Dietitian in Community Learning Disabilities
About us
At Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city.
We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: working together for our service users, respect and kindness, everyone counts, commitment to quality, improving lives.
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic dietitian to join our innovative and friendly Specialist Community Learning Disability Service.
Applicants should have clinical, communication & quality improvement skills to help us ensure that the Service Users receive excellent nutritional care.
You will be working with a wide MDT including Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Art Therapy and Community Nursing.
There will be contact with other dietitians in the trust, post grad training opportunities and regular supervision.
Your role will involve supplying and developing services to service users with Learning disabilities and their carers , working in a variety of settings.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve intervention and development of services in the area of Community Learning Disabilities.
The role involves group work and individualised support for services users . Working on supporting Carers, as well as staff training.
Working for our organisation
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It’s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
These are some of the main duties of the job but please see full job description for more details
You will:
Determine/diagnose the appropriate dietetic treatment and develop effective management plans in respect of planned medical intervention and prognosis.
Dietetic assessment and calculation of dietetic requirements of referred service users considering medical, biochemical, social, cultural, and psychological factors.
Provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable to the service user’s medical, biochemical, social and cultural factors which is based on current evidence, incorporating local professional and national guidelines and standards.
Work with service users to enable them to achieve targets overcoming barriers to change including dietary, environmental, and social factors.
Work closely with support staff and carers to provide the skills to support service users in the implementation of advice.
Undertake the assessment of service users using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individual treatment plans
You will establish and maintain effective communication using reasonable adjustments with individuals, and groups about difficult or complex matters by:-- Establishing rapport and a client centred relationship in order to identify barriers to understanding and implications for change for staff and service users.
- Using empathic, motivational, negotiating and cognitive behavioural management skills, with consideration of service user's learning disability and skills, in formulating a plan, establishing change and maintaining change for staff and service users.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Familiar with and able to operate all necessary IT packages e.g. email, word, dietary analysis, power point
- Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based
- Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects
- Able to manage a caseload with frequently changing priorities, and deal with interruptions
- Ability to work as an integral member of MDT and as an autonomous practitioner
- Awareness of legislation relevant to Learning Disabilities
Qualifications
Essential criteria- 4 year BSc Dietetics or equivalent
- Current HPC registration
Experience
Essential criteria- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Substantial dietetic experience in a variety of clinical settings
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of independent working
- Post registration experience in relevant clinical area
- Post registration training relevant to Learning Disabilities
- Experience of working with Adults with Learning Disabilities
Other
Essential criteria- • State registration with HCPC
- • Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
- • Commitment to lifelong learning
- • Ability to work flexibly
- • Membership of Professional Body
Please think about your personal values and how these align with our values when you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through our website.
We are a Disability Confident employer level 2 and hope to achieve level 3 this year. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.
Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are:
- The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group
- The Disability Staff Network Group
- The Lived Experience Staff Network Group
- The Rainbow Staff Network Group
- The Staff Carers Staff Network Group
- The Women’s Staff Network Group
We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role.The cost of the DBS check (currently up to £48.23) must be met by the successful applicant(s).
When applying for this post you will redirected to complete your application in our preferred applicant management system, Trac. If you are successfully offered a role, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.In addition, in submitting an application, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
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