Job summary
Dietitian: Band 5 or 6 depending on experience
Permanent
Bradford Nutrition and Dietetic Service
1.0 wte (37.5hrs per week)
Are you recently qualified as a dietitian or due to qualify and want a first post that provides a structured approach to develop your knowledge and skills?
Or are you wishing to consolidate your experience and want the opportunity to be supported to progress into a more specialised role?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our supportive, team, to provide a dietetic service to learning disability and mental health services.
Our vision created by the department is to:
- Lead Nutrition
- To Develop and Value People
- To Show our Worth
You will join a team of dietitians providing specialist services for community learning disabilities, mental health in-patients and mental health community outreach within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).
Employed by Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) and working fully embedded within BDCFT you will have access to the support and expertise of fantastic teams across two organisations.
Main duties of the job
We are a department who encourage and embrace opportunity to develop, to learn and progress. If you are a newly qualified dietitian or new to learning disabilities and mental health, you will join us as a band 5 and your initial 12-18 months will include a detailed professional development programme to develop skills, knowledge and competencies in learning disabilities and mental health to enable you to progress to band 6.
We also welcome applications from dietitians experienced in weight management, learning disabilities and/or mental health to be considered for the post at band 6 specialist level on appointment.
Our Department
All newly qualified dietitians are encouraged and supported to participate in the Trust's Preceptorship programme.
We are supported by an excellent clerical team with good IT and library facilities.
Bradford has a diverse, multicultural population with a wide range of socioeconomic groups, and a diversity of needs.
You will be working with inpatients and outpatients at Lynfield Mount Hospital, St Lukes Hospital and may also have the opportunity to work across a range of other dietetic services or community locations.
About us
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.
We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.
In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will participate fully in the training of B and C Placement student dietitians.
Applicants must be HCPC registered dietitians or due to obtain registration.
Bradford has a wide range of entertainment and leisure activities available locally. There are good road and rail networks to Leeds and the M62 corridor, and easy access to the Yorkshire Dales and the South Pennines.
You can find out more at
www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/dietetics & on Twitter @BTHFTdietitians
www.visitbradford.com
www.investinbradford.com/discover-bradford.html
www.yorkshire.com
Informal enquiries welcomed and can be made to:
Simone Darling, Clinical Lead Learning Disabilities and Mental Health
[email protected]
01274 365108
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Registered Dietitian with HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Recent relevant dietetic clinical experience.
- Comprehensive relevant undergraduate clinical experience.
- Experience of audit and evaluation of work
Desirable
- Post registration dietetic experience working in hospital or community setting
- Teaching and training experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written skills
- Good organisation skills
- Ability to travel and carry equipment between work sites
- Computer literate
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Competent in Core Areas of Dietetic Practice.
- Can identify own learning needs and proactively seeks opportunities to develop
- Understands mental capacity and valid consent
Desirable
- Additional language skills relevant to the population of Bradford
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Duckworth Lane
Bradford
BD9 6RJ