We have an opportunity to join the Community Dietetic team. This role will allow you to develop your clinical and professional skills working within the community dietetic service in Salford.

Salford Royal is at the forefront of integrated working across acute and community settings which supports seamless and holistic care for Salford residents.

The community team is based at St James House, but is part of the Salford Care Organisation team consisting of 49 dietitians and 14 support team members, including dietetic assistants and admin staff.

Main duties of the job

You should have good post registration experience of working as a Band 5/6 with existing skills in supporting dietetic patients within the community setting. In particular experience of Home enteral feeding is required and a good general knowledge of a wide range of dietetic conditions.

If you are a motivated, compassionate and dynamic person who is able to use your own initiative, be flexible in your approach, and are inspired to be part of a developing service, come and join us.

We are a Trust committed to innovative practice, audit and research opportunities, what better way to further your career.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• BSc. or MSc. in Nutrition and Dietetics or Post-graduate qualifiaction in Dietetics
• Professional registration

Desirable

• Relevant post-graduate training
• Other health or nutrition related qualification

Experience

Essential

• Broad range of post-graduate experience
• Specific post-graduate experience working within community dietetics

Desirable

• Post-graduate experience in Home Enteral Feeding

Skills

Essential

• Management of Enteral tube feeding
• Nutritional assessment techniques and action plan development
• IT competant

Team working

Essential

• MDT working
• Intra or inter professional working
• Able to work autonomously

Service development

Desirable

• Evidence of contributing to audit and/or service development

Professional development

Essential

• Evidence of CPD
• Experience of student training

Desirable

• Contribution to local or national events

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St James House

Salford

Salford

M6 5FW

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