We currently have a band 5 vacancy within our team.
The successful candidate will work across Trafford Community supporting patients in their own home, residential / nursing home and clinic settings. This post is to cover adult services, though experience in peadiatrics could be offered.
Our caseload includes support for patients with a variety of different clinical conditions for example cancer, dementia, respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal conditions and age related illness.
We work closely with our community colleagues across the MDT to provide high quality patient care.
Strong communication and time management skills are essential to allow you to independently manage a caseload, but we will support via clinical supervision, and there will be support from other dietitians and team leads.
Team working skills are also key and we take a whole team approach to supporting and growing the dietitians in the team.
To carry a general clinical caseload involving assessments and treatment plans for patients in their own home, residential / nursing home or clinic setting.
To give clinical dietetic advise as appropriate to support service planning and delivery.
To be involved with dietetic student training and supporting the development of the next generation of the dietetic workforce.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registration with HPC
* Membership of BDA and relevant special interest groups
* Student training
* Further health related qualification
Knowledge
* Ability to manage caseload
* Ability to work as part of MDT
* Understanding of clinical governance
* Commitment to CPD
* I.T. Skills
* Knowledge of research and audit
* Awareness national guidance
Tranining and experience
* Experience of relevant conditions relating to nutrition and HEF
* Evidence of CPD
* Previous community experience
others
* UK driving license and access to own vehicle
Attributes
* Ability to work alone in different environments
* self motivated
* Ability to manage crisis and rearrange workload
* Ability to carry awkward loads and equipment
* Able to adopt sustained postures
* Maintain high level concentration
* Ability to work with distressed patients/families
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
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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.
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