Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR334-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Dietitian - Community *£2,000 Incentive*
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
This post attracts a recruitment incentive of £2,000 pro rata (conditions apply)
We are looking for self-motivated, committed Dietitian to provide a quality dietetic service to the Ipswich and East Suffolk population. You will be a key player within the community dietetic team. You will manage a caseload of nutritionally vulnerable patients in the community settings across Ipswich and East Suffolk including but not limited to, home enteral tube feed patients, home visits, outpatient clinics in both the acute and community settings and community hospitals. You will be working closely with assistant practitioners to deliver this service.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering a quality, evidence-based service, who relishes working in a busy setting and are a strong team player. We are seeking someone with excellent team working skills with both Dietetics colleagues and the wider MDT, as well as an ability to work independently and flexibly.
You will benefit from being part of an integrated inpatient (Ipswich Hospital), outpatient and community service that incorporates a range of clinical specialisms including renal, paediatrics and oncology. This affords many opportunities to develop and learn new skills, with a commitment from the service to support your continuing professional development.
Main duties of the job
q To be a lead dietitian responsible for the delivery of a high quality, evidence-based dietetic care to a complex case load of patients in a variety of care settings in the community e.g. Patients’ homes, community hospitals, care homes and outpatient clinics.
q To manage a caseload of home enteral tube feed patients
q To manage a caseload of home visit patients in a variety of settings
q To supervise staff including band 4 assistant practitioners.
q To promote the MUST and Food First projects, as well as, support the promotion of cost effective prescribing of oral nutritional supplements.
q Provide education and training for professional colleagues in all aspects of nutrition across East Suffolk, health and social care agencies.
q To contribute to the dietetic service providing a source of expertise to patients, carers, medical practitioners, allied health professionals, and social care professionals as part of the multidisciplinary team.
q To provide specialist input into the planning development and evaluation of dietetic services within community holding responsibility for defined projects.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Dietetic Team consists of 26 Dietitians with 8 Dietetic Support Staff providing a service to both acute and community settings with secretarial and administrative staff who support us.
You will have access to regular supervision and have opportunities to undertake continuing professional development through work shadowing, tutorials and courses as identified by your training needs and objectives.
We are a well- recognised department for student training in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire, and you will have an active role in supporting this programme and we currently had an apprentice Dietitians within the department. The trust is also committed with AHP research and has recently gained resource to support this within the trust.For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Please note, only external candidates will be eligible for the incentive payment. You must also not have worked for ESNEFT on a substantive basis in the preceding six months.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Degree / Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- • Registration with Health Professions Council
- • Member of British Dietetic Association
- • Current UK Driving Licence
Desirable criteria
- • Member of Special Interest Group
- • Leadership qualifications e.g. LEO and Supervisory Skills
- • Evidence of other post registration education and training e.g. PENG, counselling skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant post-registration experience in a range of clinical areas.
- • Experience of working in Community Dietetics.
- • Portfolio of evidence of CPD.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of home enteral tube feeding
- • Experience of MUST training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Broad up to date knowledge and practical application of clinical dietetics
- • Knowledge and understanding of BDA professional standards
- • Knowledge of issues regarding enteral and parenteral nutrition in hospital and community
- • Good knowledge of range of ONS available.
- • Intermediate IT skills e.g. keyboard skills, PowerPoint
Desirable criteria
- • Clinical supervisory skills
- • Completed audit and research project.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Dyson
- Job title
- Team Leader for Community Dietetics Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473 704000
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