated and a motivator Team builder and team member Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision Reflective practitioner Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.
Desirable
Experience of managing a project or service initiative.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Rampton Hospital
Woodbeck
Retford
DN22 0PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)