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- Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
- Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
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Job overview
Join our forward-thinking Nutrition and Dietetics Service and develop specialist expertise in Home Enteral Feeding and Nutrition Support. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your clinical skills across community and acute services while contributing to the supervision and development of junior colleagues within a supportive and dynamic team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Adult Clinical Dietetic Team for a motivated and enthusiastic Dietitian to join our Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) and Nutrition Support Service.
This post offers the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in home enteral tube feeding and complex nutrition support while working as part of a highly supportive and experienced dietetic team. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of high-quality nutritional care across community and acute settings and play an important role in supporting and line managing junior members of the team.
This position would be ideal for a Dietitian with a strong interest in Home Enteral Feeding who is keen to develop advanced clinical skills and broaden their experience across a varied adult caseload.
Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.
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The successful candidate will:
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Provide specialist dietetic assessment and intervention for patients requiring home enteral tube feeding and complex nutrition support.
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Manage a varied caseload across community and acute services.
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Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective patient-centred care.
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Contribute to service development, quality improvement and governance activities.
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Support, supervise and develop junior members of the dietetic workforce and students.
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Provide expert advice and education to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
- Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Working for our organisation
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality, have a our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital which is the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for a diverse caseload of Home Enteral Tube Feeding & complex nutrition support patients within Northumberland & North Tyneside in a variety of settings including face to face / telephone clinics, patient's homes & acute / community hospital wards.
You must be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the wider MDT. It is also expected you will contribute to student training and act as a support for our Band 5 Dietitians & Dietetic Support Workers. We encourage participation in regular CPD activities and we hold regular departmental and team meetings including a monthly journal club allowing the opportunity to learn from training, case discussions and peer support.
The post holder is expected to:
- Work closely within Home Enteral Tube Feeding & Nutrition Support service & assist with service development
- Manage a busy & complex caseload of patients with a variety of conditions
- Be an active part of the Regional Home Enteral Tube Feeding Network Group
- Provide support to a varied caseload across acute & community settings
- Deliver highly specialised dietetic advice to patients and their families / carers
- Work in a strategic manner and have a positive attitude to caseload & specialist area
- Act as a specialist resource for patients, their families and other health professionals
- Be able to implement change using advanced counselling and motivational interviewing techniques
- Plan and organise education and training sessions for colleagues, student dietitians, other health professionals, and other outside agencies
- Advise and formulate policies relating to specialist area of work (HEF / Nutrition Support)
- Participate in audit & research
- Contribute to, develop, monitor and comply with standards and policies for the dietetic department and the Trust
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and those who have been looked after by the care system as a child or young person (for example, in foster care, children's homes, kinship or local authority care) who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.
Specialist Dietitian (Home Enteral Feeding and Nutrition Support) in Ashington employer: Northumbria Healthcare
Northumbria Healthcare is an outstanding employer, recognised as one of the best performing NHS organisations in England, where staff experience is prioritised alongside patient care. With a strong focus on employee well-being, flexible working opportunities, and extensive professional development programmes, you will thrive in a supportive environment that values innovation and community impact. Enjoy living in a region known for its clean air, affordable living, and rich history, making your work-life balance truly rewarding.
