Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietician to join the newly formed Proactive Care Team as part of Bolton's response to the NHS 10 year plan to move care from hospital to home.

The service operates Monday - Friday and offers flexi-time working arrangements, recognising the importance of balancing the needs of work with family commitments. The post is a 18.5 hours/week post.  

This post is subject to Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 

Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the Proactive Care Team, supported by a multi-disciplinary team, including primary care. 

To perform therapeutic assessment of patients in their home, with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes.

To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

 To provide clinical education, advice and support for junior therapy staff and support staff.

To provide highly specialist knowledge, skills and advice to clients, and be a source of expertise for therapy staff, other members of the MDT and other agencies.  

To supervise, educate and assess the performance of students.

To contribute to service research and audit activities.

To propose any service changes within own professional speciality area.

Working for our organisation

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values.  We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice 

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.  

We offer you:  

·                     27 days holiday rising to 33 days pro rata (depending on NHS service)  

·                     Eligibility for our NHS Car lease scheme  

·                     Eligibility for our NHS Technology Scheme  

·                     Access to on-site Gymnasium  

·                     Various NHS Discounts