Practice Development Dietitian

Job overview

We are looking for a Practice Development Dietitian (Band 7) to join our established Therapies Practice Development team at NUH. The practice development role is wide and varied, and offers educational and career support to all therapy staff at NUH, alongside other key deliverables as detailed below.

If you are a dynamic and forward thinking dietitian, wishing to utilise and further develop your excellent communication and planning skills, we would like to hear from you. Applicants are required to be able to work on both campuses flexibly.

The therapy practice development team supports therapy services to deliver excellent patient care and high quality staff experiences.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

The therapy practice development team supports therapy services to deliver excellent patient care and high quality staff experiences. The postholder will be responsible for the recruitment of new Band 5s to NUH to provide our services at this level, and then undertake delivery of the Preceptorship programme alongside our Band 5 rotation and the staff employed on this.

Supporting staff to develop in all 4 pillars of practice is a key deliverable for the postholder, offering support in relation to career conversations, performance development and key projects within the service. The post holder directly supervises the Practice Placement Lead Dietitian who leads on practice placement within the service.

Working for our organisation

If you are a dynamic and forward thinking HCPC registered Dietitian wishing to utilise and further develop your excellent communication and planning skills, we would like to hear from you. Applicants are required to be able to work on both campuses flexibly.

NUH holds a set of values and behaviours which are expected to be adhered to by all employees. Please see the website for further details

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description and person specification are attached to the advert. The post holder\’s main responsibility will be to provide high quality support across the 4 pillars of practice for the dietitians employed at NUH.

Person specification

Experience

• extensive clinical experience across most specialities
• student educator experience

planning and communication

• experience in planning education programmes
• experience in teaching of junior staff

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available.

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation and store the outcome securely on your file.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post may be subject to a DBS check which may incur a cost. I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check if required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse the Trust for the DBS check undertaken.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.