Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Based across WTWA)
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7366821*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wythenshawe Hospital
- Town
- Wythenshawe
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Dietitian
Band 6
Job overview
Based at Wythenshawe Teaching Hospital and / or Trafford General Hospital, you’ll be close to vibrant Manchester, enjoying its culture and excellent transport links. Whilst also working in the relatively calm surroundings of suburban hospitals.
These full or part time Band 6 dietitian roles offer an excellent opportunity to develop expertise in specialised areas such as heart & lung Transplant, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, respiratory medicine, and neurorehabilitation. Some positions involve supporting critically ill patients.
To effectively support individuals in your care you must possess knowledge & experience in assessment, monitoring, and treatment strategies for oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition. You will be supported by senior dietitians to develop your skills in complex nutritional support.
As we work together to improve the services provided to our local community & those accessing our regional specialist services, you & your patients will benefit from the biggest electronic record system & innovative online patient portal.
Be part of our passionate dietetic team at MFT where we have vision & motivation to empower people to achieve their goals, feel better & live longer. You’ll be a highly valued member of our amazingly diverse seventy strong dietetic team, who make a real difference across 4 hospital sites.
Main duties of the job
With a recognised dietetics degree or equivalent & registered with the HCPC; you’ll assess the nutritional condition of patients, make dietetic diagnoses, give therapeutic treatment options, & provide evidenced-based tailored advice. As the consistent practitioner, you’ll review outcomes to facilitate a patient’s goals.
Your advanced communication skills will produce records achieving national & local standard. An empathetic clinician, you’ll show compassion in difficult situations.
As a valued member of multi-disciplinary services, you’ll work with highly skilled specialist nurses, doctors, speech & language therapists, physiotherapists & psychiatrists.
You can make a significant contribution to improving patient care through quality and safety initiatives and other clinical governance activities. Why not participate in our multisite working groups by writing an article for our health & wellbeing newsletter, presenting at a CPD event, or supporting the preregistration training programme.
We develop our workforce, here you’ll have access to regular coaching, supervision & yearly appraisal. Whether beginning your band 6 competencies or wanting to advance them, we can support your aspirations.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Dietitian
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree or advanced diploma in Dietetics
- Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Group Clinical Update Course or equivalent Advanced Dietetic approved course
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration clinical experience
- Experience of regular teaching and delivery of presentations - locally
- Produce and present clear / concise and timely written information
- Clinical supervisory student training course & regular involvement in student training and assessment
- Portfolio of audit / research experience
Desirable criteria
- Member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- Published audit / research
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of clinical dietetics including anthropometric measurement, biochemical interpretation & devising highly complex nutritional treatment plans
- Detailed knowledge of clinical governance
- Participation in continuing professional development to ensure evidence based practice
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced communication; motivation, questioning & listening skills (completion of advanced counselling skills course)
- Can work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to reflect & critically appraise own work & that of others
- Able to prioritise work load & projects
- Work autonomously
- Produce and present clear / concise and timely written information.
- Good computer skills
- Demonstrate Leadership Qualities
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work with a range of age groups
- European Computer Driving License
- Appraisal Training / experience
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
- Louise Heald
- Job title
- Clinical Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 291 2701
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