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Job summary

Main area
Adult inherited metabolic disorders
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-0662-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
26/08/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Dietitian for Adult Inherited Metabolic Disorders

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our dietetic team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. We are pleased to be able to offer a permanent band 7 specialist dietitian post to join the adult inherited metabolic disorder team. This post will be integral to the multidisciplinary team working closely with other specialist Dietitians, and dietetic assistants as well as Consultants, Specialist nurses and Pharmacists. Funding for this post has come about due to STH being commissioned by NHSE to become an adult metabolic centre.

We are looking for someone with extensive clinical experience across a wide range of specialties. No metabolic experience is required as training will be provided. We are looking for an individual with excellent communication and organisation skills as well as proven leadership and education qualities.

The STH dietetic department consists of around 65 Dietitians, plus dietetic assistants and admin staff across 3 hospital sites and Sheffield community. We are a friendly, supportive and innovative department with a commitment to patient-centred care and best practice.

Main duties of the job

This post will be based within the dietetic department at NGH, however there will be close links to the multidisciplinary team. You will lead on the dietetic management of adult inherited metabolic disorders. You will also be expected to contribute to evidence based practice by leading/participating in appropriate research and audit.

You will also be involved in the training and supervision of dietetic students. We are a friendly team that pride ourselves on our compassionate leadership approach.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with Post Grad Diploma in Dietetics. Current HPC registration
  • Evidence of continuing development of teaching skills
  • Evidence of continuing development in research/audit/clinical effectiveness
Desirable criteria
  • MSc or higher degree
  • BDA accredited behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills courses
  • Research and/or audit courses and experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantial clinical dietetic experience
  • Evidence of independent working
  • Able to manage a complex caseload with frequently changing priorities, and deal with interruptions
  • High level of knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management, in particular those relevant to the adult inherited metabolic disorders
Desirable criteria
  • Proven experience in the area of metabolic disorders

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
  • Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based
  • Well developed skills to train other health care professionals and student dietitians
  • Evidence of active participation in clinical governance e.g. clinical risk assessments
  • Evidence of undertaking and completing audit and/or research projects appropriate to work area
  • Able to use literature review search methods, can critically appraise evidence and disseminate to colleagues in order to change practice
  • Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines
  • Able to organise patient events and study days/cookery events. Ability to know how to use specialist products and to demonstrate use sometimes in patient's home.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of supervising staff
  • High level of skills used in supervision and education of students including programme planning

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards
  • Familiar with and able to operate all necessary IT packages e.g. email, word, dietary analysis, power point

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 Hill
Job title
Specialist Dietitian for AIMD
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2714162
Additional information

Nicola Moran

Specialist Metabolic dietitian for adult inherited metabolic disorders

[email protected]

0114 2714162

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