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Job summary

Main area
Dietitians
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
166-DCSC-7132712
Employer
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Town
Chesterfield
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/08/2025 23:59

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Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Dietetic Clinical and Practice Learning Educator

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

If you have been working as a Dietitian with an interest and experience in developing and delivering training programmes and have been involved in dietetic practice placement this exciting new role may be of interest to you.

The post holder will get the opportunity to shape nutrition and hydration training based on the recommendations of the Healthcare Food Standards. 

The successful candidate will join our team of 30 staff (dietitians, a nutrition support nurse, assistant dietitian practitioners and an administrative assistant) and will closely with our education team, our current dietetic placement leads and our Practice Placement Facilitator. 

The Trust supports remote working and working from home for all team members as appropriate to their role.

The Trust is committed to improving health and wellbeing of all its staff and we are now fortunate to have an onsite gym.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will take the lead in delivering and  developing nutrition and hydration training and for dietetic practice placement learning.

Working for our organisation

For any further information regarding the Job Description please see the attached additional documentation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Education and Training.

    To support the Trust in meeting the mandatory nutrition and hydration training requirements.

      To take the lead, working with the education and nutrition and dietetic teams to develop a Nutrition & Hydration:

-       Training gap analysis.

-       Training matrix.

-       Learning and Development Programme.

-       Structured learning framework.

        To develop and deliver nutrition and hydration training using a range of teaching methods, programmes and packages to achieve the agree learning priorities and outcomes.

To work alongside other clinical educators to promote and integrated learning environment.

       To keep up-to-date and contribute to the development of Trust wide nutrition and hydration education through attending the Inter-Professional Education Group and Nutrition and Hydration Committee as required.

       To work in partnership with all members of the education team to ensure effective use of resources and expertise.

Practice Placement

To establish and maintain effective communication within the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating leadership and good working relationships with all levels of staff and learners

       To be approachable, visible, flexible and available to meet the needs of learners, preceptees and staff.

       To act as a role model, sharing effective practice and learning, promoting a high standard of safe and effective care which is evidence based.

      To provide leadership, guidance and support for learning.

       To support learners according to their individual learning needs, to ensure they achieve the learning outcome, ensuring a constructive and supportive approach.

         To be innovative with teaching methods and learning experiences to enable learners to develop confidence, competence and autonomy in their practice.

        To support clinical staff to ensure professional standards relating to supervision and assessment in practice are understood and implemented in practice.

        To support supervisors and assessors to implement student programmes, supervision and assessment effectively.

        To support the Centre for Practice Learning with learners focused risk assessments and monitoring of reasonable adjustment plans.

       To support clinical teams to identify learning opportunities within practice areas, whilst encouraging the organisation of learner, preceptee and preceptor support within clinical learning environments.

 

Person specification

Other Factors

Essential criteria
  • Ability to effectively fulfil the travel requirements for the post

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registered Dietitian
Desirable criteria
  • Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant dietetic experience in an NHS setting
  • Significant experience of delivering of formal / informal education sessions to a range of audiences
  • Evidence of leadership skills and autonomous practice
  • Evidence of of continuing professional development
  • Significant experience in the supervision and assessment of students in practice placements

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Effective communicator with the ability to adapt communication style as required
  • Influencing and negotiation skills
  • Highly professional manner
  • Clinical credibility with a wide range of professional groups
  • Demonstrate a range of IT skills to evidence assessment decisions and produce reports

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work within a team and as an autonomous practitioner
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Ability to manage time and workload effectively
  • Approachable, honest, flexible, enthusiastic and reliable
  • Ability to motivate self and others

Trust Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates the ability to meet the values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Melanie Coy
Job title
Head of Nutrition & Dietetics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01246 513745
Additional information

For further information / informal visits please contact: Melanie Coy on 01246 513745

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