Specialist Dietitian – Frailty and Acute MedicineNHS
Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
To provide a safe, effective and consistently high quality Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport Foundation Trust.
Manage a delegated caseload within specialist area. To assess, plan and implement patient centred, evidence -based interventions
To provide evidence-based care, education and information to patients, carers and health care professionals. This will be in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings.
Contribute to the training and development of Dietetic students, Dietitians and Dietetic Assistant/Support workers.
Supervising and supporting Band 5 Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants/Support workers
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.
About us
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:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice