Dietitian

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Governance.1. To be actively involved in the implementation and development of Clinical Governance.2. To work with dietetic colleagues to ensure the nutrition and dietetic training needs of nursing, medical and other staff is met within the Trust and the North Derbyshire health community.3. To contribute with other members of the nutrition and dietetic team to the identification, development, and implementation of standards of dietetic practice.4. To actively participate in clinical audit and research.5. To be involved with mealtime audits and attend relevant catering meetings.6. To calculate nutritional content of hospital menus for the purposes of dietary assessment, menu coding, and meeting national standards.7. To demonstrate a commitment to CPD by maintaining an up-to-date professional portfolio.8. To provide support and participate in student dietitian practice learning placement (after a 6 month induction period).Operational Management.1.To manage dietetic assistants and other support staff.

General Responsibilities.1. To act in line with the Trusts CARE values.2. To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.3. To actively participate in the staff appraisal process and clinical supervision process.4. To be familiar with relevant Operational, Personnel, Health and Safety Policies and procedures, including Fire, COSHH, No Smoking and Alcohol.5. It is the responsibility of every employee to actively help the Trust prevent and control infection by washing their hands effectively, carrying out their duties in a way which minimises infection, attending appropriate training and maintaining up to date knowledge and skills in infection control and prevention as relevant to their post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered

Other Factors

Essential

• Ability to effectively fulfil the travel requirements for the post

Experience

Essential

• Experience in an NHS hospital and community setting
• Experience of healthcare menu development
• Teaching experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Good time management skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Professional appearance and manner

Trust CARE values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the Trust values

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.

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.

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

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/

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