Highly Specialist Dietitian
Job overview
This is a NEW and exciting opportunity to come and join Salford Community Stroke and Neuro Team as a part time highly specialist B7 Dietitian.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to steer and develop the Dietetic service in the team, alongside our strong senior leadership team. We are a hugely supportive team and place great emphasis on staff wellbeing to enable you to be at your best in work.
CSNRT is all about patient led care, equitable access to our fantastic team and our patients are at the heart of everything that we do!
We are a wide MDT comprising of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapist, Dietitian, Nurses, Psychologists, Therapy Instructors/ Senior Assistants, Social Work, Assistant Practitioners and expert Administrative support.
We are a Green NCA status team, our standards are high. We are committed to the delivery of high-quality patient centered care at all times – and how we can all improve this.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job:
We are looking for a motivated, dedicated and innovative individual to join our specialist service . You will have an extensive and varied background of neurology experience, ideally in Acute and Community, and Stroke and Neuro.
We offer:
- Varied caseload / diagnosis across both Stroke and Neuro
- Supervision of staff (registered and non-registered) and students within Dietetics and the wider MDT
- Supportive and regular supervision
- Highly developed leadership skills
- Variety of settings to treat patients - home, clinics, carehomes
- Effective team working
- Service development opportunities
- Quality Improvement projects
- Wider Trust and GM networking and opportunitie
We are looking for:
- Experience mainly in Stroke and Neurorehab in community setting but ideally with some Acute exposure
- Good level of post graduate training in area of speciality
- Supervision of registered Dietitians and support workforce experience
- Established experience of providing rich student placements as Clinical Educator
- Contribute to team development in own profession and wider MDT.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Highly effective communication
- Successful team player
- Ability to demonstrate drive and initiative
- Experience of service improvement projects
- Experience of audit and Quality Improvement methodology
- IT skills applicable to the role
- Ability to cover the geographical footprint in Salford (this does not include public transport
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualification and registration
Essential criteria- BSc. or MSc. in Nutrition and Dietetics Or BSc. in relevant science followed by Post Graduate Diploma or State Registration in Dietetic
- HCPC registered
Knowledge, training and experience
Essential criteria- A high level of post graduate training in area of speciality
- Experience of working in community setting in area of speciality
- A high level of experience of working with Stroke patients
- A high level of experience of working with Neuro patients
- Extensive experience working in complex healthcare systems
- Masters module
- Experience of working in acute setting in area of speciality
Supervision of staff and students
Essential criteria- A good level of experience in supervising registered Dietitians
- Experience of supervising support workforce e.g. assistants / Assistant Practitioners
- Experience of being Clinical Educator for students for the whole placement
- Experience of supervising registered professions outside of Dietetics
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria- Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications e.g. Outlook, Word, Note, Excel
- Experience of healthcare data systems e.g. EPR, PAS etc
Ability to cover the geographical footprint
Essential criteria- Ability to cover the geographical footprint - have UK license and car (not public transport)
Service development
Essential criteria- Evidence of involvement on service improvement projects
- Evidence of audit
- Evidence of utilising QI / improvement methodology
- Evidence of leading on service improvement project
- Leading on QI project
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